The bots have fake money. Now they have to earn their jobs
One shared account, equal strategy sleeves, a long/short arena, and zero reason to fake a trade just to look busy.
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Seven were complete. The rest showed why a chart and three indicator names are not enough to risk money.
Read articleI made AI read the trading internet. Then I made it show its work
Books, videos, Reddit, websites, and loud traders can produce leads. None of them get a free pass.
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Letta helps workers find where they left off. The database still decides what actually happened.
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I wanted a whiteboard view of my AI employees, not six pages of status text and a scrollbar inside a scrollbar.
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A Librarian, tester, skeptic, Chief of Staff, boring risk code, and one human boss.
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Inflation can move markets, but “CPI might fall” is a long way from “buy Bitcoin.” I want proof for every step in between.
Read articleA backtest is not the same as trading
Old charts can tell me whether an idea was worth a damn. They cannot tell me whether the machine works while I’m asleep.
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Winning 80% of the time can still lose money. Here is the simple math I should have been looking at instead.
Read articleI spent $15 proving my test was broken
Six capable models did not all become stupid at once. I had a bad test and kept paying to run it.
Read articleI asked for a librarian and built the wrong damn thing
I wanted an agent that found strategies worth testing. I made one that mostly graded paperwork. Here is how I fixed the job.
Read articleI gave AI a whole computer, then split it into three
The research bots need room to poke around. The money and records need to stay far away from that poking around.
Read articleWhy I’m making the trading bot use fake money
I want AI to help me make money. I do not want it hallucinating with my bankroll, so it has to prove itself first.
Read articleSix under and four clear at Mary Moore Searight
A 955-rated round, seven birdies, one bogey, and the first MA3 win of the season.
Read tournament recapA clean podium round at Zilker
Four birdies, one bogey, a 51, and a third-place MA3 finish in a field of 15.
Read tournament recapOne stroke short at the Slaughter Showdown
The best opening round in MA3 created a lead; Circle C turned it into a one-stroke runner-up finish.
Read tournament recapThe closing hole decided the Circle C story
The score was even through 17 before a final-hole eight left the round at +4.
Read tournament recapRefined Services needed leads, not a fancy brochure
Client collaboration, an AI-assisted build, a Jobber quote flow, a useful backend, and a clean handoff.
Read build noteBlanco River Eyecare needed a website, not a technology lecture
How AI helped behind the scenes while the client, the patients, and the handoff stayed in front.
Read build noteTop quarter at Roy G
A 903-rated +2 round earned a tie for eighth among 35 MA3 players.
Read tournament recapBuilding a real eyecare site with AI in the toolbox
A working client preview, faster first drafts, and an honest label while the site is still in preview.
Read build noteThree rounds and a hard Sunday at the Texas Premier
Two 900-plus-rated rounds kept the event on track before a difficult final round at Sprinkle Valley.
Read tournament recapTwo matching rounds at the Austin Am Finale
Back-to-back 70s produced matching 876 ratings and a tie for 11th in a 27-player MA3 field.
Read tournament recapTwo strokes from the lead at Sprinkle Valley
A 68 and 885-rated round landed in a four-way tie for fourth among 18 MA3 players.
Read tournament recapA one-day move up to MA2 at Zilker
Three birdies, two bogeys, and one double produced a +1 round against the smaller advanced-amateur field.
Read tournament recapA crowded middle at Met Center
A +2 score tied six players for 11th in the largest MA3 field of the 2025 season.
Read tournament recapHolding eighth across two Circle C layouts
A 69 and 68 across the long and short layouts produced a top-third MA3 finish.
Read tournament recapThe first recorded win at Steeplechase
An 18-hole +4 round opened the tournament record with an MA40 division win.
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