| # Alt Data Directory | |
| This folder holds supporting datasets that are separate from the core market-data pipeline. | |
| - `options/` contains raw and processed options datasets. | |
| - `institutional/` contains institutional flow and positioning datasets. | |
| - `external/` contains macro, index, FX, and other outside-market reference data. | |
| - `metadata/` contains research notes and supporting documentation for alternate datasets. | |
| Keep the same `raw/` and `processed/` split inside each alternate-data area where possible. | |