Bhavana Mothkur contributed to the virattt/ai-hedge-fund repository by addressing a critical issue in the sentiment analysis component, focusing on the reliability and precision of sentiment signals used for hedging decisions. She identified and resolved a floating-point precision bug affecting the confidence score calculation, ensuring that sentiment evaluations are now more accurate and trustworthy. This work involved applying her skills in Python, data analysis, and machine learning to refine the rounding logic within the sentiment analysis agent. Although no new features were added during this period, her targeted bug fix improved the overall evaluation accuracy and reliability of the system’s outputs.