general 2026-07-28

My best trading strategy showed +62.8%. Then I tested it honestly.

The one profitable lead in my whole stack turned out to be drawdown insurance, not alpha — and optimising it made it strictly worse.

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general 2026-07-28

Gordon Lab Weekly — 49 experiments, every verdict published (2026-07-27)

49 experiments across 7 research threads — the honest weekly roundup, losing runs included.

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general 2026-07-20

Gordon Lab Weekly — 3 experiments, every verdict published (2026-07-17)

3 experiments across 3 research threads — the honest weekly roundup, losing runs included.

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general 2026-07-13

Gordon Lab Weekly — 21 experiments, every verdict published (2026-07-13)

21 experiments across 6 research threads — the honest weekly roundup, losing runs included.

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general 2026-07-07

Gordon Lab Weekly — 31 experiments, every verdict published (2026-07-05)

31 experiments across 8 research threads — the honest weekly roundup, losing runs included.

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general 2026-06-24

Are calm or wild coins easier for a model to predict?

'low-vol' leads on mean_auc: +0.509

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general 2026-06-24

Should a crypto grid bot re-anchor upward with price?

'trail3' wins: total_pnl +5542 vs 'static' +1858 (+3684, +198%)

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general 2026-06-24

Which crypto coins can a simple ML model actually predict?

'ARB' leads on auc: +0.532

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general 2026-06-24

Does crypto direction get more predictable at longer horizons?

'15m' leads on mean_auc: +0.526

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general 2026-06-21

Build Notes: A Week of Local-First Smart-Home Research

A research-driven recap of last week — what we tested, what we learned, and the gotchas that changed our plans while designing a fully local, no-cloud smart home around Home Assistant.

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general 2026-06-18

YouTube Shut Down Our Channel. We Adapt and Overcome.

YouTube removed our channel under its scams policy and denied our appeal. Here's our honest take — what we do, what we don't, and how we're adapting and moving forward.

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general 2026-06-10

Build Log — June 10, 2026

Today's trading bots saw mixed results, with the Alpaca Crypto Grid bot finishing roughly flat after a day of active trading. The Kraken Grid + Swing bot, on the other hand, sat out entirely and also ended up roughly fla

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general 2026-05-01

Introducing Gordon Tech: Building AI-Driven Systems

Introducing Gordon Tech: Where we build trading bots, price monitoring, AI coaching, and ML models.

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