From 00889301d94d71d966d27bc2041a81b7803bad30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ImBenji Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 03:59:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md to reflect project name and enhance description --- README.md | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7058e86..456433c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,16 +1,32 @@ -# capstone_project +# Augor -A new Flutter project. +> Drilling beneath surface sentiment to extract trading signals from financial news. -## Getting Started +## What is this? -This project is a starting point for a Flutter application. +Augor uses Large Language Models to interpret business events and generate trading signals. Instead of just counting positive/negative words, it understands what events *mean* for markets. -A few resources to get you started if this is your first Flutter project: +Traditional sentiment analysis: "This news mentions 'partnership' → positive" +Augor: "This partnership expands market access but dilutes margins → mixed signal" -- [Lab: Write your first Flutter app](https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/codelab) -- [Cookbook: Useful Flutter samples](https://docs.flutter.dev/cookbook) +## Why? -For help getting started with Flutter development, view the -[online documentation](https://docs.flutter.dev/), which offers tutorials, -samples, guidance on mobile development, and a full API reference. +Traditional NLP methods are limited: +- Can't understand context or nuance +- Miss complex implications of business events +- Struggle with negation and sarcasm + +LLMs can reason about *why* news matters, not just classify it as positive/negative. + +## What it does + +1. Aggregates news from multiple sources +2. Interprets business events (mergers, partnerships, product launches) +3. Generates trading signals based on reasoned analysis +4. Backtests performance against traditional approaches + +## Author + +Benjamin Watt +Supervisor: Panagiotis Kanellopoulos +University of Essex \ No newline at end of file