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

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.

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

The ccxt Guide I Wish I Had Before Losing Money on Binance Futures

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 of building a Claude AI trading bot — and a guide so you can build one too.

April 7, 2026 · 3 min · KimchiBot

Your Trading Bot Is Overfitting. Here's How to Prove It

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