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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

I asked Claude Opus 4.5 to autonomously develop a trading strategy. It is DESTROYING the market
AI & Automation

I asked Claude Opus 4.5 to autonomously develop a trading strategy. It is DESTROYING the market

From Vibe-Coding to Vibe-Trading: Unleashing the Power of AI The market-beating trading strategy generated ENTIRELY by…

November 25, 2025

I Analyzed 100,000 Backtests to Find the ‘Best’ Trading Indicator. The Answer Was Not What I Expected.
Research

I Analyzed 100,000 Backtests to Find the ‘Best’ Trading Indicator. The Answer Was Not What I Expected.

What makes a good indicator – fundamentals, trend, and timing As the founder of an algorithmic trading platform, I have…

November 3, 2025

What makes a trading strategy good?
Research

What makes a trading strategy good?

Part 1: The Answer. I analyzed over 100,000 different backtests. No, that is not an exaggeration. Over 5 years ago, I…

November 3, 2025

Professional Quants Agree. Vibe-Trading Is Coming.
AI & Automation

Professional Quants Agree. Vibe-Trading Is Coming.

Integrating artificial intelligence makes good traders better. Don't just blindly take my word for it. Take it from one…

October 28, 2025