paper trading

WhatsApp Command Reference

Send these commands via WhatsApp to control/inspect the ZED trading bot.

Quick start

zed status → see paused/flatten + service status

zed resume / zed pause

zed snapshot 60 → recent logs

Safety

zed flatten → close all positions + pause

Paper mode is enabled, but always assume commands can place orders once resumed.

Tip: If something looks wrong, run zed connectivity 15 and zed errors 200.

Command

Description

zed help

Show this command list (short form).

zed summary

Bot + gateway status plus the latest top signals.

zed status

Command state (paused/flatten) and systemd service status.

zed snapshot

Last ~120 log lines from the trading bot.

zed snapshot N

Last N log lines (example: zed snapshot 300).

zed errors

Filtered recent warnings/errors.

zed errors N

Filtered warnings/errors from last N lines.

zed trades

Orders/fills logged since the last zed resume.

zed connectivity

Bot+gateway status + connectivity timeouts in last 15 minutes.

zed connectivity N

Connectivity summary for last N minutes (example: zed connectivity 60).

zed config

Show current bot.yaml configuration (sanitized).

gateway summary

IB Gateway status + port listener checks.

Control

Actions that change bot behavior

zed pause

Pause the bot (no new orders will be submitted).

zed resume

Resume the bot (may submit paper orders when signals trigger).

zed flatten

Flatten positions (close everything) and pause.

zed restart

Restart the trading bot service.

Aliases

Compatibility

bot <command>

Alias for the same commands above (legacy).