Gold Trading Bot Health Check

Run a comprehensive health check on the gold-trading-bot. Work through each section systematically and provide a summary dashboard at the end.

VPS Details

•Server: 109.199.105.63
•SSH Key: ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_vps
•Container: gold-trading-bot

1. PROCESS STATUS

•Is the bot process running? Check with docker ps
•How long has it been running (uptime)?
•Any recent restarts or crashes?

bash

ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_vps root@109.199.105.63 "docker ps --format '{{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.RunningFor}}' | grep gold"

2. LOG ANALYSIS

•Check the last 100 lines of logs for errors, warnings, or anomalies
•Identify any recurring error patterns
•Check log file sizes (logs not growing unbounded)

bash

ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_vps root@109.199.105.63 "docker logs gold-trading-bot --tail 100 2>&1"
ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_vps root@109.199.105.63 "du -sh /root/Oanda_Gold/logs/* && cat /root/Oanda_Gold/logs/error.log"

3. SIGNAL GENERATION

•Is the bot actively producing trading signals?
•What was the last signal generated and when?
•Check strategy state file

bash

ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_vps root@109.199.105.63 "docker exec gold-trading-bot cat /app/data/breakout_adx_state.json"

4. PERFORMANCE METRICS

•Check current trades/positions
•Review recent P&L from trading stats
•Check account balance and margin

bash

ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_vps root@109.199.105.63 "docker exec gold-trading-bot cat /app/data/trading_stats.json"
ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_vps root@109.199.105.63 "source /root/Oanda_Gold/.env && curl -s -H \"Authorization: Bearer \$OANDA_API_KEY\" \"https://api-fxpractice.oanda.com/v3/accounts/\$OANDA_ACCOUNT_ID/summary\" | jq '.account | {balance, pl, unrealizedPL, marginUsed, openTradeCount}'"
ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_vps root@109.199.105.63 "source /root/Oanda_Gold/.env && curl -s -H \"Authorization: Bearer \$OANDA_API_KEY\" \"https://api-fxpractice.oanda.com/v3/accounts/\$OANDA_ACCOUNT_ID/openTrades\""

5. SYSTEM RESOURCES

•RAM usage, disk space, CPU usage

bash

ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_vps root@109.199.105.63 "free -h && echo '---' && df -h / && echo '---' && top -bn1 | head -12"

6. CONFIGURATION REVIEW

•Check key environment variables are set correctly
•Verify strategy settings

bash

ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_vps root@109.199.105.63 "grep -E 'TIMEFRAME|STRATEGY|ENABLE_' /root/Oanda_Gold/.env"

7. OANDA-SPECIFIC CHECKS

•Spread conditions in recent trades
•Account margin usage
•Any requote or rejection issues (check error.log)

8. STRATEGY EDGE ASSESSMENT

Based on trading_stats.json:

•Calculate win rate (wins / total trades)
•Is the strategy performing as expected?
•Any parameter tweaks recommended?

9. RECOMMENDATIONS

Provide prioritised recommendations:

•P1 (Critical): Issues that need immediate attention
•P2 (Important): Should be addressed soon
•P3 (Nice to have): Optimisations for later

10. SUMMARY DASHBOARD

Present a quick status summary table:

Check	Status	Notes
Process Running	?/?
Logs Healthy	?/?/?
Signals Active	?/?
Resources OK	?/?/?
Strategy Edge	?/?/?

Traffic light summary: ? All good / ? Minor issues / ? Needs attention