# NexQuant v1.0.0 Release Notes

**Release Date:** 2026-04-02

**Tag:** v1.0.0

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## 🎉 Overview

Initial release of NexQuant - an autonomous AI-powered quantitative trading agent for EUR/USD forex markets.

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## ✨ Added

### Autonomous Factor Generation
- **110+ EURUSD factors** generated autonomously using LLMs
- Multi-agent debate system (Bull/Bear/Neutral analysts)
- Stanley Druckenmiller-style macro analysis agent
- Market regime detection using Hurst Exponent
- Session-aware analysis (Asian/London/NY sessions)

### Backtesting Engine
- IC (Information Coefficient) calculation
- Sharpe Ratio, Sortino Ratio, Calmar Ratio
- Max Drawdown with start/end dates
- Win Rate, Total Trades tracking
- Transaction cost modeling (1.5 bps spread)
- Forward return calculation

### Results Database
- SQLite database for tracking all backtest results
- Tables: factors, backtest_runs, backtest_metrics, daily_returns, loop_results
- Queries for top factors by Sharpe/IC
- Aggregate statistics
- Foreign key integrity

### Risk Management
- Correlation matrix between factors
- Portfolio optimization (Mean-Variance, Risk Parity)
- Position sizing with volatility adjustment
- Risk limits (position size, leverage, drawdown)
- Advanced risk manager with custom thresholds

### Dashboards & UI
- **Web Dashboard** (Flask + HTML) with live progress
- **CLI Dashboard** (Rich library) for terminal
- Real-time macro data (EURUSD, DXY, Volatility)
- Session info with recommendations
- Memory statistics (Win-Rate, PnL, Sharpe)

### Testing Infrastructure
- **97 unit tests** with **98.77% code coverage**
- Edge case testing for all metrics
- Integration tests for full workflows
- pytest configuration
- Test fixtures for mock data

### Documentation
- Comprehensive QWEN.md (development guide)
- ATTRIBUTION.md (usage guidelines)
- README.md (installation, quick start)
- All code comments in English
- Git commit guidelines (English-only)

### Developer Experience
- English-only commit messages policy
- Clean git history (all German messages translated)
- .gitignore for sensitive files (.env, logs, results, etc.)
- Makefile for common tasks
- Pre-commit hooks support

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## 🔧 Changed

- Rebranded from RD-Agent to NexQuant for EUR/USD quantitative trading
- Updated project metadata for NexQuantAI organization
- All code comments translated to English
- Removed 'Inspired by' comments, added comprehensive Acknowledgments
- Enhanced .gitignore for better file management
- Removed test configuration files from root directory
- Cleaned up log files and test artifacts from git history

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## 🛡️ Fixed

- Removed all Chinese stock references, replaced with EUR/USD 1min FX data
- Migrated to 1min EURUSD data (2020-2026)
- Injected MultiIndex warning into factor interface prompt
- Fixed Embedding Context Length errors with intelligent chunking
- Fixed LLM connection errors with multi-provider fallback
- Fixed division by zero in volatility calculations
- Fixed NaN handling in correlation matrices

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## 📦 Dependencies

### Core
- Python 3.10/3.11
- PyTorch for deep learning
- Qlib for backtesting
- Flask for web dashboard
- Rich/Typer for CLI
- pytest for testing (98.77% coverage)

### Additional
- pandas, numpy for data processing
- SQLite for database
- yfinance for live market data
- langchain, langgraph for agent workflows

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## 📊 Statistics

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Lines of Code | ~15,000+ |
| Files | 100+ |
| Commits | 20+ |
| Contributors | 1 |
| Test Coverage | 98.77% |
| Tests Passed | 97/97 |
| Factors Generated | 110+ |

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## 🙏 Acknowledgments

This release builds upon and is inspired by:

- **Microsoft RD-Agent** (MIT License) - Foundation for autonomous R&D framework
- **TradingAgents** (Apache 2.0 License) - Multi-agent debate patterns
- **ai-hedge-fund** - Macro analysis and risk management concepts

**All code in NexQuant v1.0.0 is originally written and independently implemented.**

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## 📝 License

**MIT License** - See [LICENSE](../LICENSE) file for details.

### Attribution Requirements

If you use this code or concepts in your project, you **must**:
1. Include the MIT License text
2. Keep the copyright notice: "Copyright (c) 2025 NexQuant Team"
3. Provide attribution to the original project

See [ATTRIBUTION.md](../ATTRIBUTION.md) for detailed guidelines.

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## 🔗 Links

- **GitHub Release:** https://github.com/TPTBusiness/NexQuant/releases/tag/v1.0.0
- **Main Changelog:** ../CHANGELOG.md
- **Attribution Guidelines:** ../ATTRIBUTION.md
- **Installation Guide:** ../README.md#installation
- **Quick Start:** ../README.md#quick-start

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**Made with ❤️ by NexQuant Team**

For detailed usage guidelines, see [README.md](../README.md)

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