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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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GPT-5 Mini is the BEST AI Model for Complex Reasoning Tasks
Research

GPT-5 Mini is the BEST AI Model for Complex Reasoning Tasks

GPT-5 may have disappointed. But its "mini" model punches above its weight class Like the entire world, I too was disap…

August 12, 2025

 I Tested Every Major LLM for Algorithmic Trading. There is One Clear Winner
AI & Automation

I Tested Every Major LLM for Algorithmic Trading. There is One Clear Winner

It’s not Gemini Pro or GPT-5. It’s something else entirely I make a lot of money in the stock market. Press enter or cl…

August 11, 2025

 I tried my best to like GPT-5. I just can't. It fucking sucks.
Research

I tried my best to like GPT-5. I just can't. It fucking sucks.

OpenAI lied to us, over-promised, and (severely) under-delivered I had very high hopes for GPT-5. In my defense, they…

August 10, 2025

 🎥 [Recording Ready] Deploy Your First Trading Strategy with a Single Click (54 mins)
Education

🎥 [Recording Ready] Deploy Your First Trading Strategy with a Single Click (54 mins)

🎥 Your Seminar Recording is Ready! Watch How to Deploy Your First Trading Bot in 60 Minutes Hey ${user.firstName}, As p…

August 9, 2025

 OpenAI just released GPT-oss, its first open-source model since GPT-2. Is it as good as they say?
Research

OpenAI just released GPT-oss, its first open-source model since GPT-2. Is it as good as they say?

OpenAI did something that even Raven Baxter couldn’t predict… They returned to their open-source roots. Today, OpenAI…

August 6, 2025

 How I built an AI that magically rebalances your portfolio
AI & Automation

How I built an AI that magically rebalances your portfolio

Imagine Executing a Dozen Trades With the Click of a Button Everybody has heard of “the Magnificent 7”. You don’t have…

August 5, 2025

 Last year, I used GPT o1 to create a trading strategy. It is the WORST strategy I’ve ever seen
Research

Last year, I used GPT o1 to create a trading strategy. It is the WORST strategy I’ve ever seen

No Exaggeration. This strategy did worse than penny stocks! Ten months ago, OpenAI shocked the world with their O1 mode…

July 12, 2025

 I tested every AI Model on a complex SQL Query Generation Task. Here’s where Grok 4 stands
Research

I tested every AI Model on a complex SQL Query Generation Task. Here’s where Grok 4 stands

I spent $200 to test every language model. Here’s the best. Grok 4 dominated the benchmarks at its unveiling yesterday.…

July 11, 2025

 How to launch an algorithmic trading strategy with a single button?
Platform Updates

How to launch an algorithmic trading strategy with a single button?

I’m on a mission to make algorithmic trading easier for everybody. Here’s what I just launched. NexusTrade Onboarding -…

July 10, 2025