foxhunt/MAMBA2_STATE_SPACE_ANALYSIS.md

MAMBA-2 State-Space Dynamics Analysis Framework

Purpose: Analyze state-space hyperparameter impact on HFT performance Post-Tuning: Run after 40-trial Optuna study completes Created: 2025-10-14

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🎯 Research Questions

1. State Size vs Performance

Question: How does state dimensionality (d_state) impact Sharpe ratio and memory usage?

Hypothesis:

• State size 8: Insufficient for HFT complexity (Sharpe < 1.55)
• State size 16: Optimal balance (Sharpe 1.65-1.75)
• State size 32: Diminishing returns (Sharpe 1.70-1.80, but 2x memory)

Expected Finding: State size 16 is sweet spot (best Sharpe per GB VRAM)

Visualization:

import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns

# Load tuning results
df = pd.read_json('results/mamba2_tuning_results.json')

# Plot state size vs Sharpe ratio
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
sns.boxplot(data=df, x='state_size', y='sharpe_ratio')
plt.axhline(y=1.50, color='r', linestyle='--', label='DQN Baseline')
plt.title('MAMBA-2: State Size vs Sharpe Ratio')
plt.xlabel('State Size (d_state)')
plt.ylabel('Sharpe Ratio')
plt.legend()
plt.savefig('analysis/state_size_vs_sharpe.png')

# Memory vs Accuracy scatter
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
df['memory_gb'] = df['vram_usage_mb'] / 1024
scatter = plt.scatter(df['memory_gb'], df['sharpe_ratio'],
                     c=df['state_size'], cmap='viridis', s=100, alpha=0.6)
plt.colorbar(scatter, label='State Size')
plt.axhline(y=1.50, color='r', linestyle='--', label='DQN Baseline')
plt.xlabel('VRAM Usage (GB)')
plt.ylabel('Sharpe Ratio')
plt.title('MAMBA-2: Memory vs Accuracy Tradeoff')
plt.legend()
plt.savefig('analysis/memory_vs_sharpe.png')

Expected Output:

State Size 8:  Sharpe 1.48 ± 0.08, VRAM 1.2GB
State Size 16: Sharpe 1.72 ± 0.06, VRAM 2.1GB  ⭐ OPTIMAL
State Size 32: Sharpe 1.76 ± 0.05, VRAM 3.8GB  (marginal gain)

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2. Expansion Factor Impact

Question: Does expansion_factor=4 justify 2x memory cost vs expansion_factor=2?

Hypothesis: expansion_factor=2 sufficient for HFT patterns (diminishing returns at 4)

Analysis:

# Group by expansion factor
expansion_analysis = df.groupby('expansion_factor').agg({
    'sharpe_ratio': ['mean', 'std', 'max'],
    'memory_gb': 'mean',
    'inference_latency_us': 'mean'
})

print("Expansion Factor Analysis:")
print(expansion_analysis)

# Statistical significance test (t-test)
from scipy.stats import ttest_ind
expand_2 = df[df['expansion_factor'] == 2]['sharpe_ratio']
expand_4 = df[df['expansion_factor'] == 4]['sharpe_ratio']
t_stat, p_value = ttest_ind(expand_2, expand_4)
print(f"\nt-test: t={t_stat:.3f}, p={p_value:.4f}")
if p_value < 0.05:
    print("Expansion factor 4 significantly better (p < 0.05)")
else:
    print("No significant difference (p >= 0.05) - use expand=2 for efficiency")

Expected Output:

Expansion Factor 2: Sharpe 1.70 ± 0.07, VRAM 2.0GB, Latency 82μs
Expansion Factor 4: Sharpe 1.73 ± 0.06, VRAM 3.2GB, Latency 115μs

t-test: t=1.245, p=0.219
Conclusion: No significant difference (p >= 0.05) - use expand=2 ⭐

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3. Time-Step Dynamics Optimization

Question: What dt_min/dt_max range captures optimal tick-level + trend dynamics?

Hypothesis:

• dt_min ~0.001 (1ms tick-level)
• dt_max ~0.05-0.10 (50-100ms trend)
• Narrow range (dt_max/dt_min < 10) may underperform

Visualization:

# Heatmap of dt_min vs dt_max
pivot = df.pivot_table(values='sharpe_ratio', index='dt_min', columns='dt_max', aggfunc='mean')

plt.figure(figsize=(10, 8))
sns.heatmap(pivot, annot=True, fmt='.2f', cmap='RdYlGn', center=1.60)
plt.title('MAMBA-2: Time-Step Dynamics (dt_min vs dt_max)')
plt.xlabel('dt_max (max time-step)')
plt.ylabel('dt_min (min time-step)')
plt.savefig('analysis/dt_dynamics_heatmap.png')

# Time-step range analysis
df['dt_range'] = df['dt_max'] / df['dt_min']
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
plt.scatter(df['dt_range'], df['sharpe_ratio'], alpha=0.6)
plt.axhline(y=1.50, color='r', linestyle='--', label='DQN Baseline')
plt.xlabel('Time-Step Range (dt_max / dt_min)')
plt.ylabel('Sharpe Ratio')
plt.title('MAMBA-2: Time-Step Range Impact')
plt.xscale('log')
plt.legend()
plt.savefig('analysis/dt_range_impact.png')

Expected Output:

Optimal dt_min: 0.001 (1ms tick capture)
Optimal dt_max: 0.08 (80ms trend capture)
Optimal range: 80x (multi-scale modeling)

Narrow range (<10x): Sharpe 1.52 ± 0.09 (underperforms)
Medium range (10-100x): Sharpe 1.72 ± 0.06 ⭐ OPTIMAL
Wide range (>100x): Sharpe 1.65 ± 0.08 (noisy)

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4. Advanced Feature Impact

Question: Do use_ssd and use_selective_state justify added complexity?

Hypothesis:

• use_selective_state=true: +5-15% Sharpe (critical for regime changes)
• use_ssd=true: +2-5% Sharpe + 10-30% speedup

Analysis:

# Feature ablation analysis
feature_analysis = df.groupby(['use_ssd', 'use_selective_state']).agg({
    'sharpe_ratio': ['mean', 'std', 'count'],
    'inference_latency_us': 'mean'
})

print("Feature Ablation Analysis:")
print(feature_analysis)

# Baseline: Both disabled
baseline = df[(df['use_ssd'] == False) & (df['use_selective_state'] == False)]['sharpe_ratio'].mean()

# SSD only
ssd_only = df[(df['use_ssd'] == True) & (df['use_selective_state'] == False)]['sharpe_ratio'].mean()

# Selective state only
selective_only = df[(df['use_ssd'] == False) & (df['use_selective_state'] == True)]['sharpe_ratio'].mean()

# Both enabled
both = df[(df['use_ssd'] == True) & (df['use_selective_state'] == True)]['sharpe_ratio'].mean()

print(f"\nFeature Impact:")
print(f"Baseline (both off): {baseline:.3f}")
print(f"SSD only: {ssd_only:.3f} ({100*(ssd_only/baseline-1):.1f}% lift)")
print(f"Selective state only: {selective_only:.3f} ({100*(selective_only/baseline-1):.1f}% lift)")
print(f"Both on: {both:.3f} ({100*(both/baseline-1):.1f}% lift)")

Expected Output:

Feature Ablation:
Baseline (both off):        Sharpe 1.52, Latency 95μs
SSD only:                   Sharpe 1.57 (3.3% lift), Latency 72μs (24% faster)
Selective state only:       Sharpe 1.68 (10.5% lift), Latency 88μs
Both on:                    Sharpe 1.74 (14.5% lift), Latency 68μs ⭐ OPTIMAL

Conclusion: Both features critical for HFT performance

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5. Hyperparameter Correlation Analysis

Question: Which hyperparameters most strongly influence Sharpe ratio?

Visualization:

# Correlation heatmap
numeric_cols = ['learning_rate', 'batch_size', 'hidden_dim', 'state_size',
                'num_layers', 'expansion_factor', 'dropout', 'grad_clip',
                'weight_decay', 'warmup_steps', 'dt_min', 'dt_max',
                'sharpe_ratio', 'memory_gb', 'inference_latency_us']

corr = df[numeric_cols].corr()

plt.figure(figsize=(14, 12))
sns.heatmap(corr, annot=True, fmt='.2f', cmap='coolwarm', center=0,
            square=True, linewidths=1, cbar_kws={"shrink": 0.8})
plt.title('MAMBA-2: Hyperparameter Correlation Matrix')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig('analysis/correlation_heatmap.png', dpi=150)

# Feature importance (Sharpe correlation)
sharpe_corr = corr['sharpe_ratio'].drop('sharpe_ratio').sort_values(ascending=False)
print("Top Sharpe Ratio Correlations:")
print(sharpe_corr)

plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
sharpe_corr.plot(kind='barh', color=['g' if x > 0 else 'r' for x in sharpe_corr])
plt.xlabel('Correlation with Sharpe Ratio')
plt.title('MAMBA-2: Feature Importance')
plt.axvline(x=0, color='k', linestyle='-', linewidth=0.5)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig('analysis/feature_importance.png')

Expected Output:

Top Sharpe Correlations:
use_selective_state:  +0.42  ⭐ Most important
state_size:          +0.31  ⭐ Critical
learning_rate:       -0.28  (lower is better)
use_ssd:             +0.24
hidden_dim:          +0.18
dt_max:              +0.15
warmup_steps:        +0.12
batch_size:          -0.09
expansion_factor:    +0.04  (marginal)

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📊 Model Comparison Framework

DQN vs PPO vs MAMBA-2

# Load baseline results
baselines = {
    'DQN': {'sharpe': 1.50, 'win_rate': 0.52, 'max_dd': -0.15, 'latency': 120, 'vram': 1.2},
    'PPO': {'sharpe': 1.30, 'win_rate': 0.50, 'max_dd': -0.18, 'latency': 180, 'vram': 1.8},
}

# MAMBA-2 best trial
mamba2_best = df.loc[df['sharpe_ratio'].idxmax()]

comparison = pd.DataFrame({
    'DQN': baselines['DQN'],
    'PPO': baselines['PPO'],
    'MAMBA-2': {
        'sharpe': mamba2_best['sharpe_ratio'],
        'win_rate': mamba2_best['win_rate'],
        'max_dd': mamba2_best['max_drawdown'],
        'latency': mamba2_best['inference_latency_us'],
        'vram': mamba2_best['memory_gb']
    }
})

print("Model Performance Comparison:")
print(comparison.T)

# Relative improvement
print("\nMAMBA-2 vs DQN (best baseline):")
for metric in ['sharpe', 'win_rate']:
    improvement = (comparison.loc[metric, 'MAMBA-2'] / comparison.loc[metric, 'DQN'] - 1) * 100
    print(f"{metric}: {improvement:+.1f}% improvement")

# Visualization
comparison_plot = comparison.T[['sharpe', 'win_rate']].copy()
comparison_plot['win_rate'] *= 100  # Convert to percentage

fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(14, 6))

# Sharpe ratio
axes[0].bar(comparison_plot.index, comparison_plot['sharpe'], color=['#1f77b4', '#ff7f0e', '#2ca02c'])
axes[0].axhline(y=1.50, color='r', linestyle='--', label='DQN Baseline')
axes[0].set_ylabel('Sharpe Ratio')
axes[0].set_title('Sharpe Ratio Comparison')
axes[0].legend()

# Win rate
axes[1].bar(comparison_plot.index, comparison_plot['win_rate'], color=['#1f77b4', '#ff7f0e', '#2ca02c'])
axes[1].axhline(y=52, color='r', linestyle='--', label='DQN Baseline')
axes[1].set_ylabel('Win Rate (%)')
axes[1].set_title('Win Rate Comparison')
axes[1].legend()

plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig('analysis/model_comparison.png')

Expected Output:

Model Performance Comparison:
           Sharpe  Win Rate  Max DD  Latency  VRAM
DQN        1.50    52%       -15%    120μs    1.2GB
PPO        1.30    50%       -18%    180μs    1.8GB
MAMBA-2    1.74    56%       -12%    68μs     2.2GB  ⭐ BEST

MAMBA-2 vs DQN:
sharpe: +16.0% improvement ⭐
win_rate: +7.7% improvement
latency: -43.3% improvement (faster)

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🎯 Optimal Configuration (Expected)

Based on state-space dynamics analysis, the optimal MAMBA-2 config is expected to be:

# MAMBA-2 Optimal Hyperparameters (Post-Tuning Expected)
model: MAMBA_2
epochs: 500  # Final training

architecture:
  hidden_dim: 256          # d_model (balanced capacity)
  state_size: 16           # d_state (optimal state dynamics)
  num_layers: 4            # Balanced depth
  expansion_factor: 2      # Efficient inner dimension
  dropout: 0.15            # Moderate regularization

state_space_dynamics:
  dt_min: 0.001            # 1ms tick-level capture
  dt_max: 0.08             # 80ms trend capture
  use_ssd: true            # Structured State Duality (3% Sharpe lift + 24% speedup)
  use_selective_state: true # Context-aware transitions (10% Sharpe lift)
  hardware_aware: true     # RTX 3050 Ti optimizations

training:
  learning_rate: 0.0001    # Conservative for state-space stability
  batch_size: 32           # Balanced throughput vs memory
  grad_clip: 1.25          # Prevent gradient explosion
  weight_decay: 0.0005     # L2 regularization
  warmup_steps: 800        # Gradual learning rate ramp

performance:
  sharpe_ratio: 1.74       # 16% improvement over DQN
  win_rate: 56%            # 4% absolute improvement
  max_drawdown: -12%       # 3% risk reduction
  inference_latency: 68μs  # 43% faster than DQN
  vram_usage: 2.2GB        # Fits RTX 3050 Ti comfortably

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📁 Analysis Scripts

1. Generate Full Analysis Report

# After tuning completes
python scripts/analyze_mamba2_tuning.py \
  --results results/mamba2_tuning_results.json \
  --output analysis/mamba2_report.pdf

2. Export Best Config for Production

# Extract best hyperparameters
tli tune best --job-id <uuid> > mamba2_production_config.yaml

# Validate config
tli config validate --file mamba2_production_config.yaml

3. State-Space Dynamics Deep Dive

# scripts/mamba2_state_space_analysis.py
import json
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns

# Load results
with open('results/mamba2_tuning_results.json') as f:
    results = json.load(f)

df = pd.DataFrame(results['trials'])

# Run all analysis plots
analyze_state_size_impact(df)
analyze_expansion_factor(df)
analyze_dt_dynamics(df)
analyze_feature_importance(df)
compare_with_baselines(df)

print("Analysis complete: analysis/*.png")

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✅ Success Validation Checklist

After tuning completes, validate:

• Best Sharpe > 1.60 (10%+ improvement over DQN)
• State size 16 is optimal (best Sharpe per GB)
• use_selective_state=true provides lift (5-15% Sharpe gain)
• use_ssd=true improves speed (10-30% latency reduction)
• Optimal dt range identified (tick + trend capture)
• No training instability (no NaN losses, gradient explosions)
• Memory constraints respected (<3.5GB VRAM)
• Clear hyperparameter trends (interpretable results)

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🚀 Next Steps

1. Run 40-trial tuning (6-10 hours):

   tli tune start --model MAMBA_2 --trials 40 --watch
   

2. Execute analysis scripts:

   python scripts/analyze_mamba2_tuning.py
   

3. Extract best config:

   tli tune best --job-id <uuid> > mamba2_best.yaml
   

4. Train final model (2-3 days):

   tli train --model MAMBA_2 --config mamba2_best.yaml --epochs 500
   

5. Backtest on holdout data (30 days):

   tli backtest --model MAMBA_2 --checkpoint mamba2_final.safetensors
   

6. Production deployment decision:

   • If Sharpe > 1.70: Deploy to production ensemble
   • If Sharpe 1.50-1.70: Use as diversification model
   • If Sharpe < 1.50: Investigate failure modes, re-tune with broader search space

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Document Version: 1.0 Status: ✅ READY FOR POST-TUNING ANALYSIS Created: 2025-10-14 Dependencies: Requires completed 40-trial MAMBA-2 tuning run