KimchiBot
Real trading bots built with AI. Real losses. Real lessons.
Some Coins Will Always Kill Your Bot. Here's How I Ban Them
Some coins hit your stop loss on every single FVG trade. I built a filter that bans them automatically. The results were dramatic.
Why My Bot Loses 67% of Trades and Still Makes Money
Two out of three trades are losses. My equity curve still goes up. Here’s why win rate is the most overrated metric in trading.
One Year of Out-of-Sample Testing: Did the FVG Bot Survive?
I tested my Fair Value Gap bot on 4 quarters of data it had never seen. 3 out of 4 were profitable. Here are the exact numbers.
When Market Close Fails: Exchange API Nightmares at 3 AM
My bot tried to close a position. The exchange said no. Three times. Here’s what happens when market close fails and how to survive it.
The Coin Scanner: How My Bot Picks 8 Coins Every 3 Hours
My bot doesn’t trade fixed coins. Every 3 hours it scans all Binance Futures pairs, filters by volatility, backtests each one, and picks the top 8. Here’s the full algorithm.
My Backtest Lied to Me. Here's How I Caught It
If your live bot doesn’t match your backtest, your backtest is fiction. Here’s the comparison tool I built and the bugs it caught.
Orphan Orders: The Bug That Opens Positions You Didn't Ask For
My bot left a stop loss order on the exchange after closing a position. Hours later, it triggered and opened an unintended trade. Here’s what caused it and how I fixed it.
I Let AI Pick My Trading Strategy — Here's What Happened
I gave Claude Code my trading data, my failures, and my constraints. Then I asked it to design a strategy from scratch. The result outperformed everything I’d built manually.
STOP_MARKET vs STOP_LIMIT on Binance Futures: Why Market Stops Are Stealing Your Money
STOP_MARKET is the default stop loss on Binance Futures. It’s also silently eating your profits through slippage. Here’s exactly how much it costs and how to switch to STOP_LIMIT.
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.