📈 Stock Market Predictor

A full-stack stock prediction platform combining Next.js frontend with Python FastAPI backend. Features PyTorch LSTM neural networks for price forecasting, Alpha Vantage API integration, and interactive data visualization.

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18.0 or higher
• Python 3.8 or higher
• pip package manager
• Modern web browser

Installation & Setup

```bash

1. Install all dependencies (frontend + backend)

npm run setup

2. Set environment variables

Create a .env.local file with:

NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:8000

ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY=your_alpha_vantage_api_key

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Create a .env.local file in the root directory with:

NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:8000

ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

2. Set environment variables

Create a .env.local file in the root directory with:

NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:8000

ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

3. Run both frontend and backend

npm run dev:full ```

Alternative Manual Setup: ```bash

Install frontend dependencies

npm install

Install Python backend dependencies

cd backend pip install -r requirements.txt cd ..

Run both servers

npm run dev:full ```

Troubleshooting

If you get "'concurrently' is not recognized" error: ```bash

Delete node_modules and reinstall

rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json npm install npm run dev:full ```

If you get "Missing script" errors:

• Make sure you're in the root directory (not in /backend)
• Run npm install first to install concurrently

If PyTorch installation fails:

• The requirements.txt uses PyTorch 2.7.1 (latest compatible version)
• For older systems, you may need to install PyTorch separately: pip install torch torchvision

If backend connection fails:

• The frontend works without the backend (shows fallback data)
• To use real ML predictions, ensure both servers are running
• Check that NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:8000 is set
• Verify that ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY is set with a valid API key
• Verify that ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY is set with a valid API key

📊 Features

🔍 Stock Viewer

• Interactive price and volume charts

• Popular stocks quick access

• Real-time data from Alpha Vantage (API key required) =======

• Real-time data from Alpha Vantage API

• Technical indicators and pattern analysis

• Real-time data from Alpha Vantage API

• Technical indicators and pattern analysis

🤖 AI Prediction Engine

• Real PyTorch LSTM models (not simulations)
• Multiple architectures: LSTM, GRU, Transformer
• Live model training with progress tracking
• Performance metrics: RMSE, MAE, directional accuracy

🧠 Model Training Interface

• Interactive hyperparameter tuning
• Real-time training visualization
• Model comparison and persistence

🏗️ Architecture

Hybrid Stack:

• Frontend: Next.js + React + TypeScript

• Backend: FastAPI + PyTorch + Python

• Data: Alpha Vantage (API key required) =======

• Data: Alpha Vantage API (requires API key)

• Data: Alpha Vantage API (requires API key)

• ML: Real neural networks with GPU support

• Deployment: Docker-ready with environment variable configuration

• Deployment: Docker-ready with environment variable configuration

Project Structure: ``` ├── app/ # Next.js frontend application ├── app/ # Next.js frontend application │ ├── components/ # React components │ ├── lib/ # API client and utilities │ └── styles/ # CSS and styling │ ├── lib/ # API client and utilities │ └── styles/ # CSS and styling ├── backend/ │ ├── models/ # PyTorch LSTM models │ ├── data/ # Data fetching & preprocessing │ │ └── alpha_vantage_fetcher.py # Alpha Vantage API integration │ ├── main.py # FastAPI application │ │ └── alpha_vantage_fetcher.py # Alpha Vantage API integration │ ├── main.py # FastAPI application │ └── utils/ # Training & model management ├── .env.local # Environment variables └── docker-compose.yml # Docker configuration ├── .env.local # Environment variables └── docker-compose.yml # Docker configuration ```

🎯 Model Performance

Accuracy Benchmarks:

• Large Cap Stocks: 65-75% directional accuracy
• RMSE: $3-8 for major stocks (AAPL, MSFT)
• Best Performance: 1-7 day predictions
• Limitations: Cannot predict news events or market crashes

Performance by Time Horizon:

• 1-3 days: 70-75% accuracy
• 1 week: 60-70% accuracy
• 1 month: 50-60% accuracy
• 3+ months: Approaches random (not recommended)

🚀 Available Scripts

```bash

Development

npm run dev # Frontend only npm run dev:full # Both frontend + backend npm run setup # Install all dependencies

Backend specific

npm run backend:start # Start Python API server npm run backend:install # Install Python dependencies

Production

npm run build # Build frontend npm start # Start production server ```

🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables:

• NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL - Backend URL (required)
  • Development: http://localhost:8000
  • Production: Your deployed backend URL
• ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY - API key for Alpha Vantage (required)
  • Get a free key at: https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key
• ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY - API key for Alpha Vantage (required)
  • Get a free key at: https://www.alphavantage.co/support/#api-key

Model Parameters:

• Hidden Size: 16-256 (default: 64)
• Layers: 1-6 (default: 2)
• Learning Rate: 0.0001-0.01 (default: 0.001)
• Sequence Length: 10-60 days (default: 30)

🚀 Deployment

Recommended: Vercel + Railway ```bash

Frontend to Vercel

vercel deploy

Backend to Railway

railway login && railway deploy ```

Docker Option: ```bash docker-compose up --build ```

⚠️ Important Notes

Data Source: Uses Alpha Vantage (API key required via ALPHA_VANTAGE_API_KEY)

Data Source: Uses Alpha Vantage API (requires free API key) Data Source: Uses Alpha Vantage API (requires free API key)

• Free tier has limitations on request frequency (5 calls per minute, 500 per day)
• Consider upgrading to a paid plan for production use

Model Limitations:

• Cannot predict black swan events, earnings surprises, or news impacts
• Accuracy decreases significantly for predictions beyond 30 days
• Best used for short-term trend analysis, not investment decisions
• Model performance depends on quality and quantity of training data
• Model performance depends on quality and quantity of training data

Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. Not financial advice.

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file.

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Tech Stack: Next.js • FastAPI • PyTorch • Alpha Vantage • TypeScript • Python Tech Stack: Next.js • FastAPI • PyTorch • Alpha Vantage • TypeScript • Python