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Original analysis from the Compendium, alongside clear explanations of portfolios, trading styles and evidence. Built to inform your research.

Catalog Notes 01

How to Read a Trading Algorithm: Rules, Risk and Evidence

Explore the Compendium’s trading families and learn which entry, exit and sizing questions to resolve before testing an algorithm.

Catalog Notes 02

How to Audit an Algo Description Before Backtesting

Use a four-step source audit to check entry, exit and sizing rules. Learn what filled and missing Compendium fields actually establish.

Portfolio construction

How to Build an Algo Portfolio: Five Risk Checks

Compare loss timing, shared exposure, sizing and execution before combining trading algorithms. Includes a worked example and a review checklist.

Evidence

How to Check EA Results: Backtests, Demo and Live

Identify what produced an EA result, compare its assumptions and record the evidence still missing before you evaluate a trading robot.

Research method

How to Choose Trading Algorithms for a Research Shortlist

Use markets, trading style, trade frequency and rule clarity to build a research shortlist before comparing performance claims.

Explore the Trading Algo Compendium →

A growing research index of trading ideas, utilities and portfolio tools. Each article identifies its analysis scope and source date. Indexed does not mean independently tested.

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