Notes from the engine room

Hands-on writing on algorithmic trading, AI signal generation, risk management, and open-source tooling. No affiliate links, no gated content.

• 15 Apr 2026Comparison11 min

  Best Open-Source Python Trading Bots in 2026

  An honest, hands-on comparison of Freqtrade, Backtrader, Zipline-reloaded, VectorBT, and KlawTrade — features, risk management, live-trading readiness, and who each one is really for.

• 16 Apr 2026Education10 min

  Algorithmic Trading Risk Management: The 14-Check Gate Explained

  A practical explainer of the 14 deterministic risk checks every trading bot should enforce before sending an order — position sizing, drawdown, correlated exposure, sector limits, and more.

• 18 Apr 2026Engineering9 min

  Claude vs GPT-4 for Algorithmic Trading Bots: Which One Is More Accurate?

  Claude Sonnet 4 and GPT-4.1 head-to-head as the decision engine for an algorithmic trading bot — accuracy, cost, determinism, JSON compliance, and latency. Practical numbers from inside KlawTrade.

• 19 Apr 2026Tutorial7 min

  How to Run an AI Trading Bot Locally with Ollama (No API Keys)

  Step-by-step guide to running an AI-powered trading bot entirely on your own machine using Ollama and KlawTrade — no OpenAI or Anthropic API keys, no cloud, no per-request cost, full data privacy.