From 65514ade822ac2a4542d73485162be7242b084e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Justin Oros <JustinOros@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:32:34 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Improve API validation error messages with helpful
 instructions instead of traceback

---
 daytrader.py | 16 +++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/daytrader.py b/daytrader.py
index ea20781..f34b009 100644
--- a/daytrader.py
+++ b/daytrader.py
@@ -1356,10 +1356,16 @@ def main():
         logger.info(f"✅  Clock access verified - Market is {'OPEN' if clock.is_open else 'CLOSED'}")
         
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"❌  API validation failed: {e}")
-        logger.error("    Please check your API credentials in .env file")
-        import traceback
-        logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
+        error_msg = str(e).lower()
+        logger.error(f"❌  API validation failed")
+        
+        if 'unauthorized' in error_msg or 'forbidden' in error_msg:
+            logger.error(f"🔑  Invalid API credentials detected")
+            logger.error(f"Please update your .env file with valid API keys")
+        else:
+            logger.error(f"Error: {e}")
+            logger.error(f"Please check your .env file and network connection")
+        
         return
     
     # Run backtest once at startup
@@ -1625,4 +1631,4 @@ def main():
         logger.info("🔚  Shutdown")
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()