Notes from
the execution layer.
Pine Script, webhooks, position sizing, and the things that break when a strategy meets a real broker.
What to check before automating a prop firm account
Position sizing and signal delivery are the easy part. The firm's own rules are the part that's genuinely on you.
Attaching a stop loss and take profit to a signal
Absolute prices, percentages, and trailing stops all mean something slightly different once contract size enters the picture.
What paper trading actually catches (and what it doesn't)
Simulated fills are honest about your logic and dishonest about your execution. Knowing which is which matters.
Six webhook mistakes that look like bugs but aren't
Most 'the signal didn't work' reports trace back to one of a small, repeating set of causes.
What actually matters when picking a broker to automate
Commission is the thing everyone compares first. For automated execution it's rarely the thing that determines whether your strategy works.
Why your futures alert fired on the wrong contract
Continuous symbols are convenient on a chart and unreliable in an automated order. Here's the difference and how to avoid the gap.
Four ways to size a position, and when each one makes sense
Fixed quantity, dollar amount, risk-based, and percent of equity — the same signal can size itself very differently depending on which you pick.
Your first TradingView webhook, end to end
The five-minute version: create a strategy, paste a JSON template into an alert, and watch the first signal arrive.