From zero coding to building 37 algo trading bots in 1 year (what I learned)
Exactly one year ago, I didn’t know the difference between a while loop and a Moving Average. I was just a college student who got obsessed with the markets.
So I went all in for 12 months:
The binge: Watched way too many YouTube strategy videos
The grind: Learned Python just to test if those strategies actually worked
The build: Started coding every strategy that seemed remotely viable
Fast forward to today — I’ve built around 30+ algorithmic trading scripts covering things like:
MACD systems
RSI scalping
Heikin Ashi trends
Mean reversion
Most of them integrate with APIs like Alpaca / CCXT / MT5/ Dhan, and honestly, the biggest learning wasn’t the strategies—it was figuring out:
how to structure trading logic
handle live data
execute orders reliably
If I could go back, I’d skip 80% of the “tutorial hell” and just focus on building + testing faster.
Happy to share more if anyone’s interested—also added some details in my profile.