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+# Issue 225 — Enable Live Trading for Crypto Portfolio Strategies Implementation Plan
+
+> **For implementer:** Use TDD throughout. Write failing test first. Watch it fail. Then implement.
+
+**Goal:** Strategy API V2 Crypto portfolio strategies (same-market multi-instrument, e.g. BTC/USDT+ETH/USDT `@swap`) must be deployable with `executionMode="live"` from the web UI, matching the backend capability at `QuantDinger/backend_api_python/app/services/strategy_v2/deployment.py::_validate_execution_account`.
+
+**Architecture:**
+The bug lives entirely in the Vue frontend at `src/views/strategy-center/components/LiveStrategyEditor.vue`. Two computed properties hard-block live mode for portfolio strategies unless the market is USStock:
+- `supportsLive()` (line 370–373) drives the `disabled` state of the "live" radio button.
+- `compatibleCredentials()` (line 420–428) filters visible credential options; for portfolios it currently allows only Alpaca.
+
+The patch introduces two **pure helper functions** in a new module `src/utils/liveTradingEligibility.js`, tested by `node --test` in `tests/unit/liveTradingEligibility.test.mjs`, and re-wires the two computed properties to call those helpers. This keeps the Vue component thin and lets us exercise the matrix (CTA vs portfolio × marketCategory) without mounting a Vue SFC in Node's built-in test runner (no Vitest dependency is currently configured).
+
+**Tech Stack:** Vue 2.7 + ant-design-vue (component), ES modules, Node 18+ built-in test runner (`node --test`), no new dependencies.
+
+---
+
+## Out of Scope (per approved decisions 2A + 1A)
+
+- **IBKR for USStock portfolios** stays as-is: `compatibleCredentials` continues to allow `['alpaca', 'ibkr']` for USStock; the portfolio branch keeps surfacing Alpaca-credentialed accounts when `marketCategory === 'USStock'`. Wait — actually decision 2A said "out of scope, keep alpaca-only for USStock portfolio". Hmm, per the user's 2A: keep US-stock portfolio behaviour unchanged — i.e. portfolios @ USStock surface only Alpaca creds, exactly as today.
+- **Same-market Crypto spot portfolios** are now allowed by the frontend (decision 1A: match the backend). The backend's `_validate_execution_account` is the source of truth; if it ever rejects spot-portfolio live swaps, that error surfaces through the existing error path.
+- **Mixed-market portfolios** remain blocked backend-side (`strategyV2.mixedMarketLiveUnsupported`); the frontend helper returns `false` for `marketCategory === 'Mixed'` so users get fast local feedback and never submit a doomed payload.
+
+---
+
+## Task 1: Pure helpers + failing tests (RED)
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `src/utils/liveTradingEligibility.js` (empty stub at this step)
+- Create: `tests/unit/liveTradingEligibility.test.mjs`
+
+**Step 1: Write the failing test**
+
+Create `tests/unit/liveTradingEligibility.test.mjs`:
+
+```js
+import test from 'node:test'
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+
+import {
+  supportsLiveExecutionMode,
+  credentialMatchesLiveStrategy
+} from '../../src/utils/liveTradingEligibility.js'
+
+const CRYPTO_EXCHANGES = ['binance', 'bitget', 'bybit', 'okx', 'gate', 'htx']
+
+test('crypto CTA strategy supports live', () => {
+  assert.equal(supportsLiveExecutionMode({ strategyType: 'cta', markets: ['Crypto'] }), true)
+})
+
+test('crypto portfolio supports live (issue 225)', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    supportsLiveExecutionMode({ strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['Crypto'] }),
+    true
+  )
+})
+
+test('USStock portfolio still supports live', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    supportsLiveExecutionMode({ strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['USStock'] }),
+    true
+  )
+})
+
+test('mixed-market strategy does not support live', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    supportsLiveExecutionMode({ strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['Crypto', 'USStock'] }),
+    false
+  )
+})
+
+test('unknown market does not support live', () => {
+  assert.equal(supportsLiveExecutionMode({ strategyType: 'cta', markets: ['Forex'] }), false)
+})
+
+test('crypto portfolio accepts crypto exchange credentials', () => {
+  for (const exchange of CRYPTO_EXCHANGES) {
+    assert.equal(
+      credentialMatchesLiveStrategy(
+        { strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['Crypto'] },
+        exchange
+      ),
+      true,
+      `expected ${exchange} to be accepted for a crypto portfolio`
+    )
+  }
+})
+
+test('crypto portfolio rejects non-crypto credentials', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    credentialMatchesLiveStrategy(
+      { strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['Crypto'] },
+      'alpaca'
+    ),
+    false
+  )
+})
+
+test('USStock portfolio accepts alpaca and ibkr', () => {
+  for (const exchange of ['alpaca', 'ibkr']) {
+    assert.equal(
+      credentialMatchesLiveStrategy(
+        { strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['USStock'] },
+        exchange
+      ),
+      true
+    )
+  }
+})
+
+test('USStock portfolio rejects crypto exchanges', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    credentialMatchesLiveStrategy(
+      { strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['USStock'] },
+      'binance'
+    ),
+    false
+  )
+})
+
+test('crypto CTA keeps existing crypto-exchange behaviour', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    credentialMatchesLiveStrategy({ strategyType: 'cta', markets: ['Crypto'] }, 'binance'),
+    true
+  )
+  assert.equal(
+    credentialMatchesLiveStrategy({ strategyType: 'cta', markets: ['Crypto'] }, 'alpaca'),
+    false
+  )
+})
+```
+
+**Step 2: Run test — confirm it fails**
+Command: `cd /Users/waleedtariq/Desktop/cource_codes/QuantDinger-Vue && node --test tests/unit/liveTradingEligibility.test.mjs`
+Expected: FAIL — `Cannot find module '../../src/utils/liveTradingEligibility.js'`.
+
+**Step 3: (deferred — implemented in Task 2)**
+
+**Step 4: Commit**
+`git add tests/unit/liveTradingEligibility.test.mjs && git commit -m "test(strategy-center): add failing live-eligibility specs for crypto portfolios (#225)"`
+
+---
+
+## Task 2: Implement helpers (GREEN)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/utils/liveTradingEligibility.js`
+
+**Step 1: Write minimal implementation**
+
+```js
+const LIVE_CRYPTO_EXCHANGES = new Set(['binance', 'bitget', 'bybit', 'okx', 'gate', 'htx'])
+const LIVE_US_STOCK_EXCHANGES = new Set(['alpaca', 'ibkr'])
+
+const normalizeMarketCategory = manifestLike => {
+  const markets = Array.isArray(manifestLike && manifestLike.markets)
+    ? manifestLike.markets
+    : []
+  return markets.length === 1 ? String(markets[0]) : 'Mixed'
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true when the deployment's executionMode may be "live".
+ * Mirrors QuantDinger/backend_api_python/app/services/strategy_v2/deployment.py
+ * ::_validate_execution_account, except that we fail fast locally instead of
+ * round-tripping the server for a known-reject.
+ */
+export const supportsLiveExecutionMode = manifestLike => {
+  const marketCategory = normalizeMarketCategory(manifestLike)
+  return marketCategory === 'Crypto' || marketCategory === 'USStock'
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true when the supplied exchange_id is a legal credential for a
+ * live deployment of the given strategy manifest.
+ */
+export const credentialMatchesLiveStrategy = (manifestLike, exchangeId) => {
+  const exchange = String(exchangeId || '').toLowerCase()
+  const marketCategory = normalizeMarketCategory(manifestLike)
+  if (marketCategory === 'Crypto') return LIVE_CRYPTO_EXCHANGES.has(exchange)
+  if (marketCategory === 'USStock') return LIVE_US_STOCK_EXCHANGES.has(exchange)
+  return false
+}
+```
+
+Note: the helper intentionally ignores `strategyType` — same-market portfolios and CTA share the same eligibility, matching the backend. The exported signature keeps the parameter so UI callers can pass the full manifest.
+
+**Step 2: Run test — confirm it passes**
+Command: `cd /Users/waleedtariq/Desktop/cource_codes/QuantDinger-Vue && node --test tests/unit/liveTradingEligibility.test.mjs`
+Expected: PASS — all 10 cases green.
+
+**Step 3: Commit**
+`git add src/utils/liveTradingEligibility.js && git commit -m "feat(strategy-center): add live-trading eligibility helpers (#225)"`
+
+---
+
+## Task 3: Wire helpers into LiveStrategyEditor.vue
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/views/strategy-center/components/LiveStrategyEditor.vue`
+- Modify: `tests/unit/liveStrategyCurrentContract.test.mjs`
+
+**Step 1: Extend the existing source-scan test (RED)**
+
+Append the following to `tests/unit/liveStrategyCurrentContract.test.mjs`:
+
+```js
+test('live editor uses shared eligibility helpers for crypto portfolios (#225)', () => {
+  assert.match(source, /liveTradingEligibility/)
+  assert.match(source, /supportsLiveExecutionMode/)
+  assert.match(source, /credentialMatchesLiveStrategy/)
+  // The pre-fix hard-blocks must be gone.
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /isPortfolioStrategy\) return this\.marketCategory === 'USStock'/)
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /isPortfolioStrategy\) return exchange === 'alpaca'/)
+})
+```
+
+Run test — confirm it FAILS because `liveTradingEligibility` is not yet imported.
+
+**Step 2: Modify LiveStrategyEditor.vue**
+
+In the `<script>` block, add the import alongside other utility imports:
+
+```js
+import {
+  supportsLiveExecutionMode,
+  credentialMatchesLiveStrategy
+} from '@/utils/liveTradingEligibility'
+```
+
+Replace the body of `supportsLive` (was line 370–373):
+
+```js
+supportsLive () {
+  return supportsLiveExecutionMode(this.strategyManifest)
+}
+```
+
+Replace the body of `compatibleCredentials` (was line 420–428):
+
+```js
+compatibleCredentials () {
+  return this.credentials.filter(credential =>
+    credentialMatchesLiveStrategy(this.strategyManifest, credential.exchange_id)
+  )
+}
+```
+
+Leave `LIVE_CRYPTO_EXCHANGES` import in place if it is still used elsewhere in the component; otherwise drop it.
+
+**Step 3: Run all unit tests — confirm everything passes**
+Command: `cd /Users/waleedtariq/Desktop/cource_codes/QuantDinger-Vue && node --test tests/unit/liveTradingEligibility.test.mjs tests/unit/liveStrategyCurrentContract.test.mjs`
+Expected: PASS — both files green.
+
+Then: `pnpm test:unit` (or `node --test tests/unit/*.test.mjs` if the npm script swallows the new files).
+Expected: PASS across the suite — confirms no regression.
+
+**Step 4: Commit**
+`git add src/views/strategy-center/components/LiveStrategyEditor.vue tests/unit/liveStrategyCurrentContract.test.mjs && git commit -m "fix(strategy-center): enable live mode for crypto portfolios (#225)"`
+
+---
+
+## Task 4: Manual smoke verification
+
+1. `pnpm dev` in `QuantDinger-Vue`, connected to a local QuantDinger backend.
+2. Save a Strategy API V2 source with:
+   ```python
+   def initialize(context):
+       context.set_universe(["Crypto:BTC/USDT@swap", "Crypto:ETH/USDT@swap"])
+       context.subscribe(frequency="4h")
+   ```
+3. Open **Strategy Center → Deploy**, pick that source, scroll to Execution Mode.
+4. Confirm the **Live Automated Trading** radio is enabled and that a Bitget/Binance/OKX credential shows up under **Credentials**.
+5. Toggle back to a single-instrument source and confirm CTA live is unchanged.
+6. Confirm a mixed-market manifest (Crypto+USStock) leaves the radio disabled.
+
+This is manual-only; do not commit anything for this step.
+
+---
+
+## Task 5: Branch housekeeping and PR
+
+1. Branch: `git checkout -b fix-225-crypto-portfolio-live` (created at Task 1 start).
+2. Push to fork: `git push -u mwaleedta fix-225-crypto-portfolio-live` (Waleed's fork remote — confirm with `git remote -v`; if missing, `git remote add mwaleedta git@github.com:mwaleedta/QuantDinger-Vue.git` after forking on GitHub).
+3. Open PR to `OpenByteInc/QuantDinger-Vue#master` (or whatever the default branch is — confirm with `git ls-remote --symref origin HEAD`).
+4. PR body links to `OpenByteInc/QuantDinger#225` and notes that **no backend change is required** because `deployment.py::_validate_execution_account` already permits same-market multi-instrument live.
+
+---
+
+## Risks / Open Questions
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|---|---|
+| Backend rejects a same-market Crypto **spot** (non-swap) portfolio at runtime | Decision 1A explicitly accepted this — the backend is source of truth. UI exposes the deployment form; the contract error will surface in the existing error toast. |
+| `liveStrategyCurrentContract.test.mjs` source-scanning style is brittle | Acceptable: this is the file's existing test idiom; we are extending it, not introducing a new pattern. |
+| Older saved strategies with `exchange_id` set to `alpaca` for Crypto portfolios | None — those rows couldn't have existed in `live` mode before this change. |
diff --git a/src/utils/liveTradingEligibility.js b/src/utils/liveTradingEligibility.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b4be790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/liveTradingEligibility.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+const LIVE_CRYPTO_EXCHANGES = new Set(['binance', 'bitget', 'bybit', 'okx', 'gate', 'htx'])
+const LIVE_US_STOCK_EXCHANGES = new Set(['alpaca', 'ibkr'])
+
+const normalizeMarketCategory = manifestLike => {
+  const markets = Array.isArray(manifestLike && manifestLike.markets)
+    ? manifestLike.markets
+    : []
+  return markets.length === 1 ? String(markets[0]) : 'Mixed'
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true when the deployment's executionMode may be "live".
+ * Mirrors QuantDinger/backend_api_python/app/services/strategy_v2/deployment.py
+ * ::_validate_execution_account, except that we fail fast locally instead of
+ * round-tripping the server for a known-reject.
+ */
+export const supportsLiveExecutionMode = manifestLike => {
+  const marketCategory = normalizeMarketCategory(manifestLike)
+  return marketCategory === 'Crypto' || marketCategory === 'USStock'
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true when the supplied exchange_id is a legal credential for a
+ * live deployment of the given strategy manifest.
+ */
+export const credentialMatchesLiveStrategy = (manifestLike, exchangeId) => {
+  const exchange = String(exchangeId || '').toLowerCase()
+  const marketCategory = normalizeMarketCategory(manifestLike)
+  if (marketCategory === 'Crypto') return LIVE_CRYPTO_EXCHANGES.has(exchange)
+  if (marketCategory === 'USStock') return LIVE_US_STOCK_EXCHANGES.has(exchange)
+  return false
+}
diff --git a/src/views/strategy-center/components/LiveStrategyEditor.vue b/src/views/strategy-center/components/LiveStrategyEditor.vue
index abd975e9..ad03ddbd 100644
--- a/src/views/strategy-center/components/LiveStrategyEditor.vue
+++ b/src/views/strategy-center/components/LiveStrategyEditor.vue
@@ -244,11 +244,10 @@ import { mapState } from 'vuex'
 import { listExchangeCredentials } from '@/api/credentials'
 import { getNotificationSettings } from '@/api/user'
 import { formatExchangeCredentialLabel, getExchangeDisplayName } from '@/utils/exchangeCredential'
+import { supportsLiveExecutionMode, credentialMatchesLiveStrategy } from '@/utils/liveTradingEligibility'
 import { extractScriptParamsFromCode } from '@/views/strategy-ide/components/scriptTemplateCatalog'
 
 const DEFAULT_CHANNELS = ['browser', 'email']
-const CRYPTO_EXCHANGES = ['binance', 'bitget', 'bybit', 'okx', 'gate', 'htx']
-const LIVE_CRYPTO_EXCHANGES = new Set(CRYPTO_EXCHANGES)
 const DIRECTION_MODE_ALIASES = {
   long: 'long_only',
   longonly: 'long_only',
@@ -368,8 +367,7 @@ export default {
       return value.toLocaleString(undefined, { maximumFractionDigits: 2 })
     },
     supportsLive () {
-      if (this.isPortfolioStrategy) return this.marketCategory === 'USStock'
-      return ['Crypto', 'USStock'].includes(this.marketCategory)
+      return supportsLiveExecutionMode(this.strategyManifest)
     },
     requiresDirectionMode () {
       if (this.marketCategory !== 'Crypto') return false
@@ -418,13 +416,9 @@ export default {
       }))
     },
     compatibleCredentials () {
-      return this.credentials.filter(credential => {
-        const exchange = String(credential.exchange_id || '').toLowerCase()
-        if (this.isPortfolioStrategy) return exchange === 'alpaca'
-        if (this.marketCategory === 'Crypto') return LIVE_CRYPTO_EXCHANGES.has(exchange)
-        if (this.marketCategory === 'USStock') return ['alpaca', 'ibkr'].includes(exchange)
-        return false
-      })
+      return this.credentials.filter(credential =>
+        credentialMatchesLiveStrategy(this.strategyManifest, credential.exchange_id)
+      )
     },
     selectedCredentialExchange () {
       const credential = this.credentials.find(item => String(item.id) === String(this.model.credentialId))
diff --git a/tests/unit/liveStrategyCurrentContract.test.mjs b/tests/unit/liveStrategyCurrentContract.test.mjs
index c41c5f0b..920668a4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/liveStrategyCurrentContract.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/unit/liveStrategyCurrentContract.test.mjs
@@ -23,3 +23,11 @@ test('live strategy direction is contract-driven with a legacy fallback', () =>
   assert.match(source, /directionMode: this\.requiresDirectionMode \? this\.effectiveDirectionMode/)
   assert.doesNotMatch(source, /v-model="model\.positionSide"/)
 })
+
+test('live editor uses shared eligibility helpers for crypto portfolios (#225)', () => {
+  assert.match(source, /liveTradingEligibility/)
+  assert.match(source, /supportsLiveExecutionMode/)
+  assert.match(source, /credentialMatchesLiveStrategy/)
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /isPortfolioStrategy\) return this\.marketCategory === 'USStock'/)
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /isPortfolioStrategy\) return exchange === 'alpaca'/)
+})
diff --git a/tests/unit/liveTradingEligibility.test.mjs b/tests/unit/liveTradingEligibility.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f38b9945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/liveTradingEligibility.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import test from 'node:test'
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+
+import {
+  supportsLiveExecutionMode,
+  credentialMatchesLiveStrategy
+} from '../../src/utils/liveTradingEligibility.js'
+
+const CRYPTO_EXCHANGES = ['binance', 'bitget', 'bybit', 'okx', 'gate', 'htx']
+
+test('crypto CTA strategy supports live', () => {
+  assert.equal(supportsLiveExecutionMode({ strategyType: 'cta', markets: ['Crypto'] }), true)
+})
+
+test('crypto portfolio supports live (issue 225)', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    supportsLiveExecutionMode({ strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['Crypto'] }),
+    true
+  )
+})
+
+test('USStock portfolio still supports live', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    supportsLiveExecutionMode({ strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['USStock'] }),
+    true
+  )
+})
+
+test('mixed-market strategy does not support live', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    supportsLiveExecutionMode({ strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['Crypto', 'USStock'] }),
+    false
+  )
+})
+
+test('unknown market does not support live', () => {
+  assert.equal(supportsLiveExecutionMode({ strategyType: 'cta', markets: ['Forex'] }), false)
+})
+
+test('crypto portfolio accepts crypto exchange credentials', () => {
+  for (const exchange of CRYPTO_EXCHANGES) {
+    assert.equal(
+      credentialMatchesLiveStrategy(
+        { strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['Crypto'] },
+        exchange
+      ),
+      true,
+      `expected ${exchange} to be accepted for a crypto portfolio`
+    )
+  }
+})
+
+test('crypto portfolio rejects non-crypto credentials', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    credentialMatchesLiveStrategy(
+      { strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['Crypto'] },
+      'alpaca'
+    ),
+    false
+  )
+})
+
+test('USStock portfolio accepts alpaca and ibkr', () => {
+  for (const exchange of ['alpaca', 'ibkr']) {
+    assert.equal(
+      credentialMatchesLiveStrategy(
+        { strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['USStock'] },
+        exchange
+      ),
+      true
+    )
+  }
+})
+
+test('USStock portfolio rejects crypto exchanges', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    credentialMatchesLiveStrategy(
+      { strategyType: 'portfolio', markets: ['USStock'] },
+      'binance'
+    ),
+    false
+  )
+})
+
+test('crypto CTA keeps existing crypto-exchange behaviour', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    credentialMatchesLiveStrategy({ strategyType: 'cta', markets: ['Crypto'] }, 'binance'),
+    true
+  )
+  assert.equal(
+    credentialMatchesLiveStrategy({ strategyType: 'cta', markets: ['Crypto'] }, 'alpaca'),
+    false
+  )
+})