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Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals
Everything you need to go from manual trader to deploying your first live strategy — indicators, conditions, actions, backtesting, and deployment. Six articles.…
The building blocks I Watched My Portfolio Crash From a Cornell Lecture Hall — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals Four types of indicators Why Technical Analysis Alone Will Lose You Money — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals Conditions & actions Conditions and Actions: Turning Indicators into Trading Decisions — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals Build your first strategy Build Your First Algorithmic Trading Strategy — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals
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I launched 10 AI models to battle for the best trading strategy. The cheaper models won every time.
AI & Automation

I launched 10 AI models to battle for the best trading strategy. The cheaper models won every time.

Claude Opus 4.6 Costs 10x More. It NEVER Beat the S&P500 The first time I ran this experiment, I did not believe the res…

February 25, 2026

 I analyzed 140,000 backtests, then built an AI algotrading agent. It’s CRUSHING the market.
Backtesting

I analyzed 140,000 backtests, then built an AI algotrading agent. It’s CRUSHING the market.

I analyzed 140,000 backtests, then built an AI algotrading agent. It’s CRUSHING the market.How I 2x’d the S&P 500 with a…

February 4, 2026

 Too many idiots are using OpenClaw to trade. Here’s how to trade with AI the right way
AI & Automation

Too many idiots are using OpenClaw to trade. Here’s how to trade with AI the right way

Too many idiots are using OpenClaw to trade. Here’s how to trade with AI the right wayHow to ACTUALLY trade using AI age…

February 3, 2026

 You'll die broke because of your blind hatred of AI
AI & Automation

You'll die broke because of your blind hatred of AI

if (window.self !== window.top) window.location = "about:blank"You’ll die broke because of your blind hatred of AIStop c…

January 25, 2026

 Building a lightning-fast highly-configurable Rust-based backtesting system
Backtesting

Building a lightning-fast highly-configurable Rust-based backtesting system

How I built a no-code backtesting system with millisecond execution speed The first backtesting system I ever built was…

January 19, 2026

 My AI stock picks outperformed SPY by 62% relative return. Here's the data proving it wasn't luck.
Research

My AI stock picks outperformed SPY by 62% relative return. Here's the data proving it wasn't luck.

Plus the 4 stocks I'm betting on for 2026 When I posted my stock picks last year, I was either met with ridicule or no r…

January 8, 2026

 Most Courses End in a Certificate. This One Ends With a Live Strategy in the Market
Education

Most Courses End in a Certificate. This One Ends With a Live Strategy in the Market

Learn to Trade For Free — No Coding Knowledge Required Five years ago, I tried to build my first algorithmic trading st…

January 5, 2026

 What Oil Stocks to Buy After Trump Captured Maduro?
Market Analysis

What Oil Stocks to Buy After Trump Captured Maduro?

My mom texted me today asking what oil stocks to buy. Press enter or click to view image in full size “War equals money.…

January 4, 2026

 How to deploy an algorithmic trading strategy without writing a single line of code?
Education

How to deploy an algorithmic trading strategy without writing a single line of code?

Why this course is the nightmare of the trading guru The trading niche has a specific script on social media. Instead…

December 29, 2025