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An AI-powered algorithmic trading platform that combines strategy-driven trading, real-time market insights, backtesting and risk management
Built at AgentX Hackathon 2026
Team Team Mesh: Shabir Shaikh, Manya Shetty, Eshita Shah
Built with React, TypeScript, Vite, Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Yahoo Finance API
About the project
Agent-X is an AI-powered algorithmic trading platform designed to make systematic trading more accessible, transparent and data-driven.
It brings together market data, algorithmic strategies, backtesting, paper trading, portfolio monitoring and risk management in one unified platform.
Users can explore market opportunities, evaluate trading strategies against historical data, monitor portfolio performance and manage trading risks. Its intelligent agent assists with market analysis, trading insights and decision support, while the backtesting engine helps evaluate strategies before applying them in a simulated trading environment.
By combining automation, analytics and risk-aware decision-making, Agent-X aims to bridge the gap between complex algorithmic trading systems and accessible trading tools.