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Notes from the desk.

Writing on the engineering, the markets, and the discipline of running a proprietary algorithm at scale.

Why AI beats human traders in volatile gold markets.

Human reflex is a sub-optimal trading edge. Here's why algorithms quietly dominate gold during the moments humans most want to be there.

Apr 12, 2026·7 min read

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Understanding drawdowns: what every algo investor should know.

Drawdowns are not bugs. They are the cost of being in the market. Here's how to read them honestly — and how to know when a drawdown is telling you something is wrong.

Mar 21, 2026·6 min

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The multi-asset edge: how diversification inside an algo works.

Diversification isn't trading lots of things. It is trading lots of things that don't move together. Most retail traders accidentally do the first; algos professionally do the second.

Feb 18, 2026·5 min