Add force paper trading mode to ensure activity during testing

.env.example

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SLIPPAGE_BPS=5
 TRADE_INTERVAL_HOURS=2
 CURATE_INTERVAL_MINUTES=30
 TIMEZONE=America/Los_Angeles
+FORCE_PAPER_TRADES=true
 
 OLLAMA_URL=http://10.30.20.110:11434
 OLLAMA_CURATOR_MODEL=gemma3:latest

bot.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def curate_cycle():
 def run_cycle():
     db = SessionLocal()
     try:
-        if not market_open():
+        if not market_open() and not (settings.paper_mode and settings.force_paper_trades):
             return
         spent = _daily_spent(db)
         if spent >= settings.max_daily_notional:
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ def run_cycle():
             db.commit()
             db.refresh(drow)
 
+            if settings.paper_mode and settings.force_paper_trades and decision["action"] == "hold":
+                decision["action"] = "buy"
+                decision["confidence"] = max(decision.get("confidence", 0.0), settings.min_confidence)
+                decision["reason"] = f"{decision.get('reason','')} | force_paper_trades"
+
             should_trade = decision["action"] in {"buy", "sell"} and decision["confidence"] >= settings.min_confidence
 
             if should_trade:

config.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Settings:
     trade_interval_hours = int(os.getenv("TRADE_INTERVAL_HOURS", "2"))
     curate_interval_minutes = int(os.getenv("CURATE_INTERVAL_MINUTES", "30"))
     timezone = os.getenv("TIMEZONE", "America/Los_Angeles")
+    force_paper_trades = os.getenv("FORCE_PAPER_TRADES", "true").lower() == "true"
 
     ollama_url = os.getenv("OLLAMA_URL", "http://10.30.20.110:11434")
     ollama_curator_model = os.getenv("OLLAMA_CURATOR_MODEL", "gemma3:latest")