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I'm up $2,546 in one week because I trusted an AI with my portfolio.
$25,000 Public Portfolio Challenge · Episode 9 · Week 1 recap I'm up $2,546 in one week because I trusted an AI with my…
May 11, 2026
My AI bought a stock it shouldn't have. Then I couldn't get rid of it.
$25,000 Public Portfolio Challenge · Episode 7 · Day 2 My AI bought a stock it shouldn't have. Then I couldn't get rid o…
May 7, 2026
Day 1 of trading $25,000 with AI. The strategy was the easy part.
$25,000 Public Portfolio Challenge · Episode 6 · Day 1 AVGO showed -$2,000 fifteen seconds in. Then GOOG wouldn't fill.…
May 6, 2026
An AI built this trade. An AI is watching it. Tuesday at 9:30 ET, $25,000 finds out if any of it works.
$25,000 Public Portfolio Challenge · Episode 5 An AI built this trade. An AI is watching it. Tuesday at 9:30 ET, $25,000…
May 5, 2026
I used to be a better software engineer than AI. Claude Opus 4.7 changed that.
NexusTrade · Infrastructure · April 2026 I used to be a better software engineer than AI. Claude Opus 4.7 changed that.…
April 21, 2026
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 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 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