Did you know that there are over 8,000 cryptocurrencies in existence, with an ever-expanding field of offerings? Although slumping Bitcoin has been in the news quite a bit recently, it’s clearly not the only game in town. In fact, for many people “b...

OVIDIU POPESCU

11 January 2022 • 17 min read

With record heat waves, draughts, floods, and other extreme weather events becoming increasingly common across the world, there’s growing interest in green technology and its widespread implementation. For those of us in the world of fintech, however...

OVIDIU POPESCU

09 January 2022 • 5 min read

Algorithmic trading [/blog/algorithmic-trading] is one of the most popular ways to use computers in the financial markets. Major banks and Wall Street institutions use algorithms to trade anything from traditional assets such as stocks to newer marke...

DECLAN IGOE

07 January 2022 • 13 min read

When it comes to finding the best crypto exchanges, there is no shortage of availabilities for you to choose from. While it’s true that there are A LOT of options, not all of them will be suited to everyone and as a trader, you will have your own req...

DECLAN IGOE

07 January 2022 • 23 min read

If recent headlines are any indication, then the future of cryptocurrency is a very promising one. * Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, recently announced that his company Tesla invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin and plans to start accepting the curr...

OVIDIU POPESCU

06 January 2022 • 10 min read

Cryptocurrency is making news almost every day in the established media, and its popularity is likely to rise in the coming years. From a very niche market to a global financial force, tokens like Bitcoin are being used all over the world as a means...

DECLAN IGOE

06 January 2022 • 13 min read

With over 6,000 different cryptocurrencies, 1,000s of dApps either in use or development, around 30 blockchains, and over 40 million blockchain wallets, it can be hard for even the most dedicated crypto news junkies among us to keep track of the late...

OVIDIU POPESCU

06 January 2022 • 6 min read

Quick show of hands: how many of you have sat through shockingly bad crypto podcasts? One stands out in my mind. Two developers were invited to discuss what their blockchain was doing, but they had no idea because (wait for it) they were working on f...

OVIDIU POPESCU

06 January 2022 • 8 min read

Ah, the power of hindsight. We often see with perfect vision when reflecting on the past, which is why so many of those end-of-the-year articles and blog posts predicting the next hottest crypto, coin, or project can fall flat months or even weeks af...

OVIDIU POPESCU

05 January 2022 • 7 min read

During the fourth quarter of 2020, Bitcoin experienced a 171% surge. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization after Bitcoin, did even better in 2020, rising more than 600% (Bitcoin managed a mere 305% increase last year). ...

OVIDIU POPESCU

05 January 2022 • 9 min read

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$15.5 Million Dolla...

OVIDIU POPESCU

02 January 2022 • 13 min read

Litecoin in a Nutshell Litecoin was launched in late 2011 as a fork of the Bitcoin blockchain. The idea behind Litecoin was to offer a more miner-friendly cryptocurrency - essentially one that the average user can mine without top-of-the-line hardwar...

DECLAN IGOE

02 January 2022 • 9 min read

Ethereum ($ETH) is the second most valuable token when measured by market cap, and the Ethereum platform offers its users a wide array of tools. Unlike Bitcoin, which was aimed solely at making financial transactions, the Ethereum blockchain was desi...

DECLAN IGOE

01 January 2022 • 12 min read

The term ‘learning’ has become increasingly prevalent in our everyday lives. It is fair and safe to say that a good portion of this trend can be attributed to the phenomenal rise of Machine Learning techniques and methods within the context of Arti...

FEDERICO CORNALBA

02 December 2021 • 8 min read

Why are there 1.7 billion unbanked adults across the world, with many more who are under-banked? Why is it that we all had to bailout the very financial institutions that created the 2007-2008 global financial crisis? Why does it take so long and cos...

OVIDIU POPESCU

22 November 2021 • 13 min read

Cryptocurrency markets are notoriously volatile, with dramatic price fluctuations often occurring over relatively brief periods of time. We’re all familiar with Bitcoin’s volatility, for example, which plunged 30% to $30,000 at one point in May 2021 ...

OVIDIU POPESCU

19 November 2021 • 8 min read

Behind every great product is a great community. The community is there to make sure that the product is growing healthily and that the people who use that product are getting the help they need to make the most out of it. The Trality Community [htt...

DECLAN IGOE

03 November 2021 • 2 min read

As Trality grows and our community expands, it’s important for us to keep you all informed about what’s happening. Our diverse community of Creators is the heart and soul of our company and without you—we would not have Trality. That is why we decid...

DECLAN IGOE

27 August 2021 • 4 min read

Let’s start off with the bad news first. Building profitable algorithmic trading bots won’t happen overnight. It’s a process, one that takes time, patience, and knowledge. And since it’s a fluid process, it also involves a fair bit of trial and error...

OVIDIU POPESCU

29 June 2021 • 17 min read

Time waits for no one and financial markets are no different, especially when it comes to the unpredictable world of cryptocurrency trading, which is why a carefully calibrated, safe and reliable trading strategy is essential. Unlike traditional st...

OVIDIU POPESCU

17 June 2021 • 16 min read

This is the first in a series of blog articles giving an inside into the research done at Trality. The majority of research in machine learning for algorithmic trading happens behind closed doors. Even after the alpha of specific strategies vanishes...

CONSTANTIN

31 May 2021 • 7 min read

In the following tutorial, we’ll introduce you to the basics of bot creation as well as take a deeper dive into fine tuning and backtesting your bot once it’s been created. By the end of this guide, you’ll have created your very own crypto trading ...

OVIDIU POPESCU

05 May 2021 • 6 min read

Swingers have more fun. No, not that kind of swinging (where’s your mind?). We’re talking about swing trading, a common investment strategy and one quite different from day trading or position trading. As you’re likely aware already, day trading is...

OVIDIU POPESCU

19 April 2021 • 7 min read

Creating your own trading bot has gained the unfortunate reputation of being a difficult, cumbersome and highly-technical process. And although this was true in the past - that understanding is now long-since outdated. In fact, the reality is quite t...

DECLAN IGOE

15 April 2021 • 8 min read

We've come a long way since we first announced our big plans to the world. In that time, we have made some major progress in our mission to bring the power and potential of algorithmic trading to everyone who needs it. In this post, you will find the...

DECLAN IGOE

02 April 2021 • 6 min read

Hello, Creator! Today we’re going to discuss some trading ideas and indicators to help push you one step closer to creating your first bot. We understand better than most that creating a trading bot is by no means an easy feat, we’ve been there ourse...

DECLAN IGOE

25 March 2021 • 9 min read

“It is the unemotional, reserved, calm, detached trader who wins [...] not the ambitious seeker of fortune.” How long ago do you think this quote was written? Five years? Perhaps twenty years? Maybe even thirty? Try over 2,500 years ago. And I’ll ...

OVIDIU POPESCU

25 March 2021 • 8 min read

Hey, Creator! And welcome to the Trality blog. In this post, we’re going to dive a little deeper into the subject of backtesting and how you can ensure you’re doing it correctly. Backtesting is by far and beyond the most crucial aspect of coming up...

DECLAN IGOE

24 March 2021 • 4 min read

The concept of algorithmic trading has been employed by large financial institutions like hedge funds, banks, pension funds and market makers since the concept of trading has existed. It’s no surprise that these institutions look for experienced math...

DECLAN IGOE

24 March 2021 • 5 min read

Got Python? If you’re serious about financial markets and algorithmic trading, then you’re going to need it. Python is a computer programming language that is used by institutions and investors alike every day for a range of purposes, including quant...

OVIDIU POPESCU

12 March 2021 • 9 min read

Buying, owning and selling cryptos isn't as easy as it was a few years ago from a taxation perspective. Especially for anyone in the USA, having a solid plan for your crypto tax liabilities is a must. Crypto tax software platforms are created to fac...

DECLAN IGOE

28 January 2021 • 6 min read

Ripple, or XRP, remains one of the most undervalued crypto assets in the world. While it consistently holds the third position in the crypto pantheon behind Ethereum (stablecoins excluded), XRP has not been able to take advantage of investor interes...

DECLAN IGOE

11 January 2021 • 9 min read

In order to get you started with the Trality Bot Code Editor and your first Python trading bot, we use this post to cover a fairly basic approach to building a simple trading algorithm. It is built up of standard technical analysis (TA) but also incl...

MORITZ PUTZHAMMER

22 December 2020 • 9 min read

The global cryptocurrency markets are gaining traction at an increasing pace and attracting more investors all the time. While there are many legitimate opportunities in this sector, the lack of regulation in many nations opens up the door to abusive...

DECLAN IGOE

15 December 2020 • 8 min read

On the 27th of November 2020, our platform was targeted by a bot network resulting in over 700k requests being sent in a very short period of time. All requests pointed at the /auth/token endpoint of our OAuth 2.0 authentication service with the att...

CHRISTOPHER HELF

02 December 2020 • 3 min read

It used to be that only those working in brokerages, trading houses or big financial institutions could actively trade but with the advent of the internet and online trading platforms - virtually anyone can get in on the action. Cryptocurrency day t...

DECLAN IGOE

26 November 2020 • 10 min read

A big emphasis in algorithmic trading is put on finding the right entry and exit signals for trades. Especially in the field of technical analysis, buy and sell signals are too often based solely on the evaluation of indicators or combinations thereo...

ALEXANDER KAHL

26 November 2020 • 9 min read

As of writing this article, there are almost 1,000 different cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the market. This number of cryptocurrency buyers and sellers is seen as a great opportunity for some who want to take advantage of crypto arbitrage tra...

DECLAN IGOE

24 November 2020 • 10 min read

Let’s go over some of the changes and explain how we are striving to improve. > “With the release of our new trading engine, we focused on areas that caused the most pain for our users such as creating and tracking complicated order types or checkin...

MORITZ PUTZHAMMER

20 October 2020 • 2 min read

To become the go-to for automated trading, we are investing into proprietary machine learning tools for our bot creators. Now we are happy to announce the closing of a funding round with local and international investors. Read the press release here.

MORITZ PUTZHAMMER

07 October 2020 • 3 min read

In the previous post [/blog/strategy-building-basics-pt-ii/] we have created and backtested the base strategy for our multi-coin trend-following trading bot. We explained the necessary steps that need to be taken to arrive at a full grown live tradin...

STEFAN HARING

20 July 2020 • 8 min read

In the first post [/blog/strategy-building-basics-pt-i/] of our series we have discussed the main building blocks of strategy development. Now it is time for us to use what we have learned and conceptualise the base strategy for our multi-coin tradin...

STEFAN HARING

06 July 2020 • 6 min read

In a recent blog post at Trality [/blog/developing-simple-trading-bot-with-trality-bot-code-editor], we have already seen how applying a trend-following signal on Bitcoin can provide protection during a market downturn. For the current series, we are...

STEFAN HARING

29 June 2020 • 5 min read

Next month we are going to officially complete the Beta of our trading bot platform Trality. In this blog, we describe how we got to this point without giving out a single % of equity.

MORITZ PUTZHAMMER

09 June 2020 • 3 min read

A python time series analysis on the COVID dataset, crypto currencies and traditional asset classes. Exploring stylised facts in times of market distress

ALEXANDER KAHL

23 March 2020 • 11 min read

The Trality Rule Builder helps you create trading bots without the need to code. The easiest way to get started with it is by showing you how to create a trading bot step by step. This way you can familiarize yourself with the basic concepts and we c...

ALEXANDER KAHL

15 March 2020 • 7 min read

This post covers the development of a beginner-level trading bot with the Trality Bot Code Editor. To make things more relevant, we use the market situation surrounding Covid-19 to analyze results and potential drawbacks. The post closes with an outl...

MORITZ PUTZHAMMER

15 March 2020 • 8 min read

Vienna FinTech Startup Trality launches new platform for crypto traders. The young startup landed six-figure grants from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and the Vienna Business Agency.

MORITZ PUTZHAMMER

24 February 2020 • 3 min read