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Real trading bots built with AI. Real losses. Real lessons.

How to Build a Crypto Trading Bot with Python: Step-by-Step Guide

A complete beginner’s guide to building a crypto trading bot with Python and ccxt. From zero to a working bot on Binance Futures.

April 8, 2026 · 7 min · KimchiBot

ccxt + Binance Futures: The Complete Python Guide

Everything you need to know about using ccxt with Binance Futures in Python. Connection, orders, positions, stop losses, and all the gotchas.

April 7, 2026 · 6 min · KimchiBot

I Tortured Claude Code Into Building Me a Trading Bot — Here's What Happened

A developer from Korea built 6 crypto trading bots using Claude Code. 4 failed. Here’s the honest story — and a guide so you can build one too.

April 7, 2026 · 3 min · KimchiBot

How to Avoid Overfitting in Trading Bots: A Practical Checklist

Overfitting is the #1 killer of trading bots. Here’s a practical checklist to detect and prevent it, based on real experience.

April 6, 2026 · 5 min · KimchiBot

Why Grid Bots Are a Beautiful Lie

Grid bots look perfect on paper. Buy low, sell high, automatically. Here’s why I killed mine after a week.

April 6, 2026 · 3 min · KimchiBot

Python Trading Bot Architecture: How to Structure Your Code

Most trading bot tutorials show you the strategy but not the structure. Here’s how to organize a production-ready trading bot in Python.

April 5, 2026 · 7 min · KimchiBot

The Backtest Looked Amazing. It Was Lying.

My momentum bot showed incredible returns in backtests. Then I learned about overfitting — the hard way.

April 5, 2026 · 3 min · KimchiBot

10 Trading Bot Mistakes Every Beginner Makes (I Made All of Them)

I’ve built 6 trading bots and made every mistake possible. Here are the 10 most expensive ones so you don’t have to repeat them.

April 4, 2026 · 5 min · KimchiBot

Backtest vs Reality: Where Dreams Go to Die

My bot showed +500U in backtests. Live trading showed +200U. Here’s every gap I found and how I closed them.

April 4, 2026 · 4 min · KimchiBot

Claude Code vs ChatGPT for Building Trading Bots: An Honest Comparison

I’ve used both AI tools to build trading bots. Here’s what each is good at, what each fails at, and which one I actually use.

April 3, 2026 · 4 min · KimchiBot