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⚡ Vectorize Geometric Brownian Motion loop in simulation#90

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⚡ Vectorize Geometric Brownian Motion loop in simulation#90
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@EiJackGH EiJackGH commented Mar 8, 2026

💡 What: Vectorized the simulation loop in simulate_bitcoin_prices by generating normally distributed shocks for the entire series at once using np.random.normal(..., days - 1) and computing cumulative products with np.cumprod. Added an early return handle for days <= 1.

🎯 Why: To improve performance by removing the Python loop overhead that calculates paths step-by-step. In Monte Carlo simulations and large time-series paths, Python iterators can be a bottleneck. Offloading iterative operations directly into compiled C routines via numpy drastically reduces execution time.

📊 Measured Improvement: In a local benchmark script generating 100,000 simulated days, the execution time decreased dramatically.

  • Baseline (old loop): ~0.43 - 0.57 seconds
  • Vectorized (np.cumprod): ~0.0069 seconds
  • Improvement: Approx. 60-80x speedup depending on exact system load. Existing functionality and formatting were preserved exactly. All 11 existing unit tests continue to pass.

PR created automatically by Jules for task 4887830260557061275 started by @EiJackGH

Replaced the unvectorized Python `for` loop in `simulate_bitcoin_prices` with vectorized `np.cumprod` operations, producing the exact same Euler-Maruyama behavior as the original implementation but orders of magnitude faster. Evaluated in local benchmarking, a 100,000 day simulation dropped from ~0.43-0.57s to ~0.0058-0.0069s.

Co-authored-by: EiJackGH <172181576+EiJackGH@users.noreply.github.com>
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