Unified risk engine with VaR, stress testing, volatility regimes, and automated controls
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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./src/skills/bundled/risk/SKILL.mdFull risk management engine: circuit breakers, loss limits, Value-at-Risk, volatility regime detection, stress testing, and kill switches.
/risk Current risk status
/risk status Detailed status with portfolio metrics
/risk limits View all limits
/risk dashboard Real-time risk metrics (VaR, regime, HHI, etc.)/risk var Value-at-Risk and CVaR numbers
/risk regime Current volatility regime and size multiplier
/risk stress [scenario] Run stress test (flash_crash, black_swan, etc.)Available stress scenarios: flash_crash, liquidity_crunch, platform_down, correlation_spike, black_swan
/risk set max-loss 1000 Max daily loss ($)
/risk set max-loss-pct 10 Max daily loss (%)
/risk set max-drawdown 20 Max drawdown (%)
/risk set max-position 25 Max single position (%)
/risk set max-trades 50 Max trades per day
/risk set consecutive-losses 5 Stop after N losses/risk trip "manual stop" Manually trip breaker
/risk reset Reset after cooldown
/risk kill Emergency stop all trading
/risk check 500 Check if a $500 trade is allowedThe risk engine is the single entry point for all pre-trade validation. It orchestrates 10 checks in order:
import { createRiskEngine } from 'clodds/risk';
const engine = createRiskEngine(
{
varLimit: 500, // Reject trades if portfolio VaR > $500
varConfidence: 0.95,
varWindowSize: 100,
volatilityConfig: {
lookbackWindow: 30,
haltOnExtreme: true, // Stop trading in extreme volatility
},
},
{
riskContext, // From trading/risk.ts
safetyManager, // From trading/safety.ts
circuitBreaker, // From execution/circuit-breaker.ts
kellyCalculator, // From trading/kelly.ts
getPositions: () => positions,
getPositionValues: () => positions.map(p => p.value),
}
);const decision = engine.validateTrade({
userId: 'user-123',
platform: 'polymarket',
marketId: 'market-456',
outcome: 'YES',
side: 'buy',
size: 500,
price: 0.65,
estimatedEdge: 0.05, // 5% edge
confidence: 0.8,
category: 'politics',
});
if (decision.approved) {
// Use adjustedSize — may be smaller than requested (Kelly + regime)
await executeTrade(decision.adjustedSize);
console.log(`Regime: ${decision.regime}`);
console.log(`Warnings: ${decision.warnings}`);
} else {
console.log(`Blocked: ${decision.reason}`);
// Check which step failed:
for (const check of decision.checks) {
console.log(` ${check.name}: ${check.passed ? 'PASS' : 'FAIL'} — ${check.message}`);
}
}engine.recordPnL({
pnlUsd: -45.20,
pnlPct: -0.09,
positionId: 'polymarket:market-456:YES',
timestamp: new Date(),
});const risk = engine.getPortfolioRisk();
console.log(`Total value: $${risk.totalValue}`);
console.log(`VaR (95%): $${risk.var95}`);
console.log(`VaR (99%): $${risk.var99}`);
console.log(`CVaR (95%): $${risk.cvar95}`);
console.log(`Regime: ${risk.regime}`);
console.log(`Drawdown: ${risk.drawdownPct}%`);import { createVaRCalculator, calculateVaR, calculateCVaR } from 'clodds/risk';
// Full calculator with rolling window
const calc = createVaRCalculator({ windowSize: 100, confidenceLevel: 0.95 });
calc.addObservation({ pnlUsd: -50, pnlPct: -0.05, timestamp: new Date() });
const result = calc.calculateAt(0.99);
console.log(`VaR (99%): $${result.historicalVaR}`);
console.log(`CVaR (99%): $${result.cvar}`);
// Quick one-liners
const var95 = calculateVaR(pnlArray, 0.95);
const cvar95 = calculateCVaR(pnlArray, 0.95);import { createVolatilityDetector, detectRegime } from 'clodds/risk';
const detector = createVolatilityDetector({
lookbackWindow: 30,
haltOnExtreme: false,
regimeMultipliers: { low: 1.2, normal: 1.0, high: 0.5, extreme: 0.25 },
});
detector.addObservation(0.03); // 3% P&L
const snapshot = detector.detect();
console.log(`Regime: ${snapshot.regime}`); // 'low' | 'normal' | 'high' | 'extreme'
console.log(`Size multiplier: ${snapshot.sizeMultiplier}x`);
console.log(`Should halt: ${snapshot.shouldHalt}`);
// One-shot from array
const regime = detectRegime(recentPnLPcts);import { runStressTest, runAllScenarios, getAvailableScenarios } from 'clodds/risk';
const result = runStressTest(positions, 'flash_crash');
console.log(`Estimated loss: $${result.estimatedLoss} (${result.estimatedLossPct}%)`);
console.log(`Severity: ${result.severity}`);
console.log(`Recommendations: ${result.recommendations.join(', ')}`);
// Run all scenarios at once
const all = runAllScenarios(positions); // sorted by severity
// Override scenario parameters
const custom = runStressTest(positions, 'flash_crash', {
scenarios: { flash_crash: { lossPct: 30, description: 'Severe crash' } },
});import { getRiskDashboard } from 'clodds/risk';
const dashboard = engine.getDashboard();
console.log(`VaR (95%): $${dashboard.portfolioVaR95}`);
console.log(`Regime: ${dashboard.regime} (${dashboard.regimeSizeMultiplier}x)`);
console.log(`Daily P&L: $${dashboard.dailyPnL} / $${dashboard.dailyLossLimit}`);
console.log(`Drawdown: ${dashboard.currentDrawdown}% / ${dashboard.maxDrawdown}%`);
console.log(`Concentration HHI: ${dashboard.concentrationHHI}`);
console.log(`Kill switch: ${dashboard.killSwitchActive}`);
console.log(`Warnings: ${dashboard.warnings}`);import { createCircuitBreaker, MODERATE_CONFIG } from 'clodds/risk';
// Feature-engineering circuit breaker (market-condition-aware)
const breaker = createCircuitBreaker(MODERATE_CONFIG);
breaker.startMonitoring();
if (!breaker.canTrade('polymarket', marketId)) {
return; // Trading halted
}
breaker.recordTrade({ success: true, pnl: 2.5 });// Emergency stop via SafetyManager — no auto-resume
safetyManager.killSwitch('Market anomaly detected');
// Resume manually after review
safetyManager.resumeTrading();| # | Check | Module | Blocks Trade? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kill switch | SafetyManager | Yes |
| 2 | Circuit breaker | CircuitBreaker | Yes |
| 3 | Max order size | trading/risk | Yes |
| 4 | Exposure limits | trading/risk | Yes |
| 5 | Daily loss limit | SafetyManager | Yes |
| 6 | Max drawdown | SafetyManager | Yes |
| 7 | Concentration | SafetyManager | Yes |
| 8 | VaR limit | VaRCalculator | Yes (if configured) |
| 9 | Volatility regime | VolatilityDetector | Yes (if extreme + halt) |
| 10 | Kelly sizing | DynamicKelly | No (adjusts size) |
| Trigger | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Daily loss (USD) | $1,000 | Absolute loss limit |
| Daily loss (%) | 10% | Percentage of capital |
| Drawdown | 20% | Peak-to-trough |
| Consecutive losses | 5 | Losses in a row |
| Error rate | 50% | Failed order rate |
| Max trades | 50 | Trades per day |
| Regime | Size Multiplier | Description |
|---|---|---|
low | 1.2x | Calm markets, slightly larger positions |
normal | 1.0x | Baseline conditions |
high | 0.5x | Elevated volatility, half size |
extreme | 0.25x | Crisis — quarter size or halt trading |
| Scenario | Loss | Description |
|---|---|---|
flash_crash | 20% | All positions lose value instantly |
liquidity_crunch | 10% | Slippage doubles, partial fills |
platform_down | 15% | Primary platform offline |
correlation_spike | 25% | All positions move together |
black_swan | 40% | 3-sigma tail event |
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
armed | Normal, trading allowed |
warning | Approaching limits (80%) |
tripped | Limit exceeded, trading stopped |
killed | Emergency stop, manual reset required |
/risk reset to re-arm/risk reset after manual review (no auto-resume)/risk var and /risk dashboard regularly/risk stress before large position changes/risk regime to understand current volatility2a8c94e
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