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Discipline

Why no trade can be the right trade

A quiet bot is not necessarily inactive: it can monitor the market and protect its rules while waiting for valid conditions.

Why no trade can be the right trade
API guide

Create a secure Binance API key

How to connect Binance to TIYlab with the required permissions, an IP restriction and withdrawals always disabled.

Create a secure Binance API key
User experience

Inside the TIYlab Telegram experience

Onboarding, status, equity, daily diagnostics and important events: see how TIYlab explains the portfolio.

Inside the TIYlab Telegram experience
Risk management

Five risk rules before automating crypto

API keys, capital, manual intervention, drawdowns and backtests: the principles to understand before any automation.

Five risk rules before automating crypto
May 10, 2026

TIYlab Macro vs 5 Black Swans: 8 Years of Discipline Tested

A backtest across COVID, Terra/Luna, FTX, SVB and the ETF rally — including the one window where the strategy underperformed Buy & Hold.Editor’s note — July 2026: This article is an archived snapshot

Original publication on Medium
May 9, 2026

TIYlab — Monthly Report: April 2026

Editor’s note — July 2026: This article is an archived snapshot of TIYlab at its original publication date. Version names, parameters and historical simulations mentioned below do not describe the cur

Original publication on Medium
May 7, 2026

31 Days Live. BTC +18%. My Bot Did Nothing. Here’s Why I’m Publishing It Anyway.

An honest log of an algorithmic strategy choosing patience over participation — and the 8-year math behind that choice.31 Days Live. BTC +18%. My Bot Did Nothing. Here’s Why I’m Publishing It Anyway.A

Original publication on Medium
April 5, 2026

Why We Built TIYlab Around Market Regimes — Not Short-Term Noise

Why We Built a BTC Trading System Around Macro Regimes — Not Price SignalsMost BTC trading bots watch price charts. They look for patterns, breakouts, RSI crossovers, moving average signals. They reac

Original publication on Medium