About This Project

The Mission

Build a profitable, autonomous AI trading system that generates $6,000/month in passive income through systematic options trading.

Timeline: November 14, 2029 (financial independence target)

Strategy: Iron condor credit spreads on SPY

Capital: Growing $100K → $600K

The Team

Igor Ganapolsky — CEO & System Architect

Mobile engineer turned algorithmic trader. Building AI-powered trading systems that combine Claude Opus/Sonnet with systematic options strategies.

Claude (CTO) — Autonomous AI Agent

Handles strategy execution, risk management, CI/CD, and continuous learning through RLHF (Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback).

The Strategy

Iron Condors on SPY

  • What: Simultaneous bull put spread + bear call spread
  • Delta: 15-20 delta on short strikes (86% win rate)
  • Expiry: 30-45 DTE (days to expiration)
  • Position size: Max 5% per trade ($5,000 risk)
  • Exit: 50% max profit OR 7 DTE
  • Stop-loss: 200% of credit received

Phil Town Rule #1

"Don't lose money."

Every trade is gated by:

  • Defined risk on BOTH sides
  • Position sizing limits
  • Stop-loss enforcement
  • No naked options, ever

The Tech Stack

  • AI: Claude 4.6 Opus, Claude 4.5 Sonnet
  • Broker: Alpaca Markets (paper + live)
  • Backend: Python 3.11, FastAPI
  • Memory: LanceDB (vector), RAG (lessons learned)
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions (100+ workflows)
  • Learning: Thompson Sampling + RLHF

Why Public?

Accountability. Publishing lessons learned forces honesty about what works and what doesn't.

Learning. The system gets smarter through feedback loops:

  1. Trade executes (or fails)
  2. Lesson recorded in RAG
  3. Future decisions weighted by past outcomes (Thompson Sampling)
  4. CEO feedback adjusts strategy (RLHF)

Community. If you're building autonomous trading systems or learning options, these lessons might save you time (and money).

Current Status

  • Account: $100K paper (Alpaca PA3C5AG0CECQ)
  • Strategy: Iron condors on SPY only
  • Win rate target: 85%+ (15-delta = 86% probability of profit)
  • Phase: Paper trading (proving system before live)

Contact

This blog documents the journey, mistakes, and lessons. Not financial advice. Options trading carries risk. Trade paper until you're profitable.