The Autonomous Trader

Code Is No Longer a Constraint

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." - Yogi Berra

Jul 6 • Lodestone Trading

June 2026

The Kelly Criterion Works, Until It Doesn't.

"For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." - H.L. Mencken

Jun 1 • Lodestone Trading

May 2026

What the VIX? The Market's Best Estimate of Future Variance

"human consciousness itself would disappear in the absence of uncertainty." - Frank Knight

May 4 • Lodestone Trading

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April 2026

Estimating Volatility Using Variance Swaps

"All models are wrong, but some are useful." - George E. P. Box

Apr 6 • Lodestone Trading

March 2026

Factor Models in Autonomous Trading

"In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few." —Shinryu Suzuki

Mar 9 • Lodestone Trading

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February 2026

Build With Claude Code, Protect Your Edge

"In science you need to understand the world; in business you need others to misunderstand it." — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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January 2026

Building an Autonomous Trading System: 5 Key Decisions

"small teams, with lots of resources for data and GPUs, can build tremendously powerful systems. Systems that become more powerful the more data and…

Jan 5 • Lodestone Trading

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December 2025

Infra for The Solo Trading Firm

"Find the 5% that delivers 95% and ignore the rest." — Anthony Pompliano

Dec 15, 2025 • Lodestone Trading

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Foundations for Autonomous Finance - Part II: Markets, Macro and History

“A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points.” - Alan Kay

Dec 1, 2025 • Lodestone Trading

November 2025

Foundations for Autonomous Finance - Part I: Machine Learning, Control Theory & Systems

"If you don't master technology and data, you're losing to someone who does." - Agustin Lebron

Nov 17, 2025 • Lodestone Trading

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