No "10x your portfolio" hype. Straight explanations of how automated and AI trading bots actually work, how to evaluate one, and what real, checkable performance looks like.
The parts every trading bot actually has in common, what "automated" really means in practice, and the risks nobody puts in the headline.
"AI trading bot" gets used for almost anything with an if-statement. Here's the honest distinction, and why it matters more than the label.
A checklist for cutting through "best trading bot 2026" listicles — what real evidence looks like, and the five questions marketing copy never answers.
Why crypto bots look different from FX or stock bots — 24/7 markets, exchange APIs, and the strategies (grid, DCA, momentum) that actually get used.
Market hours, spreads, broker execution, and the specific things worth checking before you trust a forex trading bot with real money.
The structural drift, market hours, and CFD mechanics that make index trading bots genuinely different from FX or crypto bots.
The reasoning behind running a public bug log for a live trading bot fleet — and real examples of what that transparency actually looks like.
The numbers that actually matter when judging real performance — and the ones that are trivially easy to game or cherry-pick.