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 Predix is optimized for **1-minute EUR/USD FX data** (2020–2026) and uses Qlib as the underlying backtesting engine.
 
+> **Acknowledgment:** This project is built upon [Microsoft RD-Agent](https://github.com/microsoft/RD-Agent), an open-source autonomous R&D agent framework. We extend our gratitude to the RD-Agent team for their excellent foundational work. Predix extends RD-Agent with EUR/USD forex-specific features, backtesting capabilities, risk management, and trading dashboards.
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 ## Installation