Insilico Terminal
@InsilicoTrading • 34,364 subscribers
Trader-friendly professional grade order, position and execution management system. Advanced capabilities for all. $800B+ in volume since 2021. Free to use.
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Insilico Terminal Advent Calendar - Day 5 🎄 (special episode today of) Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 13 - XO 00:00:00 Intro, Trader XO background, CS/Banking origins, 2017 bull run luck, losing it all in 2018 00:06:10 The 90% failure rate, why normal thinking loses, embracing uncertainty, risk management as survival 00:13:50 Defining Edge, expectancy formula, speed of understanding, pattern recognition vs. predicting 00:20:10 The Trading Process, 6-pillar framework, trading as a professional sport 00:32:20 Psychology deep dive, myth of "controlling" emotions, A-Game vs. C-Game 00:50:08 The "Reset" phase, dissecting a recent tilt, danger of short-circuiting, recovering from losses 00:58:05 Essential library, top book recs, leveraging LLMs/ChatGPT for coding edge 01:07:42 Routine & Execution, building situational awareness, dynamic risk sizing, adding to winners 01:21:50 Strategy creation, 15 principles, defining hypothesis, volatility regimes, building a living playbook 01:34:50 Closing thoughts, avoiding crypto-twitter envy, journaling joy, focusing on longevity over quick wins
Insilico Terminal192,689 views • 6 months ago
New episode with rbit A conversation with someone who has seen almost every era of crypto market structure firsthand. We talk through the shift from early inefficiencies and manual trading to stat arb, HFT, execution, and competing in a much harder market. 00:00 Getting into Bitcoin in 2010, mining, Mt. Gox, and coming back in 2017 13:37 ICO mania, BitMEX, and the Bitcoin fork trade 17:14 Why 2018 pushed him toward quant trading 24:52 Building a profitable stat arb business on FTX 40:21 Stat arb vs HFT, and why crypto got more competitive 49:09 What his trading operation looks like today 55:13 The future of crypto market structure and where edge is going 01:05:04 Advice for newer traders and why quant thinking differs from retail
Insilico Terminal47,267 views • 1 month ago
Insilico Terminal Advent Calendar - Day 24 🎄 Today’s drop: Conditional orders and Algorithms on Server (Beta) This feature enables server-side execution and unlocks: - Set conditional orders that are placed automatically when defined conditions are met. Conditions can be based on price, time, candlestick close, or candlestick volume, with full AND/OR logic support across all order types. Example: “Start a chase buy order when the BTC 15m candle closes above 89k and the time is after 30/12/2025.” - Chase, TWAP, and all other order types continue running even when the browser is closed. - Support for longer TWAP durations, up to 30 days. - Full order history synchronized across devices. Currently available on Hyperliquid, Bybit coming next. More exchanges to follow and feature expansions to follow. Comment below how you would use these features for your trading to have a chance for beta access; access will be rolled out gradually.
Insilico Terminal152,439 views • 5 months ago
Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 28 - Liquidity Goblin 00:00 Intro, Liquidity Goblin background and HFT → crypto transition 08:05 How HFT actually works: signals, arbitrage and cross-venue edges 16:31 Trading mindset: forecasts, horizons and avoiding thesis drift 25:06 Systems vs discretion: monitoring models, manual overrides and execution 33:15 DeFi strategies: flash loans, MEV evolution and carry trades 41:35 Venue selection: finding “dumb flow” and inefficient markets 49:00 Risk management: sizing, counterparty risk and portfolio construction 58:33 Retail vs quant, meme coins, and final advice on making it in trading
Insilico Terminal62,790 views • 2 months ago
HUGE update: v3.9 out now! Sync your API keys across devices. Basket Trading via new Complex Orders comp. TWAP w/ Chase orders. TWAP Price bounds. Smart hedging for Market orders. Fav Timeframes for Classic Chart. PnL preview for Reduce orders. Skip initial candles on chart.
Insilico Terminal255,940 views • 1 year ago
Our new UI design for v4 is live! + many new features! - The previous Side-Orderform has been split into the new Market component for analytics and a more customizable Place Order component - Trades component now also streams Liquidations and offers cross exchange aggregation - Quick Size buttons for the Place Order component: Settings > Orders > Quick Buttons - Auto TP in Header for automatically placing reduce Limit orders on positions (for the scalper headz): Settings > Orders > Auto TP - Add button in Positions component to easily increase your position
Insilico Terminal171,023 views • 10 months ago
Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 30 - Audy, Head of Operations at Credo 00:00 Intro, Audy’s background, Bybit competition breakthrough and joining Credo 08:10 Inside the prop desk, remote trading floor, desk calls and trader freedom vs allocations 16:11 Hiring traders, track records, verifying edge and why one year can still be enough 25:42 Portfolio construction, navigating bull vs bear cycles and diversification across strategies 33:14 Why discipline fails, false signals, pressure, journaling and surviving bad periods 42:10 Crypto outlook, altcoin “cleansing”, token alignment and why the market structure is improving 49:02 Leading while trading, staying sharp yourself, handling bad months and trader morale 01:02:22 What edge really means, defining the counterparty, news trading and final hiring advice
Insilico Terminal23,273 views • 1 month ago
Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 29 - Worst Contrarian - BACK OFFICE @ LARP CAPITAL 00:00 Intro, WC’s background, why he views trading as a business not speculation 04:07 First major arbitrage breakthrough, Binance AUD tether trade and going full-time 08:30 Why most people approach markets wrong, repeatable arbitrage vs lucky directional bets 19:40 The “exploiter mindset”, how to think about protocols, oracles and metagame risk 30:05 Building a trader network, why one phone call can unlock the next unusual trade 40:54 Sports betting exploits, getting banned everywhere and finding edge in inefficiency 53:33 Crypto vs TradFi today, where opportunity still exists and why chaos creates edge 01:06:22 Final advice, relationships, martial arts, Education of a Speculator and closing
Insilico Terminal24,880 views • 2 months ago
Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 27 - jim 00:00 Intro, Jim’s background, perma-bear arc and joining Insilico Terminal 08:05 Learning low timeframe trading, finding strategies, RSI divergence edge 16:31 Shift to higher timeframes, volatility changes and FTX/Alameda inefficiencies 25:06 2022 break, self-destructive cycles, relationships and personal growth 33:15 Trading as self-discovery, mental strain vs physical work, discipline lessons 41:35 Product management journey, Bonkbot to Insilico, building vs trading 49:00 Risk appetite, complacency, boredom and evolving market participation 58:33 Final advice: discipline, volatility, accountability and silver
Insilico Terminal28,946 views • 2 months ago
Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 18 - not hersch 00:00 Intro, project episode disclaimer, introducing Lucas and Hersch from World Markets 04:00 Founders’ backgrounds, Lucas’ Amber Group exit, TradFi experience and crypto crossover 08:30 Core thesis, why fully on-chain exchanges matter, state sync, risk calculation, EVM choice 14:00 Product vision, combining spot, perps and lending into one unified on-chain venue 20:30 Universal margin system, atomic risk engine, levered basis trade example 30:45 Risk management philosophy, circuit breakers, handling extreme volatility and dislocations 42:00 Exchange design tradeoffs, no ADLs, bilateral counterparty risk, transparency vs CEXs 59:49 Token plans, points program, incentives, launch timing and closing thoughts
Insilico Terminal43,588 views • 4 months ago
Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 11 - Adam 00:00 Intro, Adam’s background, first exposure to trading and ICO cycle in 2017 06:30 Trading German bonds, transitioning to crypto perps in 2020, early bull market experiences 14:41 Burnout, switching from intraday to higher-timeframe trading, learning patience 22:22 How he trades now - sentiment, options, mean reversion, and trend systems across markets 31:03 Selling options, volatility strategies, ETFs, and balancing different uncorrelated systems 42:45 Teaching new traders, reflections on markets changing, and why higher TFs make more sense now 46:22 Founding Breakout, getting acquired by Kraken, managing risk at scale 52:07 Why prop trading makes sense, risk frameworks, and thoughts on leverage for smaller traders 55:16 Staying motivated after success, daily habits, balance, and mental clarity
Insilico Terminal40,185 views • 6 months ago
Insilico Terminal Advent Calendar - Day 23 🎄 Today’s drop: Free, real-time News Trading The News component streams market-relevant posts from curated sources and up to 3 custom accounts you choose. Long or short auto-detected tickers instantly using configurable Buy/Sell size buttons.
Insilico Terminal34,528 views • 5 months ago
Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 22 - Magus 00:00 Intro, Magus background, Going full-time, COVID crash and DeFi saving the year 05:02 Trading evolution, moving averages/Ichimoku -> order flow and auction market theory “light bulb moment” 08:28 Entry framework, momentum vs reversion, why open interest mattered and how that edge changed 20:45 Defending drawdowns, hedging one-to-one with perps, why most hedges “lose” but save you when it matters 31:14 Social media & FOMO, why CT warps expectations and how to avoid chasing everything 33:53 Execution + Insilico Terminal usage, market-in/limit-out, chase orders, resting orders, manual vs hard stops 53:05 Higher timeframe views, Bitcoin underperformance vs equities/metals, rotating profits into TradFi and closing
Insilico Terminal22,864 views • 3 months ago
Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 25 - Mercury 00:00 Intro, Mercury’s background, 2017 mania, early gains and 90% drawdown lessons 06:03 College dropout, going all-in on trading, March 2020 liquidation and ego reset 16:49 Rebuilding the system, scrapping indicators, trend-following foundation 23:24 Social media vs reality, engagement farming, why most traders sabotage themselves 30:12 Revenge trading, respecting trends, curing causes instead of treating symptoms 41:11 Discretion vs quants debate, adapting to ranges, why signals aren’t equal 52:15 The “free money” mindset, Trump coin trade, opportunity vs FOMO psychology 01:02:58 Bull market myths, skill evolution, why every cycle feels underwhelming in hindsight
Insilico Terminal17,239 views • 3 months ago
Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 15 (Special in Person Episode for Day 18 of the Advent Calendar 🎄) - satsdart 00:00 Inro, discovering Bitcoin YouTube during COVID, and the initial transition into crypto, navigating the "up only" phase of the bull run. 10:15 Getting zeroed in May 2021, rebuilding via strict Excel tracking, and the stories of Snowbank and Snowdog. 15:50 Why sharing trades publicly shifted from community building to extraction, and the pressure of managing followers' expectations. 20:30 Witnessing the FTX collapse while with other traders in Lisbon, and finding opportunity in peak fear. 25:00 Why 70% of his profits come from Bitcoin perps, utilizing seasonality, and why ETH has failed as a hedging instrument. 32:15 A look at the current state of on-chain perp DEXs, and why centralized exchanges still offer a superior edge. 36:00 The current "boring" state of the market, the Solana vs. Ethereum dynamic, and avoiding the "all-in" mentality during chop. 41:20 Staying grounded despite wealth, the importance of self-judgment over judging others, and the necessity of actually taking profits.
Insilico Terminal24,383 views • 5 months ago
Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 10 - Temu Robot James 00:00 Intro, Scott’s background in TradFi, pivot to crypto in 2019, and early DeFi summer success 07:08 Momentum effects in crypto, on-chain inefficiencies, and finding edge in smaller venues 20:18 Building systems, market-making hybrids, and why simple signals outperform optimization 26:00 Mid-frequency quant trading, execution costs, and partnering with market makers 35:00 Trend following as a career - psychology, losing streaks and Hyperliquid strategy 43:00 Burnout, mental health, taking breaks, and reflections on trading longevity 48:05 Life story - crime, jail, rebuilding through trading, lessons on risk and humility 52:29 Future of crypto and systematic trading, decaying edges, and institutional arrival 58:08 Vault design, momentum modeling, and cross-asset trend logic 01:12:00 Closing thoughts on money, wisdom with age, and the balance between success and peace
Insilico Terminal24,044 views • 6 months ago