diff --git a/rdagent/components/coder/kronos_adapter.py b/rdagent/components/coder/kronos_adapter.py
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+"""
+Kronos Foundation Model Adapter for Predix.
+
+Wraps the Kronos-mini OHLCV foundation model (4.1M params, AAAI 2026, MIT)
+for use as:
+  - Factor (Option A): predicted next-day return signal
+  - Model alongside LightGBM (Option B): IC/Sharpe evaluation
+
+Kronos repo: https://github.com/shiyu-coder/Kronos
+HuggingFace:  NeoQuasar/Kronos-mini  |  NeoQuasar/Kronos-Tokenizer-2k
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+import torch
+
+from rdagent.log import rdagent_logger as logger
+
+KRONOS_REPO = Path.home() / "Kronos"
+_KRONOS_AVAILABLE: Optional[bool] = None
+
+
+def _ensure_kronos() -> bool:
+    global _KRONOS_AVAILABLE
+    if _KRONOS_AVAILABLE is not None:
+        return _KRONOS_AVAILABLE
+    if not KRONOS_REPO.exists():
+        logger.warning(f"Kronos repo not found at {KRONOS_REPO}. Clone with: git clone https://github.com/shiyu-coder/Kronos ~/Kronos")
+        _KRONOS_AVAILABLE = False
+        return False
+    repo_str = str(KRONOS_REPO)
+    if repo_str not in sys.path:
+        sys.path.insert(0, repo_str)
+    try:
+        import model as _  # noqa: F401
+        _KRONOS_AVAILABLE = True
+    except ImportError as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Failed to import Kronos model: {e}")
+        _KRONOS_AVAILABLE = False
+    return _KRONOS_AVAILABLE
+
+
+def _ohlcv_from_predix(df: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    """Convert Predix HDF5 format ($open/$close/...) to Kronos format (open/close/...)."""
+    col_map = {"$open": "open", "$high": "high", "$low": "low", "$close": "close", "$volume": "volume"}
+    renamed = df.rename(columns=col_map)
+    cols = [c for c in ["open", "high", "low", "close", "volume"] if c in renamed.columns]
+    return renamed[cols].astype(float)
+
+
+class KronosAdapter:
+    """
+    Loads Kronos-mini once and provides rolling-window OHLCV inference.
+
+    Usage:
+        adapter = KronosAdapter(device="cuda")
+        adapter.load()
+        pred_return = adapter.predict_return(ohlcv_df, context_bars=512, pred_bars=96)
+    """
+
+    MODEL_ID = "NeoQuasar/Kronos-mini"
+    TOKENIZER_ID = "NeoQuasar/Kronos-Tokenizer-2k"
+
+    def __init__(self, device: str = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu", max_context: int = 512):
+        self.device = device
+        self.max_context = max_context
+        self._predictor = None
+
+    def load(self) -> "KronosAdapter":
+        if self._predictor is not None:
+            return self
+        if not _ensure_kronos():
+            raise RuntimeError("Kronos not available — see warning above.")
+        from model import Kronos, KronosTokenizer, KronosPredictor  # type: ignore
+
+        logger.info(f"Loading Kronos-mini from HuggingFace ({self.MODEL_ID})...")
+        tokenizer = KronosTokenizer.from_pretrained(self.TOKENIZER_ID)
+        model = Kronos.from_pretrained(self.MODEL_ID)
+        self._predictor = KronosPredictor(model, tokenizer, device=self.device, max_context=self.max_context)
+        logger.info("Kronos-mini loaded.")
+        return self
+
+    def predict_next_bars(
+        self,
+        ohlcv_df: pd.DataFrame,
+        context_bars: int,
+        pred_bars: int,
+        temperature: float = 1.0,
+        top_p: float = 0.9,
+    ) -> pd.DataFrame:
+        """
+        Run Kronos on `context_bars` of OHLCV data, returning `pred_bars` predicted bars.
+
+        Args:
+            ohlcv_df: DataFrame with columns open/high/low/close[/volume], DatetimeIndex.
+            context_bars: Number of history bars to feed as context.
+            pred_bars: Number of future bars to predict.
+
+        Returns:
+            DataFrame with predicted open/high/low/close/volume, indexed by future timestamps.
+        """
+        if self._predictor is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Call .load() first.")
+        if len(ohlcv_df) < context_bars:
+            raise ValueError(f"Need at least {context_bars} bars, got {len(ohlcv_df)}")
+
+        ctx = ohlcv_df.iloc[-context_bars:].copy().reset_index(drop=True)
+        freq = ohlcv_df.index.freq or pd.infer_freq(ohlcv_df.index[:100])
+        last_ts = ohlcv_df.index[-1]
+        future_idx = pd.date_range(start=last_ts, periods=pred_bars + 1, freq=freq or "1min")[1:]
+
+        x_timestamp = pd.Series(ctx.index)
+        y_timestamp = pd.Series(range(len(ctx), len(ctx) + pred_bars))
+
+        pred_df = self._predictor.predict(
+            df=ctx,
+            x_timestamp=x_timestamp,
+            y_timestamp=y_timestamp,
+            pred_len=pred_bars,
+            T=temperature,
+            top_p=top_p,
+            sample_count=1,
+            verbose=False,
+        )
+        pred_df.index = future_idx
+        return pred_df
+
+    def predict_return(
+        self,
+        ohlcv_df: pd.DataFrame,
+        context_bars: int = 512,
+        pred_bars: int = 1,
+    ) -> float:
+        """
+        Predict the average return over the next `pred_bars` using the last `context_bars`.
+        Returns the predicted log-return (predicted_close / last_close - 1).
+        """
+        pred = self.predict_next_bars(ohlcv_df, context_bars=context_bars, pred_bars=pred_bars)
+        last_close = float(ohlcv_df["close"].iloc[-1])
+        pred_close = float(pred["close"].iloc[-1])
+        return pred_close / last_close - 1.0
+
+
+def build_kronos_factor(
+    hdf5_path: str | Path,
+    context_bars: int = 512,
+    pred_bars: int = 96,
+    stride_bars: int = 96,
+    device: str = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu",
+) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    """
+    Generate the Kronos predicted-return factor for all EUR/USD 1-min bars.
+
+    Strategy:
+        Every `stride_bars` bars, run Kronos on the previous `context_bars` and
+        predict the next `pred_bars`. The predicted log-return is forward-filled
+        across the predicted window. Default: daily stride (96 bars/day at 1-min).
+
+    Returns:
+        MultiIndex (datetime, instrument) DataFrame with column "KronosPredReturn".
+    """
+    logger.info(f"Loading data from {hdf5_path}...")
+    raw = pd.read_hdf(hdf5_path, key="data")
+
+    # Flatten to single-instrument 1-min series
+    instrument = raw.index.get_level_values("instrument").unique()[0]
+    df = raw.xs(instrument, level="instrument")
+    ohlcv = _ohlcv_from_predix(df)
+
+    adapter = KronosAdapter(device=device, max_context=min(context_bars, 512))
+    adapter.load()
+
+    factor_values: dict[pd.Timestamp, float] = {}
+    n = len(ohlcv)
+    starts = range(context_bars, n, stride_bars)
+
+    logger.info(f"Running Kronos inference: {len(starts)} windows (stride={stride_bars}, ctx={context_bars}, pred={pred_bars})")
+    for i, bar_idx in enumerate(starts):
+        ctx_df = ohlcv.iloc[bar_idx - context_bars:bar_idx]
+        try:
+            pred = adapter.predict_next_bars(ctx_df, context_bars=context_bars, pred_bars=pred_bars)
+            last_close = float(ctx_df["close"].iloc[-1])
+            # Store predicted return for each predicted bar's timestamp
+            for ts, row in pred.iterrows():
+                ret = float(row["close"]) / last_close - 1.0
+                factor_values[ts] = ret
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Kronos inference failed at bar {bar_idx}: {e}")
+            continue
+
+        if (i + 1) % 100 == 0:
+            logger.info(f"  {i+1}/{len(starts)} windows done")
+
+    if not factor_values:
+        raise RuntimeError("No Kronos predictions were generated.")
+
+    factor_series = pd.Series(factor_values, name="KronosPredReturn")
+    factor_series = factor_series.reindex(ohlcv.index, method="ffill")
+
+    result = factor_series.to_frame()
+    result.index = pd.MultiIndex.from_arrays(
+        [ohlcv.index, [instrument] * len(ohlcv)],
+        names=["datetime", "instrument"],
+    )
+    logger.info(f"Kronos factor built: {len(result)} bars, {result['KronosPredReturn'].notna().sum()} non-NaN")
+    return result
+
+
+def evaluate_kronos_model(
+    hdf5_path: str | Path,
+    context_bars: int = 512,
+    pred_bars: int = 30,
+    stride_bars: int = 30,
+    device: str = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu",
+) -> dict:
+    """
+    Evaluate Kronos as a standalone model (Option B, alongside LightGBM).
+
+    Computes IC (Information Coefficient) between Kronos predicted returns and
+    actual realized returns on the test set.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict with keys: IC_mean, IC_std, IC_IR (IC / std), hit_rate, n_predictions
+    """
+    raw = pd.read_hdf(hdf5_path, key="data")
+    instrument = raw.index.get_level_values("instrument").unique()[0]
+    df = raw.xs(instrument, level="instrument")
+    ohlcv = _ohlcv_from_predix(df)
+
+    adapter = KronosAdapter(device=device, max_context=min(context_bars, 512))
+    adapter.load()
+
+    predicted_returns = []
+    actual_returns = []
+    n = len(ohlcv)
+
+    for bar_idx in range(context_bars, n - pred_bars, stride_bars):
+        ctx_df = ohlcv.iloc[bar_idx - context_bars:bar_idx]
+        try:
+            pred = adapter.predict_next_bars(ctx_df, context_bars=context_bars, pred_bars=pred_bars)
+            last_close = float(ctx_df["close"].iloc[-1])
+            pred_ret = float(pred["close"].iloc[-1]) / last_close - 1.0
+
+            actual_future = ohlcv.iloc[bar_idx:bar_idx + pred_bars]
+            actual_ret = float(actual_future["close"].iloc[-1]) / last_close - 1.0
+
+            predicted_returns.append(pred_ret)
+            actual_returns.append(actual_ret)
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+
+    pred_arr = np.array(predicted_returns)
+    actual_arr = np.array(actual_returns)
+
+    ic = np.corrcoef(pred_arr, actual_arr)[0, 1] if len(pred_arr) > 1 else float("nan")
+    ic_std = float(np.std([
+        np.corrcoef(pred_arr[i:i+50], actual_arr[i:i+50])[0, 1]
+        for i in range(0, len(pred_arr) - 50, 10)
+    ])) if len(pred_arr) > 60 else float("nan")
+    hit_rate = float(np.mean(np.sign(pred_arr) == np.sign(actual_arr)))
+
+    return {
+        "IC_mean": float(ic),
+        "IC_std": ic_std,
+        "IC_IR": float(ic / ic_std) if ic_std and ic_std > 0 else float("nan"),
+        "hit_rate": hit_rate,
+        "n_predictions": len(pred_arr),
+    }
diff --git a/scripts/kronos_factor_gen.py b/scripts/kronos_factor_gen.py
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+++ b/scripts/kronos_factor_gen.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+Option A: Generate Kronos predicted-return factor from EUR/USD 1-min data.
+
+Runs Kronos-mini inference in daily strides (96 bars/day) over all available
+OHLCV data and saves the resulting factor for use in Predix's factor pipeline.
+
+Usage:
+    conda activate predix
+    python scripts/kronos_factor_gen.py
+    python scripts/kronos_factor_gen.py --context 512 --pred 96 --device cuda
+    python scripts/kronos_factor_gen.py --device cpu  # slower but no GPU needed
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv(Path(__file__).parent.parent / ".env")
+
+import pandas as pd
+import torch
+
+DATA_PATH = Path("git_ignore_folder/factor_implementation_source_data/intraday_pv.h5")
+OUTPUT_DIR = Path("results/factors")
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Generate Kronos predicted-return factor")
+    parser.add_argument("--context", type=int, default=512, help="Context window in bars (max 512 for Kronos-mini)")
+    parser.add_argument("--pred", type=int, default=96, help="Prediction horizon in bars (default: 96 = 1 trading day)")
+    parser.add_argument("--stride", type=int, default=None, help="Stride between windows (default: same as --pred)")
+    parser.add_argument("--device", type=str, default="cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")
+    parser.add_argument("--output", type=str, default=None, help="Output parquet path (default: auto)")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    stride = args.stride or args.pred
+
+    print(f"Kronos Factor Generator")
+    print(f"  Data:    {DATA_PATH}")
+    print(f"  Context: {args.context} bars")
+    print(f"  Pred:    {args.pred} bars ({args.pred} min = {args.pred/96:.1f} trading days)")
+    print(f"  Stride:  {stride} bars")
+    print(f"  Device:  {args.device}")
+    print()
+
+    if not DATA_PATH.exists():
+        print(f"ERROR: Data not found at {DATA_PATH}")
+        print("Run data conversion first — see README Data Setup section.")
+        raise SystemExit(1)
+
+    from rdagent.components.coder.kronos_adapter import build_kronos_factor
+
+    factor_df = build_kronos_factor(
+        hdf5_path=DATA_PATH,
+        context_bars=args.context,
+        pred_bars=args.pred,
+        stride_bars=stride,
+        device=args.device,
+    )
+
+    OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    out_path = args.output or OUTPUT_DIR / f"kronos_pred_return_p{args.pred}.parquet"
+    factor_df.to_parquet(out_path)
+    print(f"\nFactor saved to: {out_path}")
+    print(f"Shape: {factor_df.shape}")
+    print(f"Non-NaN: {factor_df['KronosPredReturn'].notna().sum()}")
+    print(f"\nSample (first 5):")
+    print(factor_df.head())
+
+    # Save metadata for predix.py top / best integration
+    meta = {
+        "factor_name": f"KronosPredReturn_p{args.pred}",
+        "description": f"Kronos-mini predicted return, {args.pred}-bar horizon",
+        "model": "NeoQuasar/Kronos-mini",
+        "context_bars": args.context,
+        "pred_bars": args.pred,
+        "stride_bars": stride,
+        "device": args.device,
+        "generated_at": datetime.now().isoformat(),
+        "n_bars": len(factor_df),
+        "n_non_nan": int(factor_df["KronosPredReturn"].notna().sum()),
+        "parquet_path": str(out_path),
+    }
+    meta_path = out_path.with_suffix(".json")
+    with open(meta_path, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(meta, f, indent=2)
+    print(f"Metadata saved to: {meta_path}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/scripts/kronos_model_eval.py b/scripts/kronos_model_eval.py
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index 00000000..aad65123
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+++ b/scripts/kronos_model_eval.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+Option B: Evaluate Kronos-mini as a model alongside LightGBM.
+
+Computes IC (Information Coefficient) and hit rate for Kronos predictions
+vs actual realized returns. Results are printed for comparison with LightGBM.
+
+Usage:
+    conda activate predix
+    python scripts/kronos_model_eval.py
+    python scripts/kronos_model_eval.py --pred 30 --context 512 --device cuda
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv(Path(__file__).parent.parent / ".env")
+
+import torch
+
+DATA_PATH = Path("git_ignore_folder/factor_implementation_source_data/intraday_pv.h5")
+OUTPUT_DIR = Path("results/kronos")
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Evaluate Kronos as model (alongside LightGBM)")
+    parser.add_argument("--context", type=int, default=512, help="Context window in bars")
+    parser.add_argument("--pred", type=int, default=30, help="Prediction horizon in bars")
+    parser.add_argument("--stride", type=int, default=None, help="Stride between evaluations (default: pred)")
+    parser.add_argument("--device", type=str, default="cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    stride = args.stride or args.pred
+
+    print(f"Kronos Model Evaluator (alongside LightGBM)")
+    print(f"  Context: {args.context} bars  |  Pred: {args.pred} bars  |  Device: {args.device}")
+    print()
+
+    if not DATA_PATH.exists():
+        print(f"ERROR: Data not found at {DATA_PATH}")
+        raise SystemExit(1)
+
+    from rdagent.components.coder.kronos_adapter import evaluate_kronos_model
+
+    print("Running evaluation (this may take several minutes)...")
+    metrics = evaluate_kronos_model(
+        hdf5_path=DATA_PATH,
+        context_bars=args.context,
+        pred_bars=args.pred,
+        stride_bars=stride,
+        device=args.device,
+    )
+
+    print("\n" + "=" * 50)
+    print("Kronos-mini Model Evaluation Results")
+    print("=" * 50)
+    print(f"  Predictions:  {metrics['n_predictions']}")
+    print(f"  IC (mean):    {metrics['IC_mean']:.4f}")
+    print(f"  IC (std):     {metrics['IC_std']:.4f}")
+    print(f"  IC IR:        {metrics['IC_IR']:.4f}  (>0.5 = good)")
+    print(f"  Hit Rate:     {metrics['hit_rate']:.2%}  (>50% = directionally useful)")
+    print("=" * 50)
+    print()
+    print("Reference: LightGBM baseline IC typically 0.01–0.05 on 1-min EUR/USD")
+
+    OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    out = OUTPUT_DIR / f"kronos_eval_ctx{args.context}_pred{args.pred}.json"
+    with open(out, "w") as f:
+        json.dump({**metrics, "context_bars": args.context, "pred_bars": args.pred}, f, indent=2)
+    print(f"\nResults saved to: {out}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/test/backtesting/test_kronos_adapter.py b/test/backtesting/test_kronos_adapter.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96958146
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+++ b/test/backtesting/test_kronos_adapter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+"""Tests for KronosAdapter — mock-based, no real model download needed."""
+
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+import pytest
+
+
+def _make_ohlcv(n: int = 600) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    """Synthetic 1-min OHLCV DataFrame."""
+    idx = pd.date_range("2024-01-01", periods=n, freq="1min")
+    close = 1.1000 + np.cumsum(np.random.randn(n) * 0.0001)
+    df = pd.DataFrame({
+        "open": close + np.random.randn(n) * 0.00005,
+        "high": close + np.abs(np.random.randn(n) * 0.0001),
+        "low": close - np.abs(np.random.randn(n) * 0.0001),
+        "close": close,
+        "volume": np.abs(np.random.randn(n) * 100),
+    }, index=idx)
+    return df
+
+
+def test_ohlcv_conversion():
+    """_ohlcv_from_predix renames $ columns correctly."""
+    from rdagent.components.coder.kronos_adapter import _ohlcv_from_predix
+
+    idx = pd.MultiIndex.from_arrays(
+        [pd.date_range("2024-01-01", periods=3, freq="1min"), ["EURUSD"] * 3],
+        names=["datetime", "instrument"],
+    )
+    predix_df = pd.DataFrame({
+        "$open": [1.1, 1.2, 1.3],
+        "$high": [1.15, 1.25, 1.35],
+        "$low": [1.05, 1.15, 1.25],
+        "$close": [1.12, 1.22, 1.32],
+        "$volume": [100.0, 200.0, 300.0],
+    }, index=idx)
+
+    ohlcv = _ohlcv_from_predix(predix_df)
+    assert "close" in ohlcv.columns
+    assert "$close" not in ohlcv.columns
+    assert list(ohlcv.columns) == ["open", "high", "low", "close", "volume"]
+
+
+def test_kronos_adapter_load_skipped_without_repo(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """KronosAdapter gracefully reports unavailable when repo is missing."""
+    import rdagent.components.coder.kronos_adapter as mod
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "KRONOS_REPO", tmp_path / "nonexistent")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "_KRONOS_AVAILABLE", None)
+
+    from rdagent.components.coder.kronos_adapter import KronosAdapter, _ensure_kronos
+    available = _ensure_kronos()
+    assert available is False
+
+
+def test_build_kronos_factor_mock(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """build_kronos_factor produces correct MultiIndex output with mocked predictor."""
+    import rdagent.components.coder.kronos_adapter as mod
+
+    # Mock the adapter so no real Kronos load happens
+    class MockAdapter:
+        def load(self): return self
+        def predict_next_bars(self, ohlcv_df, context_bars, pred_bars, **kw):
+            idx = pd.date_range(ohlcv_df.index[-1], periods=pred_bars + 1, freq="1min")[1:]
+            last_close = float(ohlcv_df["close"].iloc[-1])
+            return pd.DataFrame({
+                "open": last_close * (1 + np.random.randn(pred_bars) * 0.001),
+                "close": last_close * (1 + np.random.randn(pred_bars) * 0.001),
+                "high": last_close * 1.001,
+                "low": last_close * 0.999,
+                "volume": 100.0,
+            }, index=idx)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "KronosAdapter", lambda **kw: MockAdapter())
+
+    # Write minimal HDF5
+    n = 300
+    idx = pd.MultiIndex.from_arrays(
+        [pd.date_range("2024-01-01", periods=n, freq="1min"), ["EURUSD"] * n],
+        names=["datetime", "instrument"],
+    )
+    df = pd.DataFrame({
+        "$open": np.random.rand(n).astype("float32") + 1.1,
+        "$close": np.random.rand(n).astype("float32") + 1.1,
+        "$high": np.random.rand(n).astype("float32") + 1.11,
+        "$low": np.random.rand(n).astype("float32") + 1.09,
+        "$volume": np.random.rand(n).astype("float32") * 100,
+    }, index=idx)
+    h5_path = tmp_path / "intraday_pv.h5"
+    df.to_hdf(h5_path, key="data", mode="w")
+
+    result = mod.build_kronos_factor(
+        hdf5_path=h5_path,
+        context_bars=100,
+        pred_bars=20,
+        stride_bars=20,
+        device="cpu",
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(result, pd.DataFrame)
+    assert result.index.names == ["datetime", "instrument"]
+    assert "KronosPredReturn" in result.columns
+    assert result["KronosPredReturn"].notna().sum() > 0