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AI, finance, and the intersection between the two.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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?
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
I went through hell and back migrating to TimescaleDB. I didn’t last two weeks.
MongoDB vs TimescaleDB Performance: Real Benchmarks from a Trading Platform Google “top 10 databases for time-series d…
October 3, 2025
I tested Mswing, “the one indicator to rule them all”. It didn’t work.
A Cautionary Tale to Doubt What You Read Online I came across this Medium article about a technical indicator dubbed Ms…
August 16, 2025