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The NexusTrade Blog
AI, finance, and the intersection between the two.
How the real platform is built
Two companion essays. Read the trading system first, then the agent that runs on it. Junior to senior, with interactive maps of the live NexusTrade architecture.
August 29, 2026
01 · The platform
How to Design an Algorithmic Trading System: Junior to Senior
System design guide · NexusTrade case study How to Design an Algorithmic Trading System Start with the smallest trading…
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02 · The agent
How to Design an AI Trading Bot: Junior to Senior
AI agent system design · production case study How to Design an AI Trading Bot: Junior to Senior Aurora is the NexusTrad…
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You are an absolute moron for believing in the hype of “AI Agents”.
I can't even browse LinkedIn without seeing some product manager hype about agents coming "just around the corner". And…
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I Have Completed Step 2 of 3 in Solving the “Three Traders Dilemma”.
There are exactly 3 types of people in this world: People that don’t know how to trade and don’t want to learn. The…
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AI stocks did something weird last year and nobody is talking about it
AI stocks did something weird last year and nobody is talking about itAustin Starks · Originally published January 9, 20…
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A trading journal is not enough. You need a trading strategy.
A trading journal is not enough. You need a trading strategy.Austin Starks8 min readWhen I frequent StockTwits or WallSt…
January 5, 2025
I Switched from Claude’s Sonnet to OpenAI’s O1 Model for Financial Research. Finance Jobs WILL NOT Survive.
I Switched from Claude’s Sonnet to OpenAI’s O1 Model for Financial Research. Finance Jobs WILL NOT Survive.Austin Starks…
January 5, 2025
ChatGPT identified 5 stocks that DESTROYED the market in 2024. Here is what it says for 2025.
Last year, I used an AI-Powered stock screener to identify 5 fundamentally strong AI stocks. These stocks ended up DESTR…
January 4, 2025
I used genetic optimization to search for better META strategies. Here is what failed.
I used genetic optimization to search for better META strategies. Here is what failed. Follow the META crossover experim…
January 3, 2025
I just transformed “trading with AI” into a video game
There are 100 excuses people make for why they fail to make money in the stock market. Most of it comes from inexperien…
January 3, 2025
Here's how (and why) I created robust, scalable, in-app tutorials for my web application
Nobody is “taught” how to use Facebook. When you create a Facebook account, you learn to use it “on-the-fly”. Just from…
January 1, 2025