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Deployment: From Paper Trading to Going Live — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals
Algorithmic Trading

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

The Professional's Edge: Backtesting, Optimization & Deployment — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals
Algorithmic Trading

The Professional's Edge: Backtesting, Optimization & Deployment — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals

Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals · Module 5 of 6 The professional's edge: backtesting, optimization, and going live. You…

April 16, 2026

Build Your First Algorithmic Trading Strategy — Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals
Algorithmic Trading

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

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

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

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 & Automation

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 & Automation

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.
AI & Automation

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.
AI & Automation

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.
AI & Automation

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

I was fired from my software engineering job at Coinbase for building an AI trading platform. Here's what happened.
Personal

I was fired from my software engineering job at Coinbase for building an AI trading platform. Here's what happened.

NexusTrade · Personal · April 2026 I was fired from my software engineering job at Coinbase for building an AI trading p…

April 8, 2026

I had an AI grade its own trading strategies. Five rounds later, the first attempt was still the best.
AI & Automation

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.
AI & Automation

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
AI & Automation

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
Education

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.
AI & Automation

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

I’m giving an AI access to my Public trading account. Here’s how you can watch it destroy $25,000
Platform Updates

I’m giving an AI access to my Public trading account. Here’s how you can watch it destroy $25,000

I think I’m a pretty decent trader. I would say my results speak for themselves, but the truth is, I’m still a novice.…

February 28, 2026

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

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