markdown for description

app.py

@@ -553,7 +553,8 @@ def get_market_times(alpaca_api):
         return None, None, None, None
 
 def main():
-    st.title("Stock Trading Application")
+    st.title("Ben's Stock Trading Application")
+    st.markdown("This is a fun stock trading application that uses Alpaca API for trading and News API for sentiment analysis. Come and trade my money! Well, it's a paper account, so it's not real money. But still, have fun!")
 
     if not st.secrets['ALPACA_API_KEY'] or not st.secrets['NEWS_API_KEY']:
         st.error("Please configure your API keys in secrets.toml")
@@ -568,24 +569,8 @@ def main():
     # Create two columns for market status and portfolio holdings
     col1, col2 = st.columns([1, 1])
 
-    # Column 1: Market status
+    # Column 1: Portfolio holdings bar chart
     with col1:
-        is_open, now, next_open, next_close = get_market_times(app.alpaca.alpaca)
-        market_status = "🟢 Market is OPEN" if is_open else "🔴 Market is CLOSED"
-        st.markdown(f"### {market_status}")
-        if now is not None:
-            st.markdown(f"**Current time (ET):** {now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}")
-        if is_open and next_close is not None:
-            st.markdown(f"**Market closes at:** {next_close.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')} ET")
-            seconds_left = int((next_close - now).total_seconds())
-            st.markdown(f"**Time until close:** {pd.to_timedelta(seconds_left, unit='s')}")
-        elif not is_open and next_open is not None:
-            st.markdown(f"**Market opens at:** {next_open.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')} ET")
-            seconds_left = int((next_open - now).total_seconds())
-            st.markdown(f"**Time until open:** {pd.to_timedelta(seconds_left, unit='s')}")
-
-    # Column 2: Portfolio holdings bar chart
-    with col2:
         st.subheader("Portfolio Holdings")
         holdings_container = st.empty()  # Create a container for dynamic updates
         def update_holdings():
@@ -627,6 +612,23 @@ def main():
             else:
                 st.info("No holdings to display.")
 
+    # Column 2: Market status
+    with col2:
+        is_open, now, next_open, next_close = get_market_times(app.alpaca.alpaca)
+        market_status = "🟢 Market is OPEN" if is_open else "🔴 Market is CLOSED"
+        st.markdown(f"### {market_status}")
+        if now is not None:
+            st.markdown(f"**Current time (ET):** {now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}")
+        if is_open and next_close is not None:
+            st.markdown(f"**Market closes at:** {next_close.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')} ET")
+            seconds_left = int((next_close - now).total_seconds())
+            st.markdown(f"**Time until close:** {pd.to_timedelta(seconds_left, unit='s')}")
+        elif not is_open and next_open is not None:
+            st.markdown(f"**Market opens at:** {next_open.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')} ET")
+            seconds_left = int((next_open - now).total_seconds())
+            st.markdown(f"**Time until open:** {pd.to_timedelta(seconds_left, unit='s')}")
+
+
     # Initialize auto trade log in session state if needed
     if AUTO_TRADE_LOG_KEY not in st.session_state:
         st.session_state[AUTO_TRADE_LOG_KEY] = []