Insilico Terminal
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Professional-grade terminal, built by traders. Advanced execution, orders, and positions in one place. $850B+ 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 Terminal193,196 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten
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 Terminal153,065 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten
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 Terminal256,117 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
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 Terminal171,187 Aufrufe • vor 11 Monaten
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 Terminal63,204 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
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 Terminal47,709 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
“Quant trading is simpler than people think.” Goon joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about finding crypto edges, market making, and why the best trades often come from clicking around broken markets before anyone else notices. We covered TradFi, early DeFi rugs, solo trading, perp DEXs, Hyperliquid, prediction markets, bad bots, points farming, and the on-chain casino arb that turned into PvP. 00:00 Intro + CryptoGoon’s background 04:31 Getting rugged and discovering early DeFi 07:08 Why TradFi-style edges worked in 2021 crypto 11:03 Solo trading vs trading inside a firm 15:25 The on-chain casino arb that became PvP 24:13 Finding edge early on new perp DEXs 31:10 Why quant trading is simpler than people think 38:39 Why points farming can reveal real edge 53:01 Crypto morale, HYPE, and where the market is now
Insilico Terminal19,138 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Insilico Terminal Podcast Episode 31 - Nexus 00:00 Intro, Nexus’ trading origin story from biotech stocks to crypto and short-term execution 09:20 The Luna blow-up, losing everything, rebuilding through News trading 17:25 The iPad + Twitter notification News trading setup 25:24 Discovering Hyperliquid early, trading niche perps and why DEX execution finally felt usable 35:04 Managing the Hyperliquid airdrop, risk lessons from blowing up 45:50 Crypto’s future, becoming a Bitcoin + Hyperliquid maxi 57:08 Why crypto is harder now, smarter competition and better tools 01:04:07 The downside of posting trades publicly, ego traps, Twitter pressure and final advice for traders trying to make it
Insilico Terminal26,995 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
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 Terminal43,697 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten
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 Terminal29,427 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
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 Terminal25,403 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
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 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
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 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten
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 Terminal22,889 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten