AlgoGrade

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9 articles

strategies9 min read

Two strategies, one book: how the blend cut drawdown (part 7)

To cut my bot's drawdown I didn't improve the strategy. I added a second, individually worse one alongside it. The correlation math on why that works.

#build-log#trading-bot
guides8 min read

The AI in your AI trading bot is a 7-day backtest

Every exchange shipped an AI bot feature and none of them forecast price. Aurora AI backtests seven days and returns 18 presets. The word relocates blame.

#ai-trading#trading-bots
strategies7 min read

Pionex neutral grid bot: +8% grid profit, -62% account

A r/Pionex screenshot shows a 10x neutral futures grid with +8.39% grid profit and a 61.88% account loss. Neutral means you start flat, not that you stay flat.

#pionex#futures-grid
guides8 min read

Is Pionex safe? The custody trade-off nobody mentions

Is Pionex safe? No API key sounds safer than 3Commas, but it means Pionex holds your funds outright. What FinCEN registration and its licenses actually cover.

#pionex#custody-risk
reviews7 min read

Cornix trading bot review: the default that inverts sizing

Cornix trading bot review: its default entry ratio fills you small on winners and full on losers, so a high signal win rate can still produce a losing account.

#cornix#signal-bots6.8/10
strategies9 min read

Is algo trading actually profitable, or just index funds in disguise?

A Reddit post asked if retail algo trading can beat the S&P 500. Good question, wrong strategy. Here's where retail algo edge actually lives, and where it doesn't.

#algo-trading#market-selection
guides8 min read

Is Pocket Option rigged? Wrong question to ask

Traders worry Pocket Option manipulates binary options prices. The real problem is the payout math itself: negative expected value even on an honest coin flip.

#binary-options#pocket-option
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. Those firms earn the spread your grid bot pays, and almost none of it transfers.

#market-making#risk-management
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