Long-form practitioner writing on markets, models and risk.
Extended notes on the things we actually work on — algorithmic trading on our trading platform, signal calibration, broker due diligence, and the philosophy of running a self-funded book. Long reads, not posts.
- Algorithmic Trading
Building an algorithmic trading stack on our trading platform
Our platform is older than most modern fintech tooling — and still one of the most pragmatic environments to run a serious algorithmic book.
5 min read6 sections - Trading Signals
How AI-assisted signals work on FX, indices and commodities
Signals are not predictions. They are conditional, time-boxed statements about probability — and they only matter if you size them correctly.
4 min read6 sections - Risk
The risk-first trader: limits before ideas
Every position we open already has its maximum loss defined, logged, and enforced by code. Ideas come second.
3 min read5 sections - Brokers
Broker due diligence for a self-trader
Regulation, execution quality, withdrawal track record, and counterparty risk — what we actually check before any capital touches a broker.
3 min read5 sections - Research
Anatomy of a real trading edge
Edges are usually small, conditional, and boring. The work is in proving they survive transaction costs and regime change.
3 min read5 sections - Philosophy
Quantitative vs discretionary trading — a false dichotomy
The best self-traders we know run hybrid books. The interesting question is not 'which one' but 'where is the handoff'.
3 min read4 sections - Markets
FX regime notes — first half of 2026
Realised vol compression in majors, persistent carry premium in selected EM pairs, and what we are watching into the second half.
3 min read4 sections - Execution
Execution quality is the silent alpha source
A strategy with a 1.2 Sharpe and clean execution beats a 1.6 Sharpe strategy with 30% slippage erosion. Every time.
4 min read5 sections - Philosophy
Small edges, compounded — the only honest path
There are no secrets. There is consistency, discipline, and a willingness to do the boring work for a long time.
3 min read4 sections - Algorithmic Trading
AI in trading — what is actually working in 2026
Beyond the marketing: where machine learning has earned its place in our stack, and where it has not.
4 min read5 sections - Disclosure
What this website is not
We do not manage external capital. We do not sell signals. This site exists because we run a serious self-trading book, and we like to write.
3 min read4 sections