BearBreaker2026-08-28
Running a trading bot 24/7 on a VPS
Turn the system into a private trading node that never depends on your laptop staying awake.
From Boxont
Blog
Notes on building, running, and trusting a rules-based trading system.
2026-08-27
Owning the source code of your trading bot
A closed box you rent is not a system you understand. You get the files.
2026-08-25
The midpoint rule explained
How the system expands when value looks weak next to cost and contracts when value looks strong.
2026-08-22
How BearBreaker handles a market crash
The eight-step priority sequence and safeguards that keep behaviour consistent when markets get loud.
2026-08-20
Dollar cost averaging vs rebalancing
Buying on a calendar and buying on a rule are not the same behaviour.
2026-08-18
Paper trading first
Why I insist every new user run BearBreaker in paper mode before live capital.
2026-08-15
Cooldowns and why overtrading fails
The fastest way to lose an account is to act again before the last action finished.
2026-08-12
Position sizing and capital limits
Every order is sized before it leaves. Here is what the system checks first.
2026-08-10
What the TCB ledger really tracks
A running ledger of capital deployed is the only way to stay honest about average cost.
2026-08-05
Connecting the Alpaca API to a trading bot
What the Alpaca keys actually do, where they live, and how to move from paper to live safely.
2026-08-01
Why I built BearBreaker
I kept breaking my own rules. So I wrote a system that would not.