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I've run Python trading bots since 2019 with real money. AlgoGrade is my lab notebook: honest data, real P&L, and verdicts you can act on.

Hung PhuBy Hung Phu, trading crypto futures since 2019
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strategies9 min read

That quant firm tier list: what actually transfers to your bot

A Reddit tier list ranked Jane Street, Citadel Securities, and HRT above the rest. Here's what those firms actually do differently from your grid bot, and what genuinely transfers to retail.

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reviews9 min read

KuCoin trading bot review: grid, DCA, and the fee math

KuCoin bundles free spot grid, futures grid, and DCA bots into the exchange. Here's the honest fee math on why most users roughly break even after costs.

#kucoin#grid-bot6.3/10
guides11 min read

Security checklist for self-hosted trading bot deployments

Over 21,000 exposed bot instances were found running without authentication in 2026. This is what I lock down on my own VPS before a bot goes anywhere near real money.

#self-hosted#vps-security
strategies8 min read

Risk sizing is a linear dial, no free lunch (part 6)

Why 2x risk per trade means 2x return and 2x drawdown, always. How I size a live Binance futures bot for the bad case, not the good one, and why 25-35% drawdowns are normal.

#build-log#trading-bot
comparisons6 min read

Bybit vs Bitsgap: I tried to connect them. You can't.

I spent twenty minutes trying to connect Bitsgap to my Bybit account before I found out why it wasn't working. Here's the honest Bybit vs Bitsgap breakdown.

#bybit#bitsgap
strategies8 min read

ADX regime filtering: when the best trade is no trade (part 5)

How an ADX regime filter cut chop losses from a Binance futures trend bot. Trade above 25, sit flat below 20, hysteresis in between. Why doing nothing beats both alternatives.

#build-log#trading-bot
comparisons9 min read

Cryptohopper vs 3Commas: signal bot or DCA bot?

Cryptohopper runs signal-following bots. 3Commas runs DCA bots. They're not competing products. Here's how to know which one you actually need.

#cryptohopper#3commas

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reviews9 min read

KuCoin trading bot review: grid, DCA, and the fee math

KuCoin bundles free spot grid, futures grid, and DCA bots into the exchange. Here's the honest fee math on why most users roughly break even after costs.

#kucoin#grid-bot6.3/10
reviews7 min read

Bitsgap COMBO bot review: does the demo lie?

Bitsgap's COMBO bot looks incredible in demo mode. I ran it live on futures with $300 and 5x leverage for 45 days, and the live numbers were not the demo numbers.

#bitsgap#combo-bot7.1/10
reviews7 min read

Bybit's built-in trading bots: what the free tools actually do

Bybit gives you six trading bots for free inside the exchange. I ran them for six weeks: what each one does, which ones hold up, and the funding-rate trap in the futures grid.

#bybit#trading-bot7.4/10

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