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Plain-language notes on algorithmic trading, rules and risk, plus conversations we have been part of. Educational only, never investment advice.
- Article · OCT 2026
What a stop loss can and cannot do
A stop loss is one of the most useful tools in trading, and one of the most misunderstood. Here is what it really protects you from, and where its protection ends.
Read more - Guide · OCT 2026
Algo trading, explained in plain words
No jargon, no hype: what algorithmic trading actually is, how a strategy runs in your own broker account, what it is good at, and what it can never do.
Read more - Podcast · OCT 2026
Building a playing XI: why one strategy is never enough
On Vishal Mehta’s podcast, Akshay Patni explains why we think about strategies the way a captain thinks about a team: different roles, different conditions, one plan.
Episode coming soon - Podcast · SEPT 2025
On the Tradetron Podcast: from software engineer to algo trader
Akshay Patni on the Tradetron Podcast: moving from software engineering to full-time algorithmic trading, and why every rule is written down before the market opens.
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