Day 81 of 90 | Saturday, January 17, 2026

Answer Block

Answer Block: 9 days remaining in our journey to build a profitable AI trading system.

9 days remaining in our journey to build a profitable AI trading system.

Markets are closed, but the learning never stops. While other traders take the weekend off, we’re refining our edge.

Important Discoveries

Not emergencies, but insights that will shape how we trade going forward.

Webhook Trade Data Source Mismatch

LL-230: Webhook Trade Data Source Mismatch (Jan 17, 2026)

Severity: HIGH

Summary The RAG Webhook was showing tradesloaded=0 on Cloud Run because it looked for local trades.json files fir

Today’s Numbers

What Count
Lessons Learned 1
Critical Issues 0
High Priority 1
Improvements 0

The Journey So Far

We’re building an autonomous AI trading system that learns from every mistake. This isn’t about getting rich quick - it’s about building a system that can consistently generate income through disciplined options trading.

Our approach:

  • Paper trade for 90 days to validate the strategy
  • Document every lesson, every failure, every win
  • Use AI (Claude) as CTO to automate and improve
  • Follow Phil Town’s Rule #1: Don’t lose money

Want to follow along? Check out the full project on GitHub.

Day 81/90 complete. 9 to go.

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