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mykernel/factor-lab

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16Audience · generalComplexity · 2/5Setup · easy

TLDR

A web tool for researching Chinese A-share stocks by tracking earnings surprises, screening with custom factors, and saving research run history.

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  root((Factor Lab))
    What it does
      Search profit gaps
      Screen with factors
      Build candidate lists
      Save run settings
    Tech stack
      Web service
      Mobile support
    Use cases
      Track earnings surprises
      Test factor combinations
      Document research process
      Review past run settings
    Audience
      Financial analysts
      Individual investors
    Limitations
      Not investment advice
      No return guarantees

    Getting started
      Search by ticker
      Pick reporting period

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Search whether a stock has shown a profit gap in a given financial reporting period.

USE CASE 2

Screen and rank stocks using your own custom financial factors.

USE CASE 3

Build a candidate stock list and save the exact settings used to create it.

USE CASE 4

Review past research runs to see which conditions and weights were applied.

What is it built with?

Web service

How does it compare?

mykernel/factor-lab920linjerry-stack/capital-studioaahonarmand/neticu
Stars161616
LanguagePythonSwift
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity2/53/52/5
Audiencegeneralresearchergeneral

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

It is a hosted web service with a mobile version, so there is no local install.

The README does not state a license.

In plain English

Factor Lab is a research workbench for Chinese A-share stocks, meaning shares traded on the mainland China stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen. It focuses on a specific investing concept called profit gaps, which are moments when a company's actual earnings come in higher or lower than what the market expected from a financial report. Researchers and individual investors use the platform to search for historical instances of these events and build their own stock screening rules around them. The tool lets you type in a stock ticker or company name to see whether that stock has ever appeared in the platform's profit-gap record database. From there, you can pick a specific financial reporting period and apply your own set of factors, numerical signals drawn from financial data, to filter or rank stocks and generate a candidate list. Each calculation run is saved with all its settings, so you can go back and review exactly which reporting period, filtering conditions, and scoring weights you used at any given time. Factor Lab adds a few extra layers on top of basic screening: current price data overlaid on past results, AI-generated summaries for individual stocks and stock pools, and access to publicly released research reports. There is also a built-in feedback channel for reporting data issues or requesting features. The platform is designed for people who want to document and repeat their own research process rather than receive automated buy or sell signals. The README is explicit that outputs do not constitute investment advice and carry no return promises. It is aimed at analysts who already understand financial statements and want a structured place to test factor combinations and keep a written record of their reasoning. The README does not describe the underlying technical stack or server setup. The platform is available as a web service and also works on mobile.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain what a profit gap or earnings surprise means for a stock like Factor Lab tracks.
Prompt 2
Help me think through what financial factors I could use to screen A-share stocks.
Prompt 3
Walk me through how a tool like Factor Lab would let me save and review a past research run.
Prompt 4
Summarize the difference between a research workbench like this and an automated trading signal service.

Frequently asked questions

What is factor-lab?

A web tool for researching Chinese A-share stocks by tracking earnings surprises, screening with custom factors, and saving research run history.

What license does factor-lab use?

The README does not state a license.

How hard is factor-lab to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is factor-lab for?

Mainly general.

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