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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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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
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