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Deployment: From Paper Trading to Going Live — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals
Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals · Module 6 of 6 Deployment: from paper trading to going live. You've built the strategy…
April 16, 2026
Build Your First Algorithmic Trading Strategy — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals
Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals · Module 4 of 6 Build your first algorithmic trading strategy in three steps. You have…
April 16, 2026
Conditions and Actions: Turning Indicators into Trading Decisions — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals
Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals · Module 3 of 6 Conditions and actions: how data becomes a trade. You have the indicato…
April 16, 2026
I Watched My Portfolio Crash From a Cornell Lecture Hall — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals
Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals · Module 1 of 6 I watched my portfolio crash from a Cornell lecture hall. The market do…
April 16, 2026
I had an AI grade its own trading strategies. Five rounds later, the first attempt was still the best.
NexusTrade · AI Trading · April 2026 I had an AI grade its own trading strategies. Five rounds later, the first attempt…
April 7, 2026
I tested 11 AI models to build a $25,000 trading strategy. The results shocked me.
NexusTrade · AI Bakeoff · April 2026 I tested 11 AI models to build a $25,000 options trading strategy. The results shoc…
April 6, 2026
The Best Agent Harness for Algorithmic Trading
The Best Agent Harness for Algorithmic TradingWhy my trading bot generator BEATS Claude Code and CursorAustin Starks8 mi…
April 1, 2026
How you can use $2,000/month data to build an options trading bot for free
How to deploy a trading strategy with AI. No code required. I’m unfortunately at the stage of my business where I can’…
March 30, 2026
An ex-Jane Street trader told me the secret to AI trading. So I built it.
Episode 2 of the $25,000 Public Portfolio Challenge If you ever watched "The Big Short", you know the type. "My quantita…
March 8, 2026