Athos Software

Empowering Swing Traders with Professional-Grade Market Analysis

A swing trader seeking consistent profits needs more than just price charts—they need comprehensive technical analysis, proven trading strategies, automated market scanning, and intelligent risk management. Manual analysis of hundreds of stocks is time-consuming and prone to emotional bias. Our client needed a professional trading platform that would combine real-time market data, technical indicators, pattern detection, and AI-powered insights into a unified dashboard that enables data-driven trading decisions.

The Challenge

Active traders struggle with information overload. Monitoring multiple technical indicators, identifying chart patterns, tracking dozens of stocks, managing open positions, and calculating risk parameters manually consumes hours each day. Opportunities slip away while traders analyze data. Emotional trading decisions lead to losses. They needed an automated solution that would scan the market continuously, identify high-probability setups using proven strategies, alert them to opportunities, and provide comprehensive analysis tools—all in real-time with minimal latency.

The Solution

We developed a comprehensive Stock Market Analysis Dashboard—a web-based swing trading platform that combines real-time market data feeds, 8 technical indicators, 7 pattern detection algorithms, 5 pre-built trading strategies with documented win rates, automated market scanning, AI-powered analysis, and complete trade management. Built with Node.js/Express backend and responsive frontend, the platform integrates Alpaca Markets and Finnhub APIs for live data, implements smart caching for performance, and leverages Azure OpenAI GPT-4 for intelligent market insights.

Powerful Trading Features

Real-Time Technical Analysis

Comprehensive technical indicator suite provides instant market insights:

• 8 Core Indicators: RSI (14-period), MACD with histogram, SMA (20/50/200-day), Bollinger Bands, Stochastic Oscillator, ADX trend strength, ATR volatility
• Live Market Data: Real-time quotes from Alpaca Markets (IEX feed) and Finnhub with automatic fallback and smart caching (5-minute quote cache, 24-hour historical cache)
• Support & Resistance Levels: Automated pivot point calculations with R1/R2/R3 resistance and S1/S2/S3 support levels plus Fibonacci retracements
• Interactive Charts: Price charts with overlaid moving averages, Bollinger Bands, volume bars, and RSI oscillator using Chart.js visualization
• Market Closed Handling: Automatic historical data fallback displays last known prices when markets are closed with clear timestamps

Pattern Detection System

Advanced algorithms identify 7 chart patterns automatically:

• RSI Divergence: Detects when price and RSI momentum disagree, signaling potential reversals
• MACD + RSI Combo: Identifies confluence between MACD crossovers and RSI levels for high-confidence setups
• Pullback to Support: Finds healthy pullbacks to support levels in uptrends for entry opportunities
• Bollinger Band Bounce/Squeeze: Detects volatility contraction (squeeze) and band bounce reversal patterns
• Volume Breakout: Identifies volume spikes confirming price breakouts and trend changes
• Moving Average Crossovers: Tracks bullish and bearish crossovers between key moving averages
• Real-Time Alerts: Pattern summary displays detected patterns with strength ratings (1-5 stars) and confidence scoring

Automated Trading Strategies

Five pre-built strategies with proven historical performance:

• RSI+MACD Momentum Combo: Combines RSI levels with MACD crossovers for high-confidence momentum trades
• Golden Cross Strategy: Identifies bullish long-term trend reversals when 50-day SMA crosses above 200-day SMA
• Bollinger Breakout: Trades volatility expansion breakouts from Bollinger Band squeeze conditions
• Pullback to Support: Finds optimal entry points on pullbacks to support levels within established uptrends
• Head & Shoulders Reversal: Detects classic head and shoulders patterns signaling major trend reversals
• Documented Performance: Each strategy shows historical win rate (65-75% range), risk/reward ratio, and optimal timeframes
• Strategy Matching: Analyze any stock to see which strategies currently match with confidence scores (0-100%)
• Auto-Evaluation: System automatically evaluates all enabled strategies against analyzed stocks

Daily Market Scanner

Automated scanning engine analyzes entire stock database:

• Comprehensive Scanning: Scans all available stocks (database of US equities with symbols, names, industries, and categories)
• Technical Analysis: Calculates all 8 indicators and detects all 7 patterns for every stock automatically
• Strategy Evaluation: Tests each stock against all 5 trading strategies to identify current matches
• Confidence Scoring: Results ranked by maximum confidence score (0-100) based on indicator alignment
• Real-Time Progress: Live scan progress display with current symbol, completion percentage, and elapsed time using Server-Sent Events (SSE)
• Results Management: Scan history tracking, results filtering by minimum score, and ability to view historical scan runs
• Browser Notifications: Desktop notifications for high-confidence matches (>70% confidence) when scan completes

Intelligent Risk Management

Professional risk tools protect capital and maximize returns:

• 5 Trailing Stop Methods: ATR-based (volatility-adjusted, recommended default at 2.5x ATR), Percentage-based (simple 8% default), Chandelier Stop (3x ATR from highest high), Parabolic SAR (dynamic momentum-based), Support Level (technical level-based)
• Position Sizing Calculator: Automatically calculates shares to buy based on account size ($10,000 default), risk percentage (2% default), and stop loss distance
• Risk/Reward Analysis: Displays stop loss price, take profit target (1.5:1 default ratio), risk amount in dollars, suggested shares, and total position value
• ATR Volatility Adjustment: Stop loss and take profit levels automatically adjust based on ATR (Average True Range) for each stock's unique volatility

Complete Trade Management

Track every trade with detailed performance analytics:

• Trade Logging: Record entry price, shares, entry reason, stop loss, and take profit for each position
• Position Tracking: View all open positions with real-time P&L updates, current price, entry price, and gain/loss percentages
• Trade Closure: Close trades with exit price, exit reason, and automatic P&L calculation
• Performance Statistics: Realized P&L (closed trades), Unrealized P&L (open positions), Win Rate percentage, Total Trades count, Average Win, Average Loss, and Profit Factor
• Trade History: Complete history of all trades (open, closed wins, closed losses) with filtering and search capabilities
• Position Updates: Edit open positions to adjust stop loss, take profit, or add notes

AI-Powered Market Insights (Optional)

Azure OpenAI GPT-4 integration provides intelligent analysis:

• Market Analysis: Click-button AI analysis generates comprehensive market commentary analyzing current price action, indicators, patterns, and potential trade setups
• Interactive Chatbot: Ask questions about analyzed stocks in natural language (e.g., "What's the risk/reward on this trade?" or "Why is RSI diverging?")
• RAG-Powered Responses: Uses Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to provide context-aware answers by retrieving current quote data, all technical indicators, detected patterns, support/resistance levels, volume analysis, and 10-day price history
• Pattern Explanations: Get detailed explanations of any detected pattern and its significance
• Configurable: AI features are optional—platform works fully without AI using local technical analysis algorithms

Strategy Customization & Backtesting

Advanced tools for strategy development and testing:

• Strategy Browser: View all available strategies with filtering by category (Indicator, Pattern, Hybrid) and enabled status
• Enable/Disable Strategies: Turn individual strategies on or off for scanning and matching
• Import/Export: Export strategies to JSON files for backup or sharing, import custom strategies from files
• Backtesting Engine: Test any strategy against historical data for any stock with configurable date ranges, initial capital, and position sizing
• Performance Metrics: Backtest results show total return, win rate, total trades, profit factor, maximum drawdown, and Sharpe ratio
• Strategy Comparison: Compare all strategies side-by-side on the same symbol to identify top performers

Stock Database Browser

Comprehensive stock information and filtering:

• Search Functionality: Search stocks by symbol, company name, description, industry, or category
• Category Filtering: Browse stocks by category (Technology, Healthcare, Finance, Consumer, Energy, etc.)
• Industry Filtering: Filter by specific industries within categories
• Quick Analysis: One-click analysis of any stock from search results or watchlist
• Popular Stocks Watchlist: Quick access buttons for AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL, TSLA, NVDA, META, AMZN, SPY

Measurable Trading Impact

The Stock Market Analysis Dashboard delivers quantifiable benefits to traders:

Modern Web Technology Stack

Built with production-ready technologies for reliability and performance. Node.js/Express 5.1 backend handles API requests and data processing. SQL Server database with intelligent caching (5-minute quote TTL, 24-hour historical data TTL) minimizes external API calls. Alpaca Markets integration provides real-time IEX market data. Finnhub API serves as fallback data source. Chart.js powers interactive price and indicator visualizations. Responsive design works on desktop and mobile devices. Optional Azure OpenAI integration enables AI features without impacting core functionality.

Scalable and Extensible

The platform architecture supports growth and customization. Add new technical indicators using the TechnicalIndicators library. Create custom strategies by defining entry/exit rules and conditions. Import stock universes from CSV or JSON. Extend pattern detection with new algorithms. Integrate additional data sources beyond Alpaca and Finnhub. Deploy to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) for 24/7 uptime. The modular design allows features to be added or modified without disrupting existing functionality.

About Athos Software

At Athos Software, we build trading tools that combine quantitative rigor with practical usability. This Stock Market Analysis Dashboard demonstrates our expertise in financial software development, real-time data processing, technical analysis algorithms, and AI integration. From swing traders to portfolio managers, we create solutions that turn market data into actionable insights. Ready to build your trading platform? Contact Us to discuss your project today!