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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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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
Why Technical Analysis Alone Will Lose You Money — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals
Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals · Module 2 of 6 Why technical analysis alone will lose you money. RSI says oversold. MA…
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
Your AI trading bot will fail because it's optimizing the wrong thing. Here's how to fix it.
AI Agents from Scratch · Module 5 Your AI trading bot will fail because it's optimizing the wrong thing. Here's how to f…
April 13, 2026
Cursor beats Claude Code. Here's the memory architecture that proves it.
AI Agents from Scratch · Module 4: Memory Cursor beats Claude Code. Here's the memory architecture that proves it. Austi…
April 11, 2026
Coinbase calls their chatbot an agent. I got fired for building a real one.
NexusTrade · AI Agents from Scratch · Module 3 Coinbase calls their chatbot an agent. I got fired for building a real on…
April 10, 2026
Everyone thinks ChatGPT is an AI agent. It's not.
NexusTrade · AI Agents from Scratch · Module 2 Everyone thinks ChatGPT is an AI agent. It's not. What actually makes a l…
April 9, 2026
Claude Code's source code just leaked. Today I'm going to teach you how it works.
NexusTrade · AI Agents from Scratch · Breaking Down the Claude Code Leak Claude Code's source code just leaked. Today I'…
April 8, 2026