2026-08-27

Owning the source code of your trading bot

BearBreaker is not a subscription and it is not a hosted service. You buy the package once and you receive the source code, the scripts and the configuration files. They run on your machine, against your broker keys, under your control. There is no monthly fee and no server of mine sitting between you and your account.

This matters for a practical reason before it matters for a philosophical one. A hosted bot is a box you cannot open. When it does something surprising you can file a support ticket and wait. When you own the files, you open the log, find the branch that produced the decision, and read the condition that triggered it. Every rule described on this site corresponds to something you can actually locate in the code.

It also means the parameters are genuinely yours. Thresholds, size multipliers, cooldown lengths, capital ceilings and the construct universe are configuration values, not locked settings behind a paywall tier. If you want the system to be more patient, you change a number. If you want to add a check of your own before an order is submitted, nothing stops you.

Ownership carries an obligation in the other direction. Because the package is intellectual property that cannot be returned once delivered, sales are final and no refunds are provided. You are responsible for how you configure it, for keeping your broker keys safe, and for the outcomes of running it with live capital. Nothing here is financial advice and no result is promised.

If you would rather rent a black box, there are plenty available. This is for people who want to read the thing they are running, change it, and keep it.