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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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How to use LLMs to help with financial analysis and algorithmic trading
An algorithm is a cookbook. Synopsis Imagine a world where financial analysis and trading strategies are powered by cutt…
August 17, 2024
Your Thoughts on a NexusTrade Trading Forum?
Hey ${user.firstName}, I’ve been thinking a lot about starting a NexusTrade trading forum and wanted to get your honest…
August 15, 2024
This simple trading strategy has a 4x return over the broader market
Hey ${user.firstName}, If you're like most investors, you're probably not entirely sure how a platform like NexusTrade c…
August 14, 2024
What should you do in a market downturn?
LIMITED TIME $599.99 VALUE FLASH SALE! Hi ${user.firstName}, Did you know that the S&P 500 lost over $1.3 trillion in va…
August 5, 2024
I released Promptimizer – an automated approach to prompt optimization
I released Promptimizer – an automated approach to prompt optimization I built Promptimizer to search for better prompts…
July 26, 2024
Launching REAL Trading for NexusTrade!
Launching REAL Trading for NexusTrade! For the past 1.5 years, my app, NexusTrade, was solely a paper-trading and financ…
July 21, 2024
I just tried out the new GPT-4o mini model and am BEYOND Impressed
I just tried out the new GPT-4o mini model and am BEYOND Impressed Synopsis Despite how powerful GPT-4o is, I don’t tend…
July 19, 2024
Do companies that make more money have higher stock prices years later?
Can high net income growth guarantee higher stock prices in the future?I recently conducted an intriguing experiment usi…
July 16, 2024
A step-by-step guide on how to use Aurora to create novel trading strategies
A step-by-step guide on how to use Aurora to create novel trading strategiesAustin Starks · Originally published July 15…
July 15, 2024