How Perplexity Comet Compressed 8 Trading Bots Into 14 Days

Eight trading bots, four in production, four in demo, all running on serious infrastructure. Built in 14 days from zero bot-building experience. Here's the high-level — the rest is in the Guide.

The Starting Point

I'm an active trader. Manual NQ and Gold futures, up to 10 trades a day. I know the markets. What I don't know is how to code. The bots had to reduce manual stress, build passive income, and test strategies systematically. Three reasons, one obstacle: zero bot-building background.

The Tool Workflow

I started with Claude Code. Solid foundation — bot architecture, strategy logic, Telegram integration. But the validation wasn't deep enough. Yahoo Finance data didn't cut it for crypto. I needed real exchange-level depth.

That's where Perplexity Comet took over. Complete IBKR API integration for futures and equities. OKX integration for crypto with volume, open interest, cumulative delta. The backtest framework got significantly tighter. What Claude built, Comet validated and compressed.

That compression is what made 8 bots in 14 days possible.

What Got Built

Four bots in production: Weißes Feld v2, COT Master v4, Risk Reversal v4, CSP Scanner v4.1. Four more in demo: Magic Numbers Scalper, 3Bar, M6E modified — running on IBKR and Nexo Pro. Infrastructure: VPS for execution, Raspberry Pi for scanning, Telegram for real-time signals. Backtest-first discipline before any live capital.

The Truth About Time

I worked full-time on this. The strategies are complex — multi-timeframe, Smart Money Concepts, COT positioning, options Wheel. Backtesting took entire days. The 14-day number only works because I gave it that focus. AI compresses the work; it doesn't eliminate it.

What Neither Tool Did

The strategy ideas came from me. Twelve years of manual trading. Backtesting setups in TradingView before I ever wrote Python. Both tools implemented what I described. If you don't bring a trading edge, no AI will create one for you. That limit is hard.

The Bottom Line

Claude builds. Comet validates. The strategy still has to come from you.

The full workflow — every prompt, the exact backtest parameters, what to do when a bot fails validation, the costly mistakes I made along the way — is in the upcoming Guide.