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Technical writing on trading, markets and order flow; TradingView, Pine Script, Python and automation; FinTech and broker APIs; and the AI side — LLM models, agentic systems and RAG.
- OpenAlgo
Getting Started with OpenAlgo — A Beginner's Guide
OpenAlgo is an open-source algorithmic trading framework that connects your strategies directly to Indian brokers via API. This guide walks you through setup, broker connection, and your first automated order.
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- FinTech
India's Broker API Landscape 2026: Who Has the Best Algo Trading Stack?
A comprehensive map of India's broker API ecosystem in 2026 — documentation quality, latency, WebSocket support, and algo-friendly policies compared.
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- Markets
NSE Market Microstructure: What Every Algo Trader Must Know Before Going Live
NSE's matching engine, tick sizes, circuit breakers, and order types explained for algo traders. Know the plumbing before you pump capital before you pump capital through it.
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- LLM Models
LLMs in Trading: Where They Actually Help (And Where They'll Blow Up Your Account)
A grounded assessment of where LLMs genuinely help in trading workflows vs where they fail dangerously. No hype, no doomscrolling — just honest signal vs noise.
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- Strategy
Momentum vs Mean-Reversion: Which Strategy Actually Works on Nifty?
Data-driven showdown: momentum vs mean-reversion on Nifty & BankNifty. Learn when each regime dominates and how to stop picking the wrong one.
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- Workflow Automation
No-Code Trading Automation: Build an Alert-to-Order Pipeline with n8n + OpenAlgo
Build a complete TradingView alert → n8n → OpenAlgo → broker order pipeline with Google Sheets logging. Zero Python required.
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- Miscellaneous
OpenAlgo vs Others
A practical, side-by-side lens on OpenAlgo vs Other approaches for Algo Trading in India.
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- OpenAlgo
OpenAlgo Webhooks + TradingView: Fire Real Broker Orders From Pine Script Alerts
Learn how to connect TradingView Pine Script alerts to real Indian broker orders using OpenAlgo webhooks — no extra code, no middleman.
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- Tutorial
Pine Script v6 Alerts → OpenAlgo: The Complete Step-by-Step Tutorial
Master Pine Script v6 dynamic alert messages that map directly to OpenAlgo's order API JSON format. Full tutorial with working code examples.
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- TradingView
Pine Script v6: The 5 Changes That Actually Matter for Strategy Developers
Pine Script v6 changed more than the version number. Here are the 5 features that meaningfully improve how you write, test, and deploy strategies.
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- Risk Management
Stop Trading Fixed Lots: How Kelly Criterion Transforms Your F&O Risk Management
Fixed-lot sizing is silently destroying your algo PnL. Here's how Kelly Criterion and its fractional variants apply to Indian F&O trading.
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- Python
Backtest NSE Futures Momentum in 50 Lines: A vectorbt Masterclass
Use Python's vectorbt to backtest a momentum strategy on NSE futures in under 50 lines — with realistic slippage, brokerage, and drawdown analysis.
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- SEBI Regulations
SEBI Algo Trading Regulations India 2026: The Complete Plain-English Reference Guide
SEBI's algo trading rules for retail India decoded: what's permitted, what needs broker approval, and what's prohibited. Always verify with official SEBI sources.
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- News
SEBI's Retail Algo Trading Rules 2025-26: What They Actually Mean for You
SEBI's 2025-2026 retail algo trading circulars decoded. What individual strategy developers, brokers, and platforms like OpenAlgo need to know now.
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- Miscellaneous
Algo Traders Have Feelings Too: The Psychology Biases That Kill Systematic Strategies
Think algos eliminate emotion? Wrong. Algo traders face the same biases — at the strategy design and override stage. Here's how to fight back.
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- OrderFlow
Volume Profile & Footprint Charts on NSE: Find Where Institutions Are Hiding
Learn to read Volume Profile and Footprint charts on NSE instruments to identify institutional absorption zones before the next breakout happens.
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