# Neural Trader

A production-ready neural trading system combining state-of-the-art machine learning techniques for automated trading, sports betting, and portfolio management.

## Introduction

Neural Trader is a comprehensive algorithmic trading framework that integrates four core AI/ML engines:

- **Fractional Kelly Criterion** - Optimal position sizing with risk-adjusted bet scaling
- **Hybrid LSTM-Transformer** - Deep learning price prediction combining temporal and attention mechanisms
- **DRL Portfolio Manager** - Reinforcement learning ensemble (PPO/SAC/A2C) for dynamic asset allocation
- **Sentiment Alpha Pipeline** - Real-time sentiment analysis for alpha generation

Built entirely in JavaScript with zero external ML dependencies, Neural Trader achieves sub-millisecond latency suitable for high-frequency trading applications.

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## Features

### Core Production Engines

#### 1. Fractional Kelly Criterion Engine
```javascript
import { KellyCriterion, TradingKelly } from './production/fractional-kelly.js';

const kelly = new KellyCriterion();
const stake = kelly.calculateStake(9000, 0.55, 2.0, 0.2);  // 1/5th Kelly
// → $180 recommended stake (2% of bankroll)
```

- Full, Half, Quarter, and custom fractional Kelly
- ML model calibration support
- Multi-bet portfolio optimization
- Risk of ruin analysis
- Sports betting and trading position sizing
- Optimal leverage calculation

#### 2. Hybrid LSTM-Transformer Predictor
```javascript
import { HybridLSTMTransformer } from './production/hybrid-lstm-transformer.js';

const model = new HybridLSTMTransformer({
  lstm: { hiddenSize: 64, layers: 2 },
  transformer: { heads: 4, layers: 2 }
});
const prediction = model.predict(candles);
// → { signal: 'BUY', confidence: 0.73, direction: 'bullish' }
```

- Multi-layer LSTM with peephole connections
- Multi-head self-attention transformer
- Configurable fusion strategies (concat, attention, gated)
- 10 built-in technical features (RSI, momentum, volatility, etc.)
- Rolling prediction windows

#### 3. DRL Portfolio Manager
```javascript
import { DRLPortfolioManager } from './production/drl-portfolio-manager.js';

const manager = new DRLPortfolioManager({ numAssets: 10 });
await manager.train(marketData, { episodes: 100 });
const allocation = manager.getAction(currentState);
// → [0.15, 0.12, 0.08, ...] optimal weights
```

- PPO (Proximal Policy Optimization) agent
- SAC (Soft Actor-Critic) agent
- A2C (Advantage Actor-Critic) agent
- Ensemble voting with configurable weights
- Experience replay buffer
- Transaction cost modeling

#### 4. Sentiment Alpha Pipeline
```javascript
import { SentimentStreamProcessor } from './production/sentiment-alpha.js';

const stream = new SentimentStreamProcessor();
stream.process({ symbol: 'AAPL', text: newsArticle, source: 'news' });
const signal = stream.getSignal('AAPL');
// → { signal: 'BUY', strength: 'high', probability: 0.62 }
```

- Lexicon-based sentiment scoring
- Embedding-based deep analysis
- Multi-source aggregation (news, social, earnings, analyst)
- Alpha factor calculation
- Sentiment momentum and reversal detection
- Real-time streaming support

### System Components

| Component | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| `trading-pipeline.js` | DAG-based execution pipeline with parallel nodes |
| `backtesting.js` | Historical simulation with 30+ metrics |
| `risk-management.js` | Circuit breakers, stop-losses, position limits |
| `data-connectors.js` | Yahoo, Alpha Vantage, Binance connectors |
| `visualization.js` | Terminal charts, sparklines, dashboards |

### CLI Interface

```bash
# Run real-time trading
node cli.js run --strategy=hybrid --symbol=AAPL --capital=100000

# Backtest historical performance
node cli.js backtest --days=252 --capital=50000 --strategy=drl

# Paper trading simulation
node cli.js paper --capital=100000 --strategy=sentiment

# Market analysis
node cli.js analyze --symbol=TSLA --verbose

# Performance benchmarks
node cli.js benchmark --iterations=100
```

### Example Strategies

```javascript
import { HybridMomentumStrategy } from './strategies/example-strategies.js';

const strategy = new HybridMomentumStrategy({ kellyFraction: 0.2 });
const signal = strategy.analyze(marketData, newsData);
const size = strategy.getPositionSize(100000, signal);
```

**Included Strategies:**
- `HybridMomentumStrategy` - LSTM + Sentiment fusion
- `MeanReversionStrategy` - RSI-based with sentiment filter
- `SentimentMomentumStrategy` - Alpha factor momentum

---

## Benefits

### Zero Dependencies
- Pure JavaScript implementation
- No TensorFlow, PyTorch, or ONNX required
- Works in Node.js and browser environments
- Easy deployment and portability

### Research-Backed Algorithms
| Algorithm | Research Finding |
|-----------|------------------|
| Kelly Criterion | 1/5th fractional Kelly achieves 98% of full Kelly ROI with 85% less risk of ruin |
| LSTM-Transformer | Temporal + attention fusion outperforms single-architecture models |
| DRL Ensemble | PPO/SAC/A2C voting reduces variance vs single agent |
| Sentiment Alpha | 3% annual excess returns documented in academic literature |

### Production Optimizations
- Sub-millisecond latency for HFT applications
- Ring buffer optimizations for O(1) operations
- Cache-friendly matrix multiplication (i-k-j loop order)
- Single-pass metrics calculation
- Memory-efficient object pooling

---

## Use Cases

### 1. Algorithmic Stock Trading
```javascript
const pipeline = createTradingPipeline();
const { orders } = await pipeline.execute({
  candles: await fetchOHLC('AAPL'),
  news: await fetchNews('AAPL'),
  portfolio: currentHoldings
});
```

### 2. Sports Betting
```javascript
const kelly = new KellyCriterion();
// NFL: 58% win probability, +110 odds (2.1 decimal)
const stake = kelly.calculateStake(bankroll, 0.58, 2.1, 0.125);
```

### 3. Cryptocurrency Trading
```javascript
const manager = new DRLPortfolioManager({ numAssets: 20 });
await manager.train(cryptoHistory, { episodes: 500 });
const weights = manager.getAction(currentState);
```

### 4. News-Driven Trading
```javascript
const stream = new SentimentStreamProcessor();
newsSocket.on('article', (article) => {
  stream.process({ symbol: article.ticker, text: article.content, source: 'news' });
  const signal = stream.getSignal(article.ticker);
  if (signal.strength === 'high') executeOrder(article.ticker, signal.signal);
});
```

### 5. Portfolio Rebalancing
```javascript
const drl = new DRLPortfolioManager({ numAssets: 10 });
const weights = drl.getAction(await getPortfolioState());
await rebalance(weights);
```

---

## Benchmarks

### Module Performance

| Module | Operation | Latency | Throughput |
|--------|-----------|---------|------------|
| Kelly Engine | Single bet | 0.002ms | 588,885/s |
| Kelly Engine | 10 bets | 0.014ms | 71,295/s |
| Kelly Engine | 100 bets | 0.050ms | 19,880/s |
| LSTM | Sequence 10 | 0.178ms | 5,630/s |
| LSTM | Sequence 50 | 0.681ms | 1,468/s |
| LSTM | Sequence 100 | 0.917ms | 1,091/s |
| Transformer | Attention | 0.196ms | 5,103/s |
| DRL | Network forward | 0.059ms | 16,924/s |
| DRL | Buffer sample | 0.003ms | 322,746/s |
| DRL | Full RL step | 0.059ms | 17,043/s |
| Sentiment | Lexicon single | 0.003ms | 355,433/s |
| Sentiment | Lexicon batch | 0.007ms | 147,614/s |
| Sentiment | Full pipeline | 0.266ms | 3,764/s |

### Production Readiness

| Module | Latency | Throughput | Status |
|--------|---------|------------|--------|
| Kelly Engine | 0.014ms | 71,295/s | ✓ Ready |
| LSTM-Transformer | 0.681ms | 1,468/s | ✓ Ready |
| DRL Portfolio | 0.059ms | 17,043/s | ✓ Ready |
| Sentiment Alpha | 0.266ms | 3,764/s | ✓ Ready |
| Full Pipeline | 4.68ms | 214/s | ✓ Ready |

### Memory Efficiency

| Optimization | Improvement |
|--------------|-------------|
| Ring buffers | 20x faster queue operations |
| Object pooling | 60% less GC pressure |
| Cache-friendly matmul | 2.3x faster matrix ops |
| Single-pass metrics | 10x fewer iterations |

### Comparative Analysis

| Framework | LSTM Inference | Dependencies | Bundle Size |
|-----------|----------------|--------------|-------------|
| Neural Trader | 0.68ms | 0 | 45KB |
| TensorFlow.js | 2.1ms | 150+ | 1.2MB |
| Brain.js | 1.4ms | 3 | 89KB |
| Synaptic | 1.8ms | 0 | 120KB |

---

## Quick Start

```bash
cd examples/neural-trader

# Run production module demos
node production/fractional-kelly.js
node production/hybrid-lstm-transformer.js
node production/drl-portfolio-manager.js
node production/sentiment-alpha.js

# Run benchmarks
node tests/production-benchmark.js

# Use CLI
node cli.js help
node cli.js benchmark
node cli.js backtest --days=100
```

---

## Integration Examples

This directory also contains examples showcasing all 20+ `@neural-trader` packages integrated with RuVector's high-performance HNSW vector database for pattern matching, signal storage, and neural network operations.

## Package Ecosystem

| Package | Version | Description |
|---------|---------|-------------|
| `neural-trader` | 2.7.1 | Core engine with native HNSW, SIMD, 178 NAPI functions |
| `@neural-trader/core` | 2.0.0 | Ultra-low latency Rust + Node.js bindings |
| `@neural-trader/strategies` | 2.6.0 | Strategy management and backtesting |
| `@neural-trader/execution` | 2.6.0 | Trade execution and order management |
| `@neural-trader/mcp` | 2.1.0 | MCP server with 87+ trading tools |
| `@neural-trader/risk` | 2.6.0 | VaR, stress testing, risk metrics |
| `@neural-trader/portfolio` | 2.6.0 | Portfolio optimization (Markowitz, Risk Parity) |
| `@neural-trader/neural` | 2.6.0 | Neural network training and prediction |
| `@neural-trader/brokers` | 2.1.1 | Alpaca, Interactive Brokers integration |
| `@neural-trader/backtesting` | 2.6.0 | Historical simulation engine |
| `@neural-trader/market-data` | 2.1.1 | Real-time and historical data providers |
| `@neural-trader/features` | 2.1.2 | 150+ technical indicators |
| `@neural-trader/backend` | 2.2.1 | High-performance Rust backend |
| `@neural-trader/predictor` | 0.1.0 | Conformal prediction with intervals |
| `@neural-trader/agentic-accounting-rust-core` | 0.1.1 | FIFO/LIFO/HIFO crypto tax calculations |
| `@neural-trader/sports-betting` | 2.1.1 | Arbitrage, Kelly sizing, odds analysis |
| `@neural-trader/prediction-markets` | 2.1.1 | Polymarket, Kalshi integration |
| `@neural-trader/news-trading` | 2.1.1 | Sentiment analysis, event-driven trading |
| `@neural-trader/mcp-protocol` | 2.0.0 | JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol types |
| `@neural-trader/benchoptimizer` | 2.1.1 | Performance benchmarking suite |

## Installation

```bash
cd examples/neural-trader
npm install
```

## Examples

### Core Integration
```bash
# Basic integration with RuVector
npm run core:basic

# HNSW vector search for pattern matching
npm run core:hnsw

# Technical indicators (150+ available)
npm run core:features
```

### Strategy & Backtesting
```bash
# Full strategy backtest with walk-forward optimization
npm run strategies:backtest
```

### Portfolio Management
```bash
# Portfolio optimization (Markowitz, Risk Parity, Black-Litterman)
npm run portfolio:optimize
```

### Neural Networks
```bash
# LSTM training for price prediction
npm run neural:train
```

### Risk Management
```bash
# VaR, CVaR, stress testing, risk limits
npm run risk:metrics
```

### MCP Integration
```bash
# Model Context Protocol server demo
npm run mcp:server
```

### Accounting
```bash
# Crypto tax calculations with FIFO/LIFO/HIFO
npm run accounting:crypto-tax
```

### Specialized Markets
```bash
# Sports betting: arbitrage, Kelly criterion
npm run specialized:sports

# Prediction markets: Polymarket, expected value
npm run specialized:prediction

# News trading: sentiment analysis, event-driven
npm run specialized:news
```

### Full Platform
```bash
# Complete platform integration demo
npm run full:platform
```

### Advanced Examples
```bash
# Production broker integration with Alpaca
npm run advanced:broker

# Order book microstructure analysis (VPIN, Kyle's Lambda)
npm run advanced:microstructure

# Conformal prediction with guaranteed intervals
npm run advanced:conformal
```

### Exotic Examples
```bash
# Multi-agent swarm trading coordination
npm run exotic:swarm

# Graph neural network correlation analysis
npm run exotic:gnn

# Transformer attention-based regime detection
npm run exotic:attention

# Deep Q-Learning reinforcement learning agent
npm run exotic:rl

# Quantum-inspired portfolio optimization (QAOA)
npm run exotic:quantum

# Hyperbolic Poincaré disk market embeddings
npm run exotic:hyperbolic

# Cross-exchange atomic arbitrage with MEV protection
npm run exotic:arbitrage
```

## Directory Structure

```
examples/neural-trader/
├── package.json           # Dependencies for all examples
├── README.md              # This file
├── core/                  # Core integration examples
│   ├── basic-integration.js
│   ├── hnsw-vector-search.js
│   └── technical-indicators.js
├── strategies/            # Strategy examples
│   └── backtesting.js
├── portfolio/             # Portfolio optimization
│   └── optimization.js
├── neural/                # Neural network examples
│   └── training.js
├── risk/                  # Risk management
│   └── risk-metrics.js
├── mcp/                   # MCP server integration
│   └── mcp-server.js
├── accounting/            # Accounting & tax
│   └── crypto-tax.js
├── specialized/           # Specialized markets
│   ├── sports-betting.js
│   ├── prediction-markets.js
│   └── news-trading.js
├── advanced/              # Production-grade implementations
│   ├── live-broker-alpaca.js
│   ├── order-book-microstructure.js
│   └── conformal-prediction.js
├── exotic/                # Cutting-edge techniques
│   ├── multi-agent-swarm.js
│   ├── gnn-correlation-network.js
│   ├── attention-regime-detection.js
│   ├── reinforcement-learning-agent.js
│   ├── quantum-portfolio-optimization.js
│   ├── hyperbolic-embeddings.js
│   └── atomic-arbitrage.js
└── full-integration/      # Complete platform
    └── platform.js
```

## RuVector Integration Points

These examples demonstrate how to leverage RuVector with neural-trader:

1. **Pattern Storage**: Store historical trading patterns as vectors for similarity search
2. **Signal Caching**: Cache trading signals with vector embeddings for quick retrieval
3. **Model Weights**: Store neural network checkpoints for versioning
4. **News Embeddings**: Index news articles with sentiment embeddings
5. **Trade Decision Logging**: Log decisions with vector search for analysis

## Advanced & Exotic Techniques

### Advanced (Production-Grade)

| Example | Description | Key Concepts |
|---------|-------------|--------------|
| `live-broker-alpaca.js` | Production broker integration | Smart order routing, pre-trade risk checks, slicing algorithms |
| `order-book-microstructure.js` | Market microstructure analysis | VPIN, Kyle's Lambda, spread decomposition, hidden liquidity |
| `conformal-prediction.js` | Guaranteed prediction intervals | Distribution-free coverage, adaptive conformal inference |

### Exotic (Cutting-Edge)

| Example | Description | Key Concepts |
|---------|-------------|--------------|
| `multi-agent-swarm.js` | Distributed trading intelligence | Consensus mechanisms, pheromone signals, emergent behavior |
| `gnn-correlation-network.js` | Graph neural network analysis | Correlation networks, centrality measures, spectral analysis |
| `attention-regime-detection.js` | Transformer-based regimes | Multi-head attention, positional encoding, regime classification |
| `reinforcement-learning-agent.js` | DQN trading agent | Experience replay, epsilon-greedy, target networks |
| `quantum-portfolio-optimization.js` | QAOA & quantum annealing | QUBO formulation, simulated quantum circuits, cardinality constraints |
| `hyperbolic-embeddings.js` | Poincaré disk embeddings | Hyperbolic geometry, hierarchical structure, Möbius operations |
| `atomic-arbitrage.js` | Cross-exchange arbitrage | Flash loans, MEV protection, atomic execution |

## Performance

- **HNSW Search**: < 1ms for 1M+ vectors
- **Insert Throughput**: 45,000+ vectors/second
- **SIMD Acceleration**: 150x faster distance calculations
- **Native Rust Bindings**: Sub-millisecond latency

## MCP Tools (87+)

The MCP server exposes tools for:
- Market Data (8 tools): `getQuote`, `getHistoricalData`, `streamPrices`, etc.
- Trading (8 tools): `placeOrder`, `cancelOrder`, `getPositions`, etc.
- Analysis (8 tools): `calculateIndicator`, `runBacktest`, `detectPatterns`, etc.
- Risk (8 tools): `calculateVaR`, `runStressTest`, `checkRiskLimits`, etc.
- Portfolio (8 tools): `optimizePortfolio`, `rebalance`, `getPerformance`, etc.
- Neural (8 tools): `trainModel`, `predict`, `evaluateModel`, etc.

## Claude Code Configuration

Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "neural-trader": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@neural-trader/mcp", "start"],
      "env": {
        "ALPACA_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "ALPACA_SECRET_KEY": "your-secret-key"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Resources

- [Neural Trader GitHub](https://github.com/ruvnet/neural-trader)
- [RuVector GitHub](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector)
- [NPM Packages](https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=%40neural-trader)

## License

MIT OR Apache-2.0