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Building an AI-Powered Quantitative Trading System with Hermes Agent and IBKR
Michael Zhan · 2026-05-04 · via DEV Community

Michael Zhang

Building an AI-Powered Quantitative Trading System with Hermes Agent and IBKR

How I set up a multi-signal ETF trading bot that runs on autopilot — and the 7 things that broke along the way


I wanted a system that watches the market 24/7, analyzes technical indicators across multiple ETFs, and executes trades automatically. No manual chart-checking. No emotional decisions. Just cold, calculated signals.

Here's what I built and everything I learned.

The Stack

Twelve Data (market data) → Python strategy engine → IB Gateway → IBKR
                                    ↑
                            Hermes Agent (cron scheduling)

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  • Market Data: Twelve Data API (free tier, 800 calls/day)
  • Execution: ib_insync Python library → IB Gateway → Interactive Brokers
  • Scheduling: Hermes Agent cron jobs, every 3 minutes
  • Dashboard: Real-time HTML dashboard with signal indicators and market news
  • Strategy: 6-condition buy signal, 3-condition sell trigger

The Strategy: Why 6/6, Not 2/3

Most retail strategies use 2-3 indicators. I chose 6 for a reason: every additional condition exponentially reduces false signals.

Here are the six gates a stock must pass before I'll buy:

# Indicator Condition What It Means
1 RSI < 30 Oversold bounce The stock has been beaten down
2 Price ≤ Lower Bollinger At support level It's at a statistical floor
3 Price > MA20 Uptrend The direction is right
4 ADX > 20 Trending, not ranging There's actual momentum
5 MACD histogram turning positive Momentum shift Bears are becoming bulls
6 Volume confirmation Real interest It's not a fake-out

Sell triggers are simpler — any one of three fires: RSI overbought, price hitting upper Bollinger, or MACD death cross. Getting out fast matters more than getting in perfectly.

I track three ETFs: SPY, QQQ, IWM. One position at a time. $1,000 paper account.

Setting Up IB Gateway: The 3-Hour Rabbit Hole

Installing IB Gateway for headless automated trading should take 15 minutes. It took me three hours. Here's what nobody tells you.

1. Use the OFFLINE installer, not the auto-updating one

IBC (Interactive Brokers Controller — the tool that types your password into the Gateway's login screen) does not work with the auto-updating version. You MUST download the "Stable Standalone" build:

https://download2.interactivebrokers.com/installers/ibgateway/stable-standalone/ibgateway-stable-standalone-linux-x64.sh

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2. JavaFX: The silent killer

IB Gateway 10.45 uses JavaFX for its GUI. System OpenJDK does NOT include JavaFX. If you start Gateway via IBC with system Java, it crashes in 0.5 seconds with a cryptic NullPointerException.

The fix: IB Gateway bundles its own Azul Zulu JRE (which includes JavaFX). Leave JAVA_PATH= empty in IBC's config, and it auto-discovers the bundled JRE from .install4j/inst_jre.cfg. Do not set JAVA_PATH=/usr/bin.

3. IBC strips -D VM options. Patch it.

IBC's ibcstart.sh explicitly filters out ALL -D prefixed options from ibgateway.vmoptions (line 322: ! "${line:0:2}" = "-D"). Gateway 10.45 NEEDS -DinstallDir and -DvmOptionsPath to initialize. Without them, it silently exits after "LauncherFontUpdater."

You must add these directly to the java_vm_options variable in ibcstart.sh:

java_vm_options="$java_vm_options -DinstallDir=${program_path}"
java_vm_options="$java_vm_options -DvmOptionsPath=${program_path}/ibgateway.vmoptions"

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4. Paper trading credentials are separate from Live

I spent 30 minutes debugging "invalid username or password" because IBKR's paper trading account has its OWN username and password, different from your live login. Find them in: Client Portal → Settings → Paper Trading Account.

5. Read-Only API mode

When you first log in manually, the Gateway's API is in Read-Only mode. ib_insync connects but every order fails with Error 321: The API interface is currently in Read-Only mode. Fix: Configuration → API → Settings → uncheck "Read Only API."

6. Live accounts require 2FA

Live trading accounts need IBKR Mobile authentication. IBC handles the 2FA flow but you MUST acknowledge the push notification on your phone within 180 seconds. For automated paper trading, no 2FA needed — use a dedicated paper trading username.

7. WSLg focus events flood the log

Running in WSL2 with WSLg, the Gateway window generates hundreds of focus/lost-focus events. IBC logs them all. It doesn't break anything but makes reading the log... noisy.

The Code

The full strategy is a Python script that:

  • Fetches 5-minute candles from Twelve Data
  • Calculates all 6 indicators locally with NumPy
  • Connects to IB Gateway via ib_insync
  • Checks buy/sell conditions
  • Executes market orders on signal

Core signal check:

def check_buy(rsi, price, sma, upper, middle, lower, adx, ml, sl, hist, ph, vol):
    return {
        "RSI oversold":    rsi < 30,
        "At lower band":   price <= lower * 1.02,
        "Uptrend":         price > sma,
        "Trending":        adx > 20,
        "MACD turning":    hist > 0 and ph < hist,
        "Volume OK":       vol is not None,
    }

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All six must be True. If any one fails, no trade. This filters out ~95% of false signals compared to a simple RSI-only strategy.

The Dashboard

Dashboard showing three ETF cards with signal indicators

I built a real-time HTML dashboard that shows:

  • Each ETF's 6 signal lights (green ✓ / red ✗) with hover explanations
  • Progress bar toward 6/6
  • RSI, ADX, MA values
  • Market status (open/closed/weekend)
  • Latest Yahoo Finance news
  • Auto-refresh every 3 seconds

The strategy script writes a data.json file each run, and the dashboard reads it. No server-side rendering needed — just static HTML + JavaScript.

Hermes Agent Cron Scheduling

Hermes Agent handles scheduling. One command:

hermes cron create "*/3 * * * *" --prompt "Run the strategy script"

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The agent executes the Python script, connects to IB Gateway, gets market data, evaluates signals, and places orders — all autonomously. If a trade happens, I get notified.

Results (Paper Trading)

After one weekend of running:

  • 0 trades executed (markets closed)
  • 780 API calls saved (rate limit not wasted on weekends)
  • Dashboard functional with live market status detection

Monday will be the real test.

Key Takeaways

  1. Offline installer, not auto-updating. This alone saved what could have been hours of debugging.
  2. Let IBC find its own Java. Don't override JAVA_PATH. The bundled JRE has JavaFX; your system JRE probably doesn't.
  3. Patch ibcstart.sh. IBC intentionally strips -D options. Gateway 10.45 needs them. Add them manually.
  4. 6/6 is strict but worth it. Each additional condition exponentially reduces noise.
  5. Paper trading credentials are separate from Live. This one cost me 30 minutes of confusion.
  6. Build a dashboard. You can't debug what you can't see. Visual feedback for every indicator state is invaluable.

This setup runs on a $1,000 paper trading account. Full code and configuration available at maiweb.co.nz.

Built with Hermes Agent, ib_insync, Twelve Data, and too much coffee.