sentiment button

app.py

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class NewsSentiment:
                                                        sort_by='publishedAt',  # <-- fixed argument name
                                                        page=1)
                 compound_score = 0
-                for article in articles['articles'][:5]:  # Check first 5 articles
+                for article in articles['articles'][:5]  # Check first 5 articles
                     # print(f'article= {article}')
                     score = self.sia.polarity_scores(article['title'])['compound']
                     compound_score += score
@@ -402,26 +402,38 @@ class TradingApp:
             st.header("Manual Trade")
             symbol = st.text_input('Enter stock symbol')
 
-            # --- Sentiment Check Feature (refactored) ---
-            sentiment_result = None
-            article_headlines = []
+            # --- Sentiment Check Feature (fixed with session state) ---
+            if "sentiment_result" not in st.session_state:
+                st.session_state["sentiment_result"] = None
+            if "article_headlines" not in st.session_state:
+                st.session_state["article_headlines"] = []
+
             if st.button("Check Sentiment"):
                 if symbol:
                     sentiment_result, article_headlines = self.get_combined_sentiment_and_headlines(symbol)
+                    st.session_state["sentiment_result"] = sentiment_result
+                    st.session_state["article_headlines"] = article_headlines
+                    st.session_state["sentiment_symbol"] = symbol
                 else:
-                    sentiment_result = None
-                    article_headlines = []
+                    st.session_state["sentiment_result"] = None
+                    st.session_state["article_headlines"] = []
+                    st.session_state["sentiment_symbol"] = ""
+
+            # Always display the last checked sentiment/headlines for the current symbol
+            sentiment_result = st.session_state.get("sentiment_result")
+            article_headlines = st.session_state.get("article_headlines", [])
+            sentiment_symbol = st.session_state.get("sentiment_symbol", "")
 
-            if sentiment_result is not None:
+            if symbol and sentiment_symbol == symbol and sentiment_result is not None:
                 st.markdown(f"**Sentiment for {symbol.upper()}:** {sentiment_result if sentiment_result in ['Positive', 'Negative', 'Neutral'] else 'No sentiment available'}")
-            elif sentiment_result is None and st.session_state.get("Check Sentiment"):
+            elif symbol and sentiment_symbol == symbol and sentiment_result is None:
                 st.markdown("**Sentiment:** No sentiment available")
 
-            if article_headlines:
+            if symbol and sentiment_symbol == symbol and article_headlines:
                 st.markdown("**Recent Headlines:**")
                 for headline in article_headlines:
                     st.write(f"- {headline}")
-            elif sentiment_result is not None and not article_headlines:
+            elif symbol and sentiment_symbol == symbol and sentiment_result is not None and not article_headlines:
                 st.markdown("_No headlines available._")
 
             # Fetch the current stock price dynamically using Alpaca's API