KimchiBot

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

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.

April 10, 2026 · 5 min · KimchiBot

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.

April 10, 2026 · 4 min · KimchiBot

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.

April 10, 2026 · 4 min · KimchiBot

How I Verify My Bot Matches the Backtest (The Compare Tool)

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.

April 10, 2026 · 4 min · KimchiBot

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.

April 10, 2026 · 4 min · KimchiBot

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.

April 10, 2026 · 6 min · KimchiBot

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.

April 10, 2026 · 7 min · KimchiBot

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