PROACTIVE FIXES: Add websockets, nltk, feedparser deps + NLTK downloads + yfinance fallback

app.py

@@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ from alpaca.data.timeframe import TimeFrame
 from alpaca.data.historical import StockHistoricalDataClient
 from textblob import TextBlob
 from vaderSentiment.vaderSentiment import SentimentIntensityAnalyzer
-import yfinance as yf
+import nltk
+
+# Import yfinance with fallback
+try:
+    import yfinance as yf
+    YF_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError as e:
+    print(f"Warning: yfinance not available: {e}")
+    YF_AVAILABLE = False
 
 # Get API keys and VM URL from environment variables
 API_KEY = os.getenv('ALPACA_API_KEY', 'PK2FD9B2S86LHR7ZBHG1')
@@ -43,6 +51,16 @@ logger.info("🚀 Starting Premium Trading Dashboard... (Build: 2025-07-29 05:15
 logger.info(f"Python version: {sys.version}")
 logger.info(f"Working directory: {os.getcwd()}")
 
+# Download required NLTK data
+logger.info("📚 Downloading NLTK data...")
+try:
+    nltk.download('punkt', quiet=True)
+    nltk.download('vader_lexicon', quiet=True)
+    nltk.download('brown', quiet=True)
+    logger.info("✅ NLTK data downloaded successfully")
+except Exception as e:
+    logger.warning(f"⚠️ NLTK download warning: {e}")
+
 # Initialize Alpaca clients
 logger.info("🔌 Initializing Alpaca trading client...")
 try:

requirements.txt

@@ -9,4 +9,9 @@ flask>=2.0.0
 flask-cors>=4.0.0
 textblob>=0.17.1
 vaderSentiment>=3.3.2
-yfinance>=0.2.18
+yfinance>=0.2.18
+websockets>=11.0.0
+nltk>=3.8.1
+feedparser>=6.0.0
+beautifulsoup4>=4.12.0
+lxml>=4.9.0