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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Backtest Looked Amazing. It Was Lying.
My momentum bot showed incredible returns in backtests. Then I learned about overfitting — the hard way.
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.
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.
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.