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Agent Alpha
3 helper runs· temporary
Macro & Rates
Technical Research
Cross-Asset Research
Quant Research
Portfolio Risk

Agent AlphaTechnical ResearchPortfolio Risk

Good morning

Gold setup for London
My positions
Backtest MTF_Breakout
Review my risk

Review FX and metals for this session. Check event risk and our exposure, use specialists where needed, and chart the strongest candidate. Also rerun MTF_Breakout on gold to see how it has held up.

I'll check the desk and market conditions, then split the research across specialists.

Running 4 toolsRan 4 tools · 1.9s

get_situational_awareness→ desk state812ms
list_my_accounts→ IC Markets MT5 · demo204ms
econ_calendar_taildays=3→ ISM services 14:00 UTC388ms
agent_memory_searchquery="fx metals session"→ 3 notesmemory1.9s

Running 5 toolsRan 5 tools · 1.2s

get_live_account_stateaccount=IC Markets MT5→ balance 25,000.00live296ms
list_live_positionsaccount=IC Markets MT5→ EURUSD long 0.10live241ms
get_live_quotesXAUUSD,XAGUSD,EURUSD,GBPUSD,USDJPY→ XAUUSD 4,147.10live183ms
market_contextsymbols=5→ gold leading1.2s
get_multi_timeframe_candlesXAUUSD H1,H4→ 2 frames640ms

Gold is leading and the book is light. Splitting the research now.

3 helper runs returnedmacro, events, cross-asset

MTF_Breakout v7backtest running in the cloudbacktest complete — report saved for separate review

Technical ResearchspecialistXAUUSD H1 · structure and levels1.6s

Price actionXAUUSD · H1 · live session · illustrative

London

Thu high 4,186.4High 4,186Swing low 4,124.6Swing lowHigher low 4,134.2Higher low

Buy 4,134–4,140Buy area

Invalidation 4,121Stop

Target 4,182Target

4,1104,1304,1504,1704,1904,182.04,148.64,138.04,121.0

Thu 1 OctFri 2Mon 5

Why gold: strongest of the five; Asia held a higher low as real yields ease.
Structure: 4,124.6 swing low → 4,134.2 higher low; 4,186.4 high above.
Invalidation: below 4,124.6 the structure fails; a stop would sit at 4,121.
Events and exposure: ISM 14:00 UTC, FOMC minutes Wed. The EURUSD long is USD-short too, so keep size small.

Can you place that trade on my IC Markets MT5 account?

I'll refresh the account and market checks, then prepare it for your approval.

Refreshing · 6 toolsRan 6 tools · refreshed 09:16 UTC

list_my_accounts→ IC Markets MT5 matched188ms
get_situational_awareness→ desk unchanged702ms
get_live_account_stateaccount=IC Markets MT5→ balance 25,000.00live274ms
list_live_positionsaccount=IC Markets MT5→ EURUSD long 0.10live219ms
get_live_quotesXAUUSD→ 4,149.40 / 4,149.70live96ms
market_contextsymbols=XAUUSD→ structure intact930ms

Sizing and validatingSized and validatedplatform checks passed · Portfolio Risk reviewed

Position sizing0.05 lots · $85 · 0.34%
Pre-trade checksplatformlimits, exposure, spread, levels
Portfolio Riskspecialistadds USD exposure · within limits

Trade proposalIC Markets MT5 · demo

XAUUSDBuy limitExpires 13:45 UTC, before ISM services

Entry: 4,138.0
Stop: 4,121.0
Target: 4,182.0
Size: 0.05 lots
At risk: $85 · 0.34%
Reward : risk: 2.6

Retest of the Asia higher low while real yields ease; the stop sits beyond Friday’s swing low.

Platform risk checks passed
Portfolio Risk: within limits

Slide to approve

Working…Briefing helpers…Waiting for 3 helper runsDonePreparing for approval…Awaiting your approval.Tasks 5/5 · Helpers 3/3Tasks 3/3Stop

Tasks

Read desk, account, events, markets
Brief three helpers
Rank candidates, a reason for each
Chart and levels for the strongest
Rerun MTF_Breakout v7 on gold

Helper runs · temporary

Macro & ratesworkingreturned
Rates and USD backdrop for today's sessionReal yields easing; USD softer into ISM.
Event calendarworkingreturned
Rank today's and this week's eventsISM services 14:00 UTC; FOMC minutes Wed.
Cross-assetworkingreturned
Relative strength across FX and metalsGold leads, silver follows, EURUSD ranging.

Specialist

Technical Researchqueuedchartingdone

Ask Agent Alpha anything about your fleet…Review FX and metals for this session. Check event risk and our exposure, use specialists where needed, and chart the strongest candidate. Also rerun MTF_Breakout on gold to see how it has held up.Can you place that trade on my IC Markets MT5 account?

/Claude Opus 5.5

Anthropic

Claude Fable 5.1

Claude Opus 5.5

Claude Sonnet 5.5

OpenAI

GPT-6 Astra

GPT-6.1 Sol

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

DeepSeek V4 Pro

Research memory3 of 3

agent_memory_search · notes retrieved

Desk mandate · 14 Sep

FX and metals only. Risk ≤ 0.5% per trade and ≤ 1.0% open across the book.

Gold research · 24 Sep

In London, pullbacks into an Asia higher low have given cleaner entries than chasing the open.

Market observation · 30 Sep

Gold has tracked US real yields inversely through September.

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Explore VC Trader

The power of a trading desk. In one workspace.

A proprietary agentic harness purpose-built for trading operations. Coordinate specialist agents, define their workflows and connect research, market analysis and live execution in one continuous workspace.

Agents prepare and execute trades with swipe-to-confirm approval for agent-proposed orders.

Multi-agent orchestration
User-defined workflows
Alert-driven wakes
Agentic trade execution
Real market data
Shared research memory
Persistent workspace context
Purpose-built trading tools

Original Agents screen showing the specialist fleet and its operating autonomously labels.

Situational Awareness

Where market conditions meet operational intelligence.

VC Trader's proprietary Situational Awareness brings watched markets, multi-timeframe conditions, economic events, account exposure and recent decisions into a unified read. Your agents work with the state of the desk and the context around it.

Market regimes
Economic calendar
Cross-account exposure
Live account context
Multi-timeframe analysis
Decision history

Situational awareness

Liveas of 08:05 UTC

Book · 2 accounts

IC Markets MT5 · demoEURUSD long 0.10USD −10.9k
Prop account · MT5USDCHF short 0.20USD −20.0k

Same bet: both positions are short USD

computed from live positions and their currency legs

USD −30.9k

Calendar · USD

high impact

FOMC rate decision

Federal Reserve · in 2 days

Research · measured

EURUSD and USDCHF moved inversely on 86% of days

90-day window · research price store · a correlation, not a cause

Agent Alpha · observation

Your EURUSD long and USDCHF short are the same bet: both are short USD, about 30.9k combined. The FOMC decision is the next high-impact USD event.

Proposed Review combined USD exposure before the release.

Awaiting your review · nothing changed

Make informed decisions with connected knowledge

A semantic intelligence graph connects companies, markets, currencies, strategies, research, decisions and outcomes. Agents traverse those relationships to uncover hidden connections, retrieve relevant findings and bring accumulated knowledge into your trading desk.

AccountIC Markets MT5demo · live read

InstrumentEURUSDlong 0.10

USD

InstrumentXAUUSDGold · spot

StrategyMTF_Breakout v7

SessionLondon open

Research · 18 SepBreakouts fade into FOMC

Research · 3 OctHold above 4,150 confirms trend

DecisionBuy limit approvedby you · 5 Oct

TradeClosed +1.4Rtarget hit

WatchlistDesk watchlist7 instruments

ThemeTechnology

Connected researchAI & cloud demand

Live read

Short USD 10.9k via EURUSD

computed from open positions · 08:05 UTC

Measured

486 of 982 trades in the London session

from the strategy’s own trades · Jan ’24 → Jan ’25

Research note

Hold above 4,150 confirms trend

Technical Research · 3 Oct · source: walk-forward E-01HZX6A3

Decision ledger

Approved 5 Oct · closed at target

plan vs outcome joined on the order

Watchlist

Desk watchlist · 7 instruments

XAUUSD and six US technology names, grouped under Technology

Company intelligence

Meta · evidence connected

Earnings call → AI & cloud demand research

METASource documentResearch

Company intelligence

Apple · evidence connected

Form 10-K → AI & cloud demand research

AAPLSource documentResearch

Company intelligence

NVIDIA · evidence connected

Earnings release → AI & cloud demand research

NVDASource documentResearch

Company intelligence

Microsoft · evidence connected

Investor update → AI & cloud demand research

MSFTSource documentResearch

Company intelligence

Amazon · evidence connected

Earnings release → AI & cloud demand research

AMZNSource documentResearch

Company intelligence

Alphabet · evidence connected

Form 10-K → AI & cloud demand research

GOOGLSource documentResearch

USD

exposed to ↑has leg ↑

AccountIC Markets MT5demo · live read

InstrumentEURUSDlong 0.10

Live read

Short USD 10.9k via EURUSD

computed from open positions · 08:05 UTC

StrategyMTF_Breakout v7

tradesdepends on

InstrumentXAUUSDGold · spot

SessionLondon open

Measured

486 of 982 trades in the London session

from the strategy’s own trades · Jan ’24 → Jan ’25

Research · 3 OctHold above 4,150 confirms trend

aboutsupersedes

InstrumentXAUUSDGold · spot

Research · 18 SepBreakouts fade into FOMC

Research note

Hold above 4,150 confirms trend

Technical Research · 3 Oct · source: walk-forward E-01HZX6A3

DecisionBuy limit approvedby you · 5 Oct

acted onresulted in

InstrumentXAUUSDGold · spot

TradeClosed +1.4Rtarget hit

Decision ledger

Approved 5 Oct · closed at target

plan vs outcome joined on the order

NVDA

watches ↑belongs to

WatchlistDesk watchlist7 instruments

ThemeTechnology

Watchlist

Desk watchlist · 7 instruments

XAUUSD and six US technology names, grouped under Technology

Deep analytics across accounts & backtests

Explore performance, understand risk and examine strategy robustness with account analytics, backtest reports and walk-forward diagnostics—all in one workspace.

Monthly returns
Strategy report · 2025
1. Jan+0.2%
2. Feb+2.0%
3. Mar+2.8%
4. Apr+2.8%
5. May−0.8%
6. Jun−3.9%
7. Jul−1.6%
8. Aug+2.8%
9. Sep+5.2%
10. Oct−1.9%
11. Nov+5.1%
12. Dec+4.0%
Year 2025+16.7%
Strategy report
Backtest · 1.0 year
Total return
+16.7%
Max drawdown
11.8%
Sharpe ratio
2.02
Profit factor
1.74
Win rate
61.2%
Total trades
982
Activity
Account · UTC
Performance by weekday
Account analytics
Loss ◂ P&L ▸ ProfitNet P&LTradesWin %Mon−$4563148%Tue+$1.2k3959%Wed+$9042357%Thu−$222850%Fri−$1.5k3142%
Long vs short
Account analytics
Long 62%Short 38%
TradesNet P&LLong2662%−$1.4kShort1638%+$530
Trades by symbol
Account analytics
- US301433%
- GBP_USD1126%
- EUR_USD921%
- XAU_USD819%
Evaluation score cloud
Walk-forward · Window 1 · 200 evaluations
Train → test +18.40% / +14.20%Test Sharpe 1.71

Monthly returns
Strategy report · 2025
1. Jan+0.2%
2. Feb+2.0%
3. Mar+2.8%
4. Apr+2.8%
5. May−0.8%
6. Jun−3.9%
7. Jul−1.6%
8. Aug+2.8%
9. Sep+5.2%
10. Oct−1.9%
11. Nov+5.1%
12. Dec+4.0%
Year 2025+16.7%
Strategy report
Backtest · 1.0 year
Total return
+16.7%
Max drawdown
11.8%
Sharpe ratio
2.02
Profit factor
1.74
Win rate
61.2%
Total trades
982
Activity
Account · UTC
Performance by weekday
Account analytics
Loss ◂ P&L ▸ ProfitNet P&LTradesWin %Mon−$4563148%Tue+$1.2k3959%Wed+$9042357%Thu−$222850%Fri−$1.5k3142%
Long vs short
Account analytics
Long 62%Short 38%
TradesNet P&LLong2662%−$1.4kShort1638%+$530
Trades by symbol
Account analytics
- US301433%
- GBP_USD1126%
- EUR_USD921%
- XAU_USD819%
Evaluation score cloud
Walk-forward · Window 1 · 200 evaluations
Train → test +18.40% / +14.20%Test Sharpe 1.71

CMA-ES search

Running

MTF_Breakout v8 candidate · XAUUSD H1

AWS research compute · fill model: tick-accurate

Generation 14 / 2010 candidates / gen

Best score 38.42Mean 31.0

atr_mult · breakout_len · session_filter

session_edge.ipynb

Python 3 · idle

[3]

import pandas as pd

oos = pd.read_parquet("oos_trades.parquet")

by_session = (
    oos.groupby("session")["r_multiple"]
       .agg(trades="count", mean_r="mean",
            win_rate=lambda r: (r > 0).mean())
       .round(2)
)
by_session

by_session = oos.groupby("session")
by_session["r_multiple"].agg(
    trades="count", mean_r="mean"
).round(2)

Out

session	trades	mean_r	win_rate
Asia	212	-0.04	0.46
London	486	0.21	0.58
New York	284	0.09	0.53

Rolling walk-forward

4 windows · Jan ’24 → Jan ’25

W1+0.16R
W2+0.22R
W3−0.03R
W4searching

Train (in-sample) Test (out-of-sample)

Quant Research

Build strategies. Test their limits.

Bring strategy development, custom analysis and large-scale experimentation into one environment. Develop in Python, test with tick-level precision, and put scalable cloud compute behind parameter optimisation and deeper analysis of your results.

Jupyter & Python
AWS research compute
Tick-accurate backtesting
Fast vectorised backtesting
CMA-ES optimisation
Rolling walk-forward
Parameter optimisation

Cloud Deployment

Managed infrastructure for live trading operations.

A scalable hosting environment for your trading operations. Run Python strategies on managed Linux infrastructure, maintain secure connections to your brokers and host Windows MT5 terminals where needed—bringing strategy deployment, account connectivity and operational oversight into one workspace.

Managed AWS research compute
Linux strategy hosting
Windows MT5 terminals
Continuous cloud execution

Customer-approved Python strategies trade automatically. Orders an agent proposes still wait for your confirmation.

VC Trader account strategy deployments, showing London ORB and Gold Scalper strategies.

A trading desk governed by your rules.

Turn your risk rules into operational controls. Set account limits, monitor exposure across deployments and check orders before execution. Combine circuit breakers and a kill switch with detailed analytics and a trading journal to oversee activity and intervene when needed.

Account risk limits
Execution risk gate
Exposure oversight
Analytics & journal

Models & BYOK

Choose the intelligence behind your desk.

Our proprietary Harness turns model intelligence into a connected trading desk, equipping agents with research and execution tools, configurable workflows and live operational context. Through the knowledge graph, they retrieve prior findings, follow relationships and build on the accumulated knowledge of your operation.

Model-agnostic harness
Frontier model choice
Bring your own key

Model · Agent Alpha

BYOK

Anthropic

Claude Fable 5.1
Claude Opus 5.5
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Claude Haiku 4.5

Google

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Gemini 2.5 Pro

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

Your Anthropic keyconnected · key hidden

Same harness: tools, workflows and workspace context

FAQs

Questions about VC Trader.

What can VC Trader's agents do?

They can research markets, coordinate specialists, develop and test strategies, monitor your workspace and prepare trades for live execution. Agent-proposed trades require swipe-to-confirm approval.

Do I need to write Python?

You can work with agents to author Python strategies, or write and investigate them yourself in Jupyter. The research environment supports both approaches.

How does the intelligence graph support trading research?

It connects research to instruments, strategies, decisions and outcomes through semantic relationships. Agents can retrieve relevant findings and carry context between investigations.

What research can I run in the cloud?

Tick-accurate backtests, CMA-ES parameter searches and rolling walk-forward evaluation, alongside Python analysis in Jupyter notebooks.

Can deployed strategies trade automatically?

Yes. Customer-approved Python strategies can execute automatically on connected MT5 accounts through cloud hosting. Agent-proposed orders require your confirmation.

Can I choose the AI model and use my own key?

Yes. VC Trader supports model choice and BYOK within the same agentic harness and workspace.

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XAUUSD	4,148.6	Trending	ADX 31
EURUSD	1.0850	Trending	ADX 27
USDCHF	0.8790	Ranging	ADX 16
GBPUSD	1.2710	Choppy	ADX 12
US30	43,180	Trending	ADX 24

Agentic intelligence for your trading operations.

Trading ecosystem

The power of a trading desk. In one workspace.

Where market conditions meet operational intelligence.

Make informed decisions with connected knowledge

Deep analytics across accounts & backtests

Build strategies. Test their limits.

Managed infrastructure for live trading operations.

A trading desk governed by your rules.

Choose the intelligence behind your desk.

Questions about VC Trader.

Build your trading operation with VC Trader.