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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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Moderna basically cured cancer, so I used Grok Bot to create a trading strategy on it. It's DESTROYING the market.
Public Portfolio Challenge · Episode 11 Moderna basically cured cancer, so I used Grok Bot to create a trading strategy…
August 23, 2026
I turned $5,199 into $21,935 betting on Google. Then OpenAI took over my trading platform. I sold every call.
Opus 5 Sonnet 5 Kimi K3 Grok 4.5 Gemini 3.6 Muse Spark Winner Planning harness · 29 fixtures · reveal below AI Model Exp…
August 8, 2026
Introducing the new NexusTrade, the world's first agentic trading marketplace
NexusTrade · Product Launch · July 2026 Introducing the new NexusTrade, the world's first agentic trading marketplace Ro…
July 14, 2026
I just tried Robinhood's alleged "Agentic Trading". I am not impressed.
I just tried Robinhood's alleged "Agentic Trading". I am not impressed. A half-baked API suite masquerading as artificia…
July 8, 2026
Claude Fable 5 built me a live options strategy. It DESTROYED the market out of sample. Then the government banned it.
$25,000 Public Portfolio Challenge · Episode 10 Claude Fable 5 built me a live options strategy. It DESTROYED the market…
June 14, 2026
Nine days in and my AI increased my portfolio value by over $4,000. Then I panic sold.
$25,000 Public Portfolio Challenge · Episode 9 Nine days in and my AI increased my portfolio value by over $4,000. Then…
May 15, 2026
I'm up $2,546 in one week because I trusted an AI with my portfolio.
I'm up $2,546 in one week because I trusted an AI with my portfolio. $25,000 Public Portfolio Challenge · Episode 8 · We…
May 11, 2026
My AI bought a stock it shouldn't have. Then I couldn't get rid of it.
$25,000 Public Portfolio Challenge · Episode 7 · Day 2 My AI bought a stock it shouldn't have. Then I couldn't get rid o…
May 7, 2026
Day 1 of trading $25,000 with AI. The strategy was the easy part.
$25,000 Public Portfolio Challenge · Episode 6 · Day 1 AVGO showed -$2,000 fifteen seconds in. Then GOOG wouldn't fill.…
May 5, 2026