I have some background in Python and AI engineering, some slight background in finance (UC berkeley executive education classes). AI engineering is more of my gig right now. I'm currently rag training and paper trading an open source system. "chunks" are the books and data i have used to train the system. I'm still building, I've only been on paper trade for 4 days, fixed a few bugs in the research phase last week.
For those of you building AI agent trading systems from scratch. What has worked? what has not worked? Just curious if i'm putting too much time, and energy into the wrong direction. If you're curious about the models i'm using, please ask; however they were chosen to run on my hardware, and i might try a few others as time goes on. Does anyone have better luck with C++, and Rust?
Edit: I made a new post with an updated high level overview.
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Most AI tools today?
🧠 “Summarize this.”
💬 “Answer that.”
But someone quietly built an agent system that doesn’t just assist —
it thinks, argues, plans, and acts.
It’s called TradingAgents by Tauric Research.
And here’s what’s crazy:
It breaks trading down into roles, like a real hedge fund.
→ Market Analyst Agent scans prices, news, macro trends
→ Research Agent reads whitepapers, Twitter threads, reports
→ Sentiment Agent gauges social mood from Reddit/X
→ Bull vs Bear Agents argue for and against moves
→ Trader Agent listens, makes the call
→ Risk Manager Agent sets guardrails
→ Then it all gets executed in real time.
Not a fancy prompt chain.
Not another wrapper.
This is modular AI — with memory, roles, and goals.
And yeah, it runs with real trades.
Real stakes.
No human in the loop.
Why it matters?
This isn’t just about finance.
This is a glimpse at AI teams in action.
Now imagine this for:
✅ Support → triage agent, draft agent, review agent
✅ Marketing → ideation agent, content agent, performance agent
✅ Product ops → blocker agent, action agent, deploy agent
No bloated dashboards.
No busywork.
Just outcomes.
Have you guys used AI based tools where you can type your questions in natural language and get stocks? Like "Find me all large cap companies whose margins fall when oil prices go up". What has your experience been with such natural language screeners? or does the existing screeners such as one by yahoo finance and so on suffice? I have always felt like the manual screeners are inadequate to screen stocks based on more qualitative criteria's. Like say finding companies with significant revenue segment from AI, companies susceptible to copper prices or dependence on China and so on?
Many LLM trading bots die the moment you leave the US.
I built the opposite: a multi-agent system that screens small/mid-cap international value stocks (focusing on ones that are looking like they'll transition to growth). Motivation is personal worries over AI bubbles, US deficits and instability, and a desire to diversify more. The screener, in effect, incarnates my worries.
Hoping others try it out and help me refine it (link below).
Design:
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Bull/bear debate + validator agents (not just single prompts)
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Per-ticker memory isolation (vastly reduced cross-contamination)
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Fallback chain for the free/cheap data sources that randomly 404
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LangGraph + structured outputs + proper test suite
This is not an execution bot or a backtester. It's a research engine for evaluation tranches of ex-US equities (usually compiled into a screenable list, manually, using another AI).
MIT license, contribution-friendly, decent tests: https://github.com/rgoerwit/ai-investment-agent
Longer war-story (what broke and what worked):
https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/building-an-open-source-agentic-ai-equity-research-tool-172783ed6961
I'd really like to know whether anyone else is looking for ways to identify and evaluate ex-US small and mid-cap GARP equities (ones that don't trigger PFIC reporting, aren't available via sponsored ADRs, and haven't been fully "discovered" by US analysts).
When people hear of taurine, they've most likely either never heard of it or think about Red Bull and other energy drinks. There's a myth that it comes from a bull's testicles, but it's not true (the English name derives from the Latin for "ox"). Nor is taurine some super stimulant like caffeine. Actually, it functions more like l-theanine, reducing some of the negative aspects of caffeine intake.
Taurine is one of the most abundant amino acids in the human body and carries out a number of important functions such as regulating your nervous system and balancing out electrolytes within cells.
Its possible benefits include reduction in symptoms of OCD, ADHD, anxiety, improving heart health, and assisting with sleep, among others.
It takes a while to build up in your body, but I've seen a number of people laud the difference it's made to their lives. Personally, I am trying to limit the amount of supplements I take. But having OCD and ADHD, as well as withdrawing from benzodiazepines, I've found taurine to bring some relief to a body trying to reach homeostasis and peace to a mind that has been racing much more than usual (due to the exacerbation of OCD symptoms brought on by my benzo withdrawal).
What have your experiences been like with the supplementation of taurine? I welcome all experiences, both good and bad.
Note: I'm not a doctor. None of this is medical advice.
I'm curious to hear your thoughts on Taurine, by all accounts it seems to be remarkable as a supplement, and I can't see any reason not to supplement it. Typically something seen so beneficial across many areas however has a downside, and I'm curious if anyone actually has seen a reason as to not take 1-3g Taurine daily.
Here's what I've found to it's benefit:
Taurine's effects as an anxiolytic on GABA A receptors https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14737175.2019.1593827
Taurine's ability to increase acetaldehyde dehydrogenase and therefore reduce acetaldehyde after alcohol intake https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10821139/
Taurine's ability to increase plasma Growth Hormone https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/508122/
Taurine's ability to decrease blood pressure in pre-hypertensives https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.115.06624
Taurines' ability to increase Fat oxidation by 16% during endurance exersice https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsnem/20/4/article-p322.xml
It also seems to have an incredible safety profile, it's been tested in some cases to 3g daily whereas some say up to 1g per kg bodyweight.
Any reason not to supplement Taurine at the 3g threshold indefinitely?
As someone who’s tried countless nootropics over the years, I can say without question taurine is pretty incredible. Most things you take have little noticeable impact on mental acuity or clarity, outside of caffeine. I’ve been on Taurine for a month, with 1 g in my morning coffee, 1g before my evening lifting session, and 1 g before bed.
There are two significant benefits that taurine offers:
1: it’s not an herb, extract or plant. Meaning there’s significant reduction in the chances of contamination or heavy metals or anything else that may be present in a plant grown in a third world county and packaged for eager US consumers. You can buy American made taurine in a GMP certified facility.
The other problem with herbs, there’s a lack of consistency not just from bottle to bottle but from pill to pill. It’s much harder to regulate for obvious reasons.
2: it’s an conditionally essential amino acid, that plays major roles in many cellular functions as most amino acids do. BUT, quality human trials have found taurine to be very safe, surprising safe, in fact, even 1 g per kilogram of body weight safe which is almost unheard of.
Just my 2 cents.
TLDR: Take 3g a day, there's no reason not to. It is extensively studied and has a lot of positive side effects. Just experiment with dosage and timing and see how it works for you. I can't really take it at night, because i'll sleep a lot longer and deeper than normal. And I also cycle it to avoid any kind of a tolerance, if there is one. Everyones different. (Sorry for the long post!)
It has cardioprotective effects as well (Good for anybody taking stimulant medications or anyone with heart problems)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2586397/
And it also helps with chronic congestive heart failure, too.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5933890/
When combined with L-Arginine, it can get rid of cardiac arrhythmias.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16797868/
And apparently, it makes (rats **and flies, can't find the rat study atm) sleep 50% longer than normal. So, if anyone has trouble staying asleep during the night, this might help quite a bit.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3630960/
Taurine is also involved with energy metabolism. A deficiency could lead to a weaker energy metabolism. Taken from the study:
its supplementation in the diet can strengthen energy metabolism in muscle performance, cardiac function, liver activity, and adipose tissue. Combining taurine with other drugs may have a superior effect in energy metabolism. In many metabolic disorders, taurine, or the combination of taurine with other drugs, also functions as a repair treatment for damaged tissues
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30251429/?from_term=Taurine&from_pos=3
This study goes over some of the negative effects of a taurine deficiency. Retinal degeneration (Vision problems), cardiomyopathy (Weakens heartbeat and blood flow), skeletal muscle malfunction, and impaired exercise performance. This study also says, "Furthermore, taurine may prevent an overload of reactive oxygen species (ROS) directly by an inhibition of ROS generation within the respiratory chain." This may be very beneficial to anybody who smokes, vapes, or with something like COPD.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327636536_Taurine_A_Regulator_of_Cellular_Redox-Homeostasis_and_Skeletal_Muscle_Function
There is also data that suggests it regulates glucose metabolism, which may be useful for people with diabetes.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21519760/?from_term=Taurine&from_pos=5
This study suggests it would be useful to treat glaucoma and other retinal diseases.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24721186/?from_term=Taurine&from_pos=6
It also regulates calcium transport and homeostasis, which may help with excitotoxicity caused by stimulant use. This is especially promising for MDMA and Meth users, although most meth users aren't really thinking about harm reduction when using so it doesn't matter all that much
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994408/
And there's a whole lot more that it does besides that! It helps move water in and out of cells, may burn fat and build muscle (A percentage of our muscles are made out of taurine, and anecdotally, I've been much more toned when taking taurine)
And it's a great alternative to L-Theanine, if you want to mix it with caffeine/ other stimulants or need something else for anxiety. One of the downsides of L-Theanine, to me at least, is that it counteracts some of the effects of stimulating drugs, especially nicotine. I don't notice that with taurine, however it could just be placebo.
Also, DrugBank's interaction checker seems to indicate that it might go well/ synergize with some other substances.
Potential positive interactions:
Glycine (? Not sure how a ligand would interact with an agonist)
Ethanol
Esketamine
Cannabidiol
Baclofen (Potentially Phenibut too)
Clonazepam, Diazepam, etc
And some things it may counteract/ react negatively with:
Gingko Biloba
Zinc
NAC / Cysteine
Lamotrigine
DHEA
I want to share my new open-source project, which I've been working on as part of my research. I previously posted about another open source project here that received huge success (see here), so I decided to share this one with you as well.
This concept follows a similar approach, but it utilizes a multi-agent system with LangGraph for agent orchestration. The system includes four agents:
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Data Collection Agent - gathers data from multiple sources
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Technical Analysis Agent - performs classical technical indicator calculations
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News Intelligence Agent - based on the PrimoGPT idea, creates seven custom NLP features
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Portfolio Manager Agent - takes everything into account and makes recommendations
I built the entire system to be easily extensible, whether adding new agents, new tools, or changing prompts.
Everything is open source with very simple instructions on how to run it, so you can easily test it and see the results.
GitHub repository: https://github.com/ivebotunac/PrimoAgent/
I know there will be both good and bad comments, but with this project, I wanted to give the community an idea and example of how such multi-agent AI systems can be used to help with financial analysis. This is intended exclusively for educational purposes.
If you find any bugs or have ideas on how to improve the system, feel free to contribute to the project.
Thanks, everyone, for the support!