The Floor is a sandbox operator console — wire up signals, strategies and AI agents, put them on a schedule, and watch a paper book run. Click through it below.
↑ Click a room — Portfolio, Signals, Strategies, Agents… — to explore the console.
The courses teach the build; these three tools fill your Floor with strategies, agents and research.
The Floor itself is light — it's the AI model you point it at that sets the bar. Pick your lane.
| Cloudyour API key | Local · Standardsmall model, any PC | Local · Probig model + GPU | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core hardware | |||
| Free disk space | ~2 GB | 15–25 GB | 50–90 GB |
| Memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB | 32–64 GB |
| CPU | any modern | multi-core | high-end / Apple Silicon |
| GPU / VRAM | Not needed ✓ | Optional (helps) | Required · 24 GB+ |
| What it runs | |||
| Models | Claude · GPT-4o frontier | Llama 3.1 8B Qwen / Mistral 7B | Llama 3.3 70B Qwen 72B |
| Response speed | fastest | moderate | fast (with GPU) |
| Works offline | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data stays on your machine | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cost & setup | |||
| Cost | pay-per-use API | $0 | $0 + upfront HW |
| Setup | easy — paste a key | moderate — install Ollama | advanced — GPU + config |
| Maintenance | none | light | ongoing |
| Best fit | |||
| Best for | top quality on a low-spec PC | privacy + zero API bills | max local power & privacy |
| Not ideal for | offline / no data-sharing | frontier-grade reasoning | laptops / low-VRAM machines |
The honest limits: The Floor is pure-stdlib + SQLite — the app runs on almost anything. The specs above are for the AI model you connect: a cloud API installs nothing, while a local model (via Ollama / LM Studio) is where disk, RAM and GPU matter. Local models trade some reasoning quality for privacy and no per-token cost. Everything stays sandbox / paper — The Floor never places a real trade.
22 operators — market-moving people, pre-IPO giants and live policy catalysts. Each is a historical backtest study, not a recommendation. Click any card.
Compose a strategy, wire up your agents, put it on a schedule — all in the sandbox. The courses walk you through every piece.
Open the Strategy Builder →DeadCatFound Premium · The Floor. Educational research and software only — not financial advice, not a managed account. The Floor is a sandbox simulator; every operator is a historical backtest study, not a recommendation to trade. Backtested and paper results do not guarantee future returns. Full disclaimer.