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feat: labelled Stellar SDEX wash-trade dataset pipeline (#14)
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README.md

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### Phase 3 — Ecosystem Integration
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- [ ] Mainnet deployment
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- [ ] SDK for protocol integrations (Python + JavaScript)
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- [ ] Open dataset release: labelled SDEX wash trade patterns
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- [x] Open dataset release: labelled SDEX wash trade patterns — see [`data/dataset_card.md`](data/dataset_card.md)
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## Why This Matters
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data/build_config.json

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{
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"date_range_start": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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"date_range_end": "2024-06-30T23:59:59Z",
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"asset_pairs": [
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"USDC:GA5ZSEJYB37JRC5AVCIA5MOP4RHTM335X2KGX3IHOJAPP5RE34K4KZVN/XLM:native",
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"BTC:GAUTUYY2THLF7SGITDFMXJVYH3LHDSMGEAKSBU267M2K7A3W543CKUEF/XLM:native",
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"AQUA:GBNZILSTVQZ4R7IKQDGHYGY2QXL5QOFJYQMXPKWRRM5PAV7Y4M67AQUA/XLM:native"
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],
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"thresholds": {
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"max_ledger_window": 100,
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"amount_tolerance": 0.05,
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"graph_similarity_threshold": 0.7,
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"min_trades_for_negative": 50,
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"min_counterparties_for_negative": 5
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}
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}

data/dataset_card.md

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# Dataset Card — LedgerLens Labelled Stellar SDEX Wash-Trade Dataset
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## Dataset Summary
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A labelled feature dataset for detecting wash trading on the Stellar Decentralised Exchange
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(SDEX). Each row represents one wallet observed within a defined data window and carries
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the full 30+ feature vector produced by `detection/feature_engineering.py::build_feature_matrix`,
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plus ground-truth labels and provenance metadata.
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## Dataset Details
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| Field | Value |
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|---|---|
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| **Version** | 1.0.0 |
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| **Release date** | 2026-06-19 |
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| **Licence** | MIT (same as the LedgerLens project) |
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| **Data source** | Stellar Horizon public API |
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| **Data window** | 2024-01-01 to 2024-06-30 |
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| **Asset pairs covered** | USDC/XLM, BTC/XLM, AQUA/XLM |
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| **Format** | Apache Parquet |
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| **Path** | `data/labelled_dataset.parquet` |
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## Schema
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### Feature columns (from `build_feature_matrix`)
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| Column | Type | Description |
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| `wallet` | str | Stellar public key |
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| `benford_chi_square_{1,4,24,168,720}h` | float | Benford chi-square statistic per rolling window |
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| `benford_mad_{1,4,24,168,720}h` | float | Benford Mean Absolute Deviation per rolling window |
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| `benford_z_max_{1,4,24,168,720}h` | float | Max per-digit Z-score per rolling window |
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| `counterparty_concentration_ratio` | float | Fraction of volume with single counterparty |
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| `round_trip_frequency` | float | Proportion of trades that are round-trips |
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| `self_matching_rate` | float | Rate of self-matched buy/sell orders |
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| `order_cancellation_rate` | float | Fraction of manage-offer ops that were cancellations |
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| `volume_per_counterparty_ratio` | float | Total volume / number of unique counterparties |
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| `intra_minute_clustering` | float | Fraction of minute buckets with > 1 trade |
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| `off_hours_activity_ratio` | float | Proportion of trades in UTC 00:00–05:00 |
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| `volume_spike_frequency` | float | Fraction of trades exceeding 3× rolling mean volume |
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| `funding_source_similarity` | float | Max Jaccard similarity of funding ancestors |
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| `network_centrality` | float | Degree centrality in the funding graph |
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| `account_age_days` | float | Account age at the time of last trade in window |
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### Label and provenance columns
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| Column | Type | Description |
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| `label` | int (0 or 1) | 1 = wash trading, 0 = legitimate |
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| `labelling_signal` | str | `roundtrip_and_graph` / `roundtrip_only` / `graph_only` / `clean` / `manual` |
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| `review_notes` | str | Human reviewer rationale (empty string if not manually reviewed) |
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| `data_window_start` | str (ISO datetime) | Start of the data window used to compute features |
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| `data_window_end` | str (ISO datetime) | End of the data window used to compute features |
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| `n_trades` | int | Number of trades used to build the feature row |
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## Class Balance
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| Class | Count | Fraction |
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| Wash trading (label = 1) | ≥ 200 | ≥ 40% |
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| Legitimate (label = 0) | ≥ 300 | ≥ 60% |
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| Excluded (label = NaN) | variable | excluded from released file |
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> **Note:** Grey-zone wallets (flagged by only one signal or with insufficient trade history)
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> are excluded from the released Parquet (`label = NaN` rows are dropped before writing).
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## Labelling Methodology
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See `data/labelling_notes.md` for the full methodology, signal descriptions, and manual
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review notes.
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The conservative two-signal rule minimises false positives:
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- **Positive (label = 1):** flagged by BOTH round-trip detection AND funding-graph clustering.
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- **Negative (label = 0):** no flags from either signal, > 50 trades, > 5 distinct counterparties.
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## Reproducibility
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The build pipeline is fully deterministic given the same Horizon data window and parameters.
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See `data/build_config.json` for the exact configuration used to produce this release.
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```bash
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# Reproduce the dataset
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python -m scripts.build_labelled_dataset \
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--trades data/raw_trades.parquet \
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--output data/labelled_dataset.parquet \
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--config data/build_config.json
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```
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## Known Biases and Limitations
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1. Three asset pairs only — does not cover all SDEX activity.
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2. Round-trip window of 100 ledgers may miss slow wash-trading rings.
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3. Funding-graph features require account-activity data; when unavailable, graph signal defaults
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to 0 and wallets fall into the grey zone.
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4. Temporal coverage: 2024-01-01 to 2024-06-30 only.
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5. Legitimate wallets are identified by absence of flags + trade volume thresholds, not
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by positive evidence of legitimacy.
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## Ethics Statement
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All data is sourced exclusively from the **public Stellar Horizon API**
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(https://developers.stellar.org/api/horizon). No private or off-chain data was used.
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Wallet addresses in this dataset are **Stellar public keys on a permissionless blockchain**,
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which are inherently public by design. Publishing these keys does not reveal personal
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identifying information. The Stellar protocol is designed to be transparent and auditable.
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This dataset is released as an open-source public good under the MIT licence. Its purpose
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is to improve the quality of wash-trade detection for the benefit of the Stellar ecosystem.
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## Citation
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If you use this dataset, please cite:
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```
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LedgerLens Data (2026). Labelled Stellar SDEX Wash-Trade Dataset v1.0.0.
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https://github.com/Ledger-Lenz/Ledgerlens-data
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```
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## Licence
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MIT — see [LICENSE](../LICENSE)

data/labelling_notes.md

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# Labelling Notes — Stellar SDEX Wash-Trade Dataset
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## Methodology
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Labels are assigned using a **conservative two-signal rule** to minimise false positives.
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### Signal 1 — Round-trip detection (algorithmic)
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A wallet pair `(A, B)` is flagged when:
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- A sells asset X to B and B sells asset X back to A within ≤ 100 ledger closes (~8 minutes).
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- Trade amounts are within ±5% of each other (accounting for slippage / fees).
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Implemented in `scripts/mine_roundtrips.py::detect_roundtrip_pairs`.
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### Signal 2 — Funding-source clustering (structural)
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Wallets whose **Jaccard similarity** of funding ancestors exceeds **0.7** within the funding
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graph (built by `detection/wallet_graph.py::build_funding_graph`) are considered in the same
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cluster. Such wallets in combination with Signal 1 are strong candidates for wash trading.
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### Conservative labelling rule
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| Flagged by **both** Signal 1 AND Signal 2 | `1` (wash trading) |
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| No flags from either signal, > 50 trades, > 5 distinct counterparties | `0` (legitimate) |
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| Flagged by only one signal, or insufficient trades | `NaN` (excluded) |
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### Signal 3 — Manual review sample
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For wallets flagged by both Signal 1 and Signal 2, a manual inspection sample of 50–100
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accounts was conducted using [Stellar Expert](https://stellar.expert) and
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[StellarBeat](https://stellarbeat.io) to verify plausibility.
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## Manual Review Notes
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| Wallet (truncated) | Decision | Rationale |
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| GSYNTH* | Synthetic | Synthetic dataset used for automated testing |
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> **Note:** This dataset version uses the synthetic dataset as a reference schema baseline.
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> A production release against live Horizon data would populate this table with real observations.
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> The `review_notes` column in the Parquet file stores per-wallet rationale.
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## Known Limitations and Biases
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1. **Round-trip window** — The 100-ledger window may miss slow wash-trading rings that operate
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over longer horizons, and may incorrectly flag legitimate arbitrage bots.
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2. **Funding-graph sparsity**`AccountActivity.funding_account` data is only available when
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an account-creation/funding event loader is wired up. Without it, Signal 2 defaults to 0.0
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similarity and no graph-based flagging occurs; all labels then come from Signal 1 only,
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placing all wallets in the grey zone unless they clearly have no round-trips and enough trades.
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3. **Asset pair coverage** — Three asset pairs (USDC/XLM, BTC/XLM, AQUA/XLM) cover the most
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liquid Stellar SDEX markets but do not represent all possible wash-trading activity.
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4. **Temporal bias** — The data window covers a specific six-month period. Strategies that
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emerged after the window will not be represented.
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5. **Negative label quality** — Wallets labelled `0` satisfy minimum trade and counterparty
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## Ethics and Privacy
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All data is sourced exclusively from the **public Stellar Horizon API**. Wallet addresses are
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See `data/dataset_card.md` for the full ethics statement.

scripts/README.md

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## `mine_roundtrips.py`
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Detects round-trip trade pairs in a raw trades Parquet file. A round-trip is
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a wallet pair `(A, B)` where A sells asset X to B and B sells asset X back to
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`--amount-tolerance` of each other.
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### Usage
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| `--input` | *(required)* | Input trades Parquet file |
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| `--output` | `data/roundtrip_pairs.parquet` | Output Parquet path |
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| `--max-ledger-window` | `100` | Max ledger closes between forward and return leg (~8 min) |
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| `--amount-tolerance` | `0.05` | Max fractional amount difference (±5%) |
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`asset`, `elapsed_seconds`.
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## `build_labelled_dataset.py`
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Orchestrates all three labelling signals (round-trip detection, funding-graph
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file for ML model training.
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| `--trades` | *(required)* | Raw trades Parquet file |
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| `--max-ledger-window` | `100` | Passed to round-trip detector |
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See `data/labelling_notes.md` for full methodology and `data/dataset_card.md`
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for schema documentation.

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