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+#!/bin/bash
+# Seed the LIVE stack's fresh Postgres from the paper stack's nightly dump,
+# then wipe the money-record tables so live P&L starts at zero while every
+# research baseline (minute/daily bars, rvol + regime history, learned
+# setups) carries over. Run ON CUBE after the live stack's postgres is up.
+#
+#   ./bootstrap_live_db.sh <backup.sql.gz> <live-postgres-container>
+#   e.g. ./bootstrap_live_db.sh \
+#          /mnt/Volume/Storage/Apps/momentum/data/backups/momentum-2026-07-28.sql.gz \
+#          ix-momentum-live-postgres-1
+#
+# Idempotent-ish: restoring over a non-empty DB will error on existing objects;
+# for a re-run, recreate the live stack's pgdata volume first (it is DISPOSABLE
+# until the flip — that's the point of staging).
+set -euo pipefail
+
+BACKUP="${1:?usage: bootstrap_live_db.sh <backup.sql.gz> <live-pg-container>}"
+CONTAINER="${2:?usage: bootstrap_live_db.sh <backup.sql.gz> <live-pg-container>}"
+PSQL=(docker exec -i "$CONTAINER" psql -U momentum -d momentum -v ON_ERROR_STOP=0 -q)
+
+echo "[1/3] restoring $BACKUP into $CONTAINER ..."
+gunzip -c "$BACKUP" | "${PSQL[@]}" >/dev/null
+
+echo "[2/3] zeroing money-record tables (all trades/P&L derive from events) ..."
+docker exec -i "$CONTAINER" psql -U momentum -d momentum -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 <<'SQL'
+TRUNCATE events, telemetry_events;
+-- paper-only artifacts that must not leak into the live stack's views
+TRUNCATE simulated_orders, simulated_fills, paper_missed_trades, paper_sessions;
+SQL
+
+echo "[3/3] sanity ..."
+docker exec -i "$CONTAINER" psql -U momentum -d momentum -t <<'SQL'
+SELECT 'minute_bars    ' || count(*) || '  (want millions)' FROM minute_bars
+UNION ALL SELECT 'daily_bars     ' || count(*) FROM daily_bars
+UNION ALL SELECT 'setup_events   ' || count(*) FROM setup_events
+UNION ALL SELECT 'regime_scores  ' || count(*) FROM regime_scores
+UNION ALL SELECT 'events (MUST be 0)  ' || count(*) FROM events;
+SQL
+
+echo "done. Copy the paper stack's data/learned_params.json into the live"
+echo "stack's data volume, then start the loop."
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+# Live-Money Cutover Runbook
+
+Staged 2026-07-22. Everything below is pre-built; flip day is configuration,
+not construction. Target: minimal downtime, zero blending of paper and live
+records.
+
+## Architecture decision
+
+Real money runs as a **second, fully isolated compose stack** ("momentum-live"):
+own Postgres, own volumes, own dashboard. Rationale: the ~30 dashboard/P&L
+projections do not filter by event mode — one missed filter would silently
+blend money records. A separate database makes blending impossible by
+construction. The paper stack stays untouched as the research substrate
+(nightly labeler, experiments, backtests, regime scoring).
+
+## What is already staged
+
+| Piece | Where | State |
+|---|---|---|
+| Live compose (paper keys, current settings) | `deploy/docker/truenas-compose.live.local.yaml` (LOCAL, secrets, never commit) | ready; flip checklist in its header |
+| DB seed script | `deploy/docker/bootstrap_live_db.sh` | ready |
+| Equity-floor kill switch | `TRADING_EQUITY_FLOOR` (commit 5287c8e) | in image, 0=off |
+| Boot order reconciliation | `TRADING_BOOT_RECONCILE` (default on, 5287c8e) | in image |
+| Stale-session dashboard alarm | commit 2e39b75/5f33799 | in image |
+
+## Known dependencies (discovered during staging)
+
+1. **One paper account cannot serve two stacks.** Both composes currently
+   carry the same paper keys. Running both would double-trade one account AND
+   each stack's boot-reconcile would cancel the other's resting orders as
+   orphans. Before first boot: create a second Alpaca paper key pair for the
+   live stack's shakedown (or pause the paper stack's loop during it).
+2. **Fresh DB must be seeded, not born empty.** Empty DB = rvol baselines
+   missing (~1 day to self-heal) and, worse, the regime gate fail-opens for
+   weeks (no premarket history) — the one validated protection would be inert
+   exactly at go-live. `bootstrap_live_db.sh` seeds from the paper stack's
+   nightly dump and truncates the money-record tables (`events`,
+   `telemetry_events`, simulated/paper tables), so research history carries
+   over while live P&L starts at zero. The dump also carries every index.
+3. **`data/learned_params.json`** — copy from the paper stack's data dir into
+   `momentum-live/data/` (nightly tune runs only on the paper stack).
+4. **Telegram** — both stacks share one chat; create a second bot token for
+   the live stack (`TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN` in its compose) or alerts interleave
+   indistinguishably.
+5. Host prerequisites: dirs `/mnt/Volume/Storage/Apps/momentum-live/data/backups`
+   created; host ports **8865** (dashboard) and **5434** (postgres) free.
+
+## Cutover procedure (~15 min, paper stack keeps running throughout)
+
+1. `mkdir -p /mnt/Volume/Storage/Apps/momentum-live/data/backups`
+2. Add the TrueNAS app from `truenas-compose.live.local.yaml`; start ONLY the
+   postgres service (or start all and let the loop crash-loop until step 3 —
+   harmless, `restart: unless-stopped`).
+3. Seed: `./bootstrap_live_db.sh <latest paper backup> <live-pg-container>`
+   (paper backups land nightly 20:10 ET in
+   `/mnt/Volume/Storage/Apps/momentum/data/backups/`).
+4. `cp .../momentum/data/learned_params.json .../momentum-live/data/`
+5. Shakedown on the SECOND paper key pair for 1-2 sessions: watch the 8865
+   dashboard — armed triggers populate, entries fire, no stale-session banner,
+   boot-reconcile quiet.
+6. **The flip** (edit live compose env, both loop + dashboard, then redeploy):
+   - `ALPACA_BASE_URL: https://api.alpaca.markets`
+   - `ALPACA_API_KEY` / `ALPACA_SECRET_KEY`: live keys
+   - `TRADING_RISK_PER_TRADE_PCT: '0.0025'` (start tiny)
+   - `TRADING_MAX_RISK_DOLLARS: '250'` (hard ceiling back on)
+   - `TRADING_REGIME_GATE_ENABLED: '1'` (the one validated lever)
+   - `TRADING_EQUITY_FLOOR:` 0.90 x starting equity (absolute dollars)
+7. Verify within the first hour: dashboard LIVE badge, one order's audit trail
+   end-to-end, `python -m research.slippage --since <today>` after the first
+   close, Telegram alert received.
+
+## Rollback
+
+Point the live compose back at paper keys/URL and redeploy — the stack itself
+is the same code either way. The paper stack was never touched. If the live DB
+is ever suspect, it is disposable pre-flip: destroy pgdata, re-run the seed.
+
+## Notes
+
+- FINRA PDT rule retired June 4 2026 (Alpaca Intraday Margin Framework) — no
+  $25k floor; standard margin minimums apply.
+- Measured fill reality on gate-passing names: 0.3-0.5% median spread, ~12%
+  profit drag vs paper; p90 tail 2.4-3.6% and book-walks are the real risks
+  (`research/slippage.py` is the standing report).
+- Gate for the flip: 2-3 consecutive green regime-gated paper weeks on the
+  fixed stack (week of 07-20: +$1,732, 8-for-8, regime OFF/watch-mode).