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I built a real-time trading simulator with Next.js and Socket.IO

Just finished building Flash, a real-time trading simulator that handles live market data with WebSocket updates.

Key features

  • Real-time price updates for stocks, crypto, and forex
  • AI-powered portfolio analysis using OpenAI
  • Redis caching to optimize API calls
  • Full authentication and portfolio management

Tech stack

Next.js, TypeScript, Express, Socket.IO, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Redis, OpenAI

Demo

Video
Live
GitHub

What's next

Planning to add stop-loss/take-profit orders, deeper analytics, and more advanced AI features.

Let me know if you have questions about the implementation!

Top comments (2)

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Hashbyt

This is a seriously impressive build, Mido. Integrating real-time WebSockets with a Next.js frontend and a full backend stack is no small feat.

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Mido

Thanks so much!