Tyler Reynolds

Tired of algo trading being gatekept. Building @ AlgoChains to fix that.

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

@CalebKester__ With an automated strategy the timeframe's decided before the trade is live.

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

@onlybreakouts I agree. A low win percentage with high-quality risk management is much better than just shooting for high win rates.

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

@_Ash_Trades_ we're always looking for new strategies, as if the grass is always greener on the other side. Sometimes you have to water the grass and just be a bit patient and try to understand what this strategy needs to truly get the most potential out of it

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

@henrybckm Journaling is quite handy. I recommend using AI tools like Wispr Flow and Claude Desktop connected to Notion to make journaling easier. At the end of the trading day, just talk about what happened and then with Claude Desktop, push it out to your Notion.

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

@promisenakpan This is where journaling comes in quite well, and I would start using AI tools like Wispr Flow and Claude Desktop connected to Notion to make journaling easier. At the end of the trading day, just talk about what happened and then, with Claude Desktop, push it out to your Notion.

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

A trading account is an opportunity. As long as it's open and it's funded, you always have the opportunity to learn and create wealth, but if you don't appreciate it and blow through it and make decisions that aren't thought out, then you have the potential of losing that opportunity.

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

@AtifHussainOG This is why a lot of traders meditate, that feeling of anxiety and seeking to win it back can be observed during meditation. Observing these feelings before the market opens is powerful and leads to lesser likelihood of trading with anger

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

@Lor_dmills Yes, it's looking like agents are going to be an extension of ourselves

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

@algotradingdesk Read a front page Bloomberg article about the feel of macro

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

Newest manager at Algo Chains sleeping on the job

#trading #AItrade #fintech #algotrading

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

Automated strategies aren't about being right more often. They're about removing the version of you that trades scared.

#automatedtrading #fintech #trading #AItrade

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

Four strategies live right now.

Micro Nasdaq scalper, crude oil scalper, micro S&P swing, NQ swing.

Each one has an audited backtest, a live track record, a broker integration that's actually been stress tested.

We're not trying to list 200 strategies and hope a few work. Every one has to pass a real walk forward validation gate first.

Starting small. On purpose.

#algotrading #trading #automatedtrading

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

Second most common question from the waitlist is about control.

What happens to my account if something goes wrong.

Subscribers run a local daemon on their own machine, against their own Tradovate credentials. We never hold your account token. Your execution is yours.

That architecture decision was intentional. It's the first thing serious traders ask about.

#buildinpublic #trading #algotrading

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

Most common message from the waitlist is some version of "I signed up, nothing's happening, is this even real?"

Yes. On purpose.

The bots don't fire constantly. They wait for setups worth taking.

An MNQ scalper might give you three signals today. Might give you zero.

People expect a slot machine. What they get is a system that knows when to sit still.

#algotrading #trading #automatedtrading

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

Built an MCP server for AlgoChains.

Cursor, Claude, any agent that speaks MCP, can hook straight into broker data, backtests, bot health, the marketplace itself.

Close to 500 tools sitting behind it. No owner credentials needed by default, and anything that actually touches a broker stays locked down hard.

Wanted agents doing real work on trading infrastructure, not just chatting about it.

#buildinpublic #AItrade #algotrading

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

People keep calling this copy trading. It's not.

Copy trading is watching someone's fills and mirroring them blind. This isn't that.

You're running a set of rules in your own brokerage account, with your own money. The creator built the logic, you're the one actually executing it.

#algotrading #automatedtrading #trading

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

Most of my time right now goes into verification infrastructure. Making sure a daemon is running the new code and not the old one. Making sure a signal that says "I traded" actually has a broker fill behind it.
That's the stuff nobody shows in a demo.

#buildinpublic #algotrading #trading

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

Every strategy here has a cap. Once it's full, nobody else gets in, even if they want to pay.
Sounds bad for growth. It's actually the point. Pile enough people onto the same trade at the same time and you're not protecting an edge anymore, you're advertising it to the market.
We'd rather have a strategy with 50 subscribers that still works than 5000 that don't.

#algotrading #automatedtrading #trading

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

Mood after Vinicius makes it 3-0 and not having to check my algo once

#worldcup #BRAHAI #trading #algotrading

[Tyler Reynolds @algochains]

The hardest part of building AlgoChains right now is the clock. Four live bots are trading real money. Every infrastructure decision has a cost attached to it. I can't just restart the stack to pick up a config change, I have to be surgical. Most of my time goes into the boring stuff nobody shows in a demo. Making sure P&L numbers are actually correct. Making sure a signal that says “I traded" actually has a broker fill behind it. That's the job nobody talks about.

#buildinpublic