trading-risk-engine 1.0.0
Kill-switch and risk control engine for live trading bots
Requires Python: >=3.10
Keywords: trading, risk-management, algo-trading, freqtrade, kill-switch, position-sizing, drawdown

# 🛡️ Trading Risk Engine

**A Python library with kill-switch and risk controls for live trading bots.**

*Enforce position sizing, drawdown limits, and leverage controls — before your account pays the price.*

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## 📑 Quick Navigation

[The Problem](#-the-problem-no-one-talks-about) · [Why Backtests Fail](#-why-backtests-didnt-save-you) · [What Is This?](#-what-is-this) · [Outcomes](#-what-it-prevents-outcomes) · [Who Is This For?](#-who-is-this-for) · [Quick Example](#-quick-example) · [Freqtrade Integration](#-freqtrade-integration) · [Tests](#-tested--reliable) · [Roadmap](#-roadmap) · [License](#-license)

## 💀 The Problem No One Talks About

**Without proper risk controls, even a perfect strategy can wipe out your account.**

Most trading bots don't fail because the strategy is bad.  
**They fail because risk is unmanaged.**

- Fixed position sizing that ignores account state
- Unlimited drawdown with no emergency stop
- Correlated exposure across multiple positions
- No kill switch when things go wrong

These are the real reasons accounts go to zero — **often after successful backtests.**

> *"I backtested for 6 months, went live, and lost 40% in 2 weeks."*  
> — Every algo trader, at some point

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## ❌ Why Backtests Didn't Save You

| What You Thought | What Actually Happened |
|------------------|------------------------|
| "My backtest was profitable" | Lookahead bias inflated results |
| "I used 1% risk per trade" | Fixed sizing ignored changing equity |
| "I had a stop loss" | No global risk context across trades |
| "The strategy was tested" | No kill switch when live conditions diverged |

**Strategies don't kill accounts. Uncontrolled risk does.**

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## 🎯 What Is This?

**Trading Risk Engine** is a strategy-agnostic risk layer that sits between your signals and execution, enforcing hard risk limits — *even when your strategy is wrong.*

```
┌───────────────────────────────┐
│        Your Strategy          │
│  (Freqtrade / Custom Bot)     │
└───────────────┬───────────────┘
                │
                ▼
┌───────────────────────────────┐
│     Trading Risk Engine       │  ← This Layer
│                               │
│  ✓ Can I afford this trade?   │
│  ✓ Am I overexposed?          │
│  ✓ Should I stop trading?     │
│                               │
└───────────────┬───────────────┘
                │
                ▼
┌───────────────────────────────┐
│        Execution Layer        │
└───────────────────────────────┘
```

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## ✅ What It Prevents (Outcomes)

| Before | After |
|--------|-------|
| "I lost 30% before I noticed" | Never lose more than 15% per session *(configurable)* |
| "Position sizes were random" | Every trade risks exactly 1% of equity *(configurable)* |
| "One bad week wiped months of gains" | Trading stops automatically at drawdown limit |
| "I was over-leveraged without knowing" | Leverage is capped at 3x before orders are placed *(configurable)* |
| "I had 5 correlated positions open" | Exposure limits prevent concentration risk |

**This is not about making more money. It's about keeping what you have.**

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## 🔧 How It Works (High Level)

The engine evaluates every trade request against your defined limits:

1. **Kill Switch Check** — Is trading enabled, or are we in shutdown?
2. **Drawdown Check** — Are we within account drawdown limits?
3. **Session Check** — Have we lost too much today?
4. **Exposure Check** — Do we have room for another position?
5. **Size Calculation** — What's the correct position size for this stop loss?
6. **Leverage Check** — Would this position exceed our leverage limit?

**Any failure = trade rejected. No exceptions. No overrides.**

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## 👤 Who Is This For?

### ✅ This is for:
- Algo traders running **live bots**
- Developers using **Freqtrade, Backtrader, or custom systems**
- Traders who understand: *profits don't matter if risk is broken*
- Anyone who has **blown an account** and is tired of repeating it

### ❌ This is NOT for:
- Signal sellers looking for marketing buzzwords
- "Guaranteed profit" seekers
- Beginners who don't understand drawdown
- People who think backtests equal live results

**If you're looking for a magic profit button, look elsewhere.**

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## 📦 What You Get

### Core Components
| Component | Function |
|-----------|----------|
| **RiskConfig** | Define your limits (drawdown, leverage, positions) |
| **RiskState** | Track runtime state (equity, peak, exposure) |
| **RiskEngine** | Evaluate trades: APPROVE / REJECT / SHUTDOWN |

### Guards (Risk Controls)
| Guard | What It Does |
|-------|--------------|
| **DrawdownGuard** | Triggers kill switch at max drawdown |
| **LeverageGuard** | Prevents over-leveraged positions |
| **ExposureGuard** | Limits concurrent positions |

### Position Sizing
| Sizer | Method |
|-------|--------|
| **FixedRiskSizer** | Classic % risk per trade formula |
| **VolatilitySizer** | ATR-based sizing *(coming in v1.1)* |

### Adapters
| Adapter | Integration |
|---------|-------------|
| **GenericAdapter** | Plain Python usage |
| **FreqtradeAdapter** | Drop-in Freqtrade integration |

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## ⚡ Quick Example

```python
from risk_engine import RiskConfig, RiskState, RiskEngine
from risk_engine.interfaces.position import TradeRequest, PositionSide

# Define your risk limits
config = RiskConfig(
    max_account_drawdown=0.15,  # 15% max drawdown → kill switch
    risk_per_trade=0.01,        # 1% risk per trade
    max_leverage=3.0,           # Max 3x leverage
    max_open_positions=3,       # Max 3 concurrent trades
)

# Initialize with current account state
state = RiskState(current_equity=10000, equity_peak=10000)
engine = RiskEngine(config, state)

# Evaluate a trade
decision = engine.evaluate_trade(TradeRequest(
    symbol="BTC/USDT",
    side=PositionSide.LONG,
    entry_price=50000,
    stop_loss=49000,
))

if decision.is_approved:
    print(f"✅ Trade approved: {decision.position_size} units")
else:
    print(f"❌ Trade rejected: {decision.reason}")

# Check kill switch status after losses
print(f"Kill switch active: {not state.trading_enabled}")
```

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## 🔌 Freqtrade Integration

Drop-in integration with Freqtrade strategies:

```python
from risk_engine.adapters.freqtrade import FreqtradeRiskAdapter, FreqtradeConfig

class MyStrategy(IStrategy):
    def __init__(self, config):
        super().__init__(config)
        self.risk_adapter = FreqtradeRiskAdapter(
            FreqtradeConfig(
                max_account_drawdown=0.15,
                risk_per_trade=0.01,
            )
        )
    
    def bot_start(self, **kwargs):
        self.risk_adapter.on_bot_start(self.wallets.get_total_stake_amount())
    
    def custom_stake_amount(self, pair, current_rate, proposed_stake, side, **kwargs):
        return self.risk_adapter.get_stake_amount(
            pair=pair,
            entry_price=current_rate,
            stoploss_price=current_rate * (1 - abs(self.stoploss)),
            proposed_stake=proposed_stake,
            side=side,
        )
```

> Full example: [freqtrade_example.py](risk_engine/examples/freqtrade_example.py)

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## 🧪 Tested & Reliable

```
========================= 61 tests passed =========================
```

| Test Suite | Coverage |
|------------|----------|
| Config validation | ✅ |
| Drawdown + kill switch | ✅ |
| Position sizing | ✅ |
| Leverage guards | ✅ |
| Full engine integration | ✅ |
| Fail-closed behavior | ✅ |

**The engine is tested for the scenarios that matter most:**
- Losing streaks that hit drawdown limits
- Concurrent position limits
- Manual reset after shutdown
- Error handling (fail-closed)

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## 📜 License

```
Free for personal experimentation and research.
A commercial license is required for live trading, paid services, or client deployments.
```

📧 **Commercial licensing:** [Get a License](mailto:logiccrafterdz@gmail.com?subject=Trading%20Risk%20Engine%20License%20Inquiry)

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## 🗺️ Roadmap

| Version | Features |
|---------|----------|
| **v1.0** ✅ | Kill switch, Fixed sizing, Leverage guard, Freqtrade adapter |
| **v1.1** | Session exposure limits, DCA caps, Volatility sizing |
| **Pro** | Correlation analysis, Regime detection |

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> **Remember:** This engine protects capital. It doesn't make money.  
> That's your strategy's job — *if* it survives long enough to prove itself.