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+# Intelligence Services
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+Intelligence services provide AI/ML capabilities, strategy execution, and algorithmic trading intelligence for the platform.
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+## Services
+
+### Backtest Engine
+- **Purpose**: Historical strategy testing and performance analysis
+- **Key Functions**:
+  - Strategy backtesting with historical data
+  - Performance analytics and metrics calculation
+  - Vectorized and event-based processing modes
+  - Risk-adjusted return analysis
+  - Strategy comparison and optimization
+
+### Signal Engine
+- **Purpose**: Trading signal generation and processing
+- **Key Functions**:
+  - Technical indicator calculations
+  - Signal generation from multiple sources
+  - Signal aggregation and filtering
+  - Real-time signal processing
+  - Signal quality assessment
+
+### Strategy Orchestrator
+- **Purpose**: Trading strategy execution and management
+- **Key Functions**:
+  - Strategy lifecycle management
+  - Event-driven strategy execution
+  - Multi-strategy coordination
+  - Strategy performance monitoring
+  - Risk integration and position management
+
+## Architecture
+
+Intelligence services form the "brain" of the trading platform, combining market analysis, machine learning, and algorithmic decision-making to generate actionable trading insights. They work together to create a comprehensive trading intelligence pipeline from signal generation to strategy execution.