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+# Crypto Trader Backend API
+
+FastAPI backend for the Crypto Trader application.
+
+## Setup
+
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
+```
+
+## Development
+
+```bash
+python -m uvicorn backend.main:app --reload --port 8000
+```
+
+Access API docs at: http://localhost:8000/docs
+
+## API Endpoints
+
+- **Trading**: `/api/trading/*`
+- **Portfolio**: `/api/portfolio/*`
+- **Strategies**: `/api/strategies/*`
+- **Backtesting**: `/api/backtesting/*`
+- **Exchanges**: `/api/exchanges/*`
+- **WebSocket**: `/ws/`
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+backend/
+├── api/          # API route handlers
+├── core/         # Core utilities (dependencies, schemas)
+└── main.py       # FastAPI application
+```
+
+## Dependencies
+
+The backend uses existing Python code from `src/`:
+- Trading engine
+- Strategy framework
+- Portfolio tracker
+- Backtesting engine
+- All other services
+
+These are imported via `sys.path` modification in `main.py`.