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Building a hedge bot

An open-source ETH/USDC bot, from a first version that made nothing to a hedge that sits out crashes. Every test and every number, including the ones that failed.

Oct 5, 2026
Oct 5, 20267 min read45 views
Holding ETH through the 2022 crash lost 52%. This free bot ended at +0.9%
Four bots, five windows: what a cheap ETH/USDC hedge bot does in a crash, a rise and a chop
7 min read45 views
Oct 2, 2026
Oct 2, 202610 min read30 views
A cheap trend-following ETH/USDC bot with two models in the loop: what paper trading showed
I built a small trading bot and ran it on paper for a few days. It did not make money, and I do not think it can in its current form. I am publishing it anyway, with the code, the sessions and the ari
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Holding ETH through the 2022 crash lost 52%. This free bot ended at +0.9%

A cheap trend-following ETH/USDC bot with two models in the loop: what paper trading showed