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Oblivion Journal

Build notes, product decisions, and lessons learned while building Oblivion.

Latest articleTradingJuly 19, 2026

Fixed grid sizes were hurting my results

A simple assumption about market behaviour eventually forced me to rethink how trading systems should adapt to changing conditions.

EngineeringJuly 12, 2026

Why I eventually moved away from a single trading bot and started thinking in terms of multiple independent systems.

EngineeringJuly 5, 2026

One of the biggest challenges in automated trading isn't execution. It's deciding what to trade in the first place.

TradingJune 28, 2026

The lesson that changed the way I think about trading, automation and long-term performance.

TradingJune 21, 2026

The philosophy behind my decision to build Oblivion around spot trading instead of leverage, futures or margin.

StoryJune 14, 2026

What it really looks like to build a trading automation platform over several years while working a full-time job.

StoryJune 6, 2026

The story behind Oblivion and why I decided to build my own automated trading system from scratch.