r/algotrading is a subreddit with 1.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses algo, bot, api, strategy, and backtest, and they frequently recommend/review trading book and stock screener.
A place for redditors to discuss quantitative trading, statistical methods, econometrics, programming, implementation, automated strategies, and bounce ideas off each other for constructive criticism. Feel free to submit papers/links of things you find interesting.
Popular Themes in r/algotrading
#1
Advice Requests
: "Where did I go wrong? A failed strategy after 3 months of Constant Work"
3 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Need Algo Coding Practice - drop me your strategy concepts"
1 post
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I built an algo trading bot as a high schooler using AI. Here's what actually happened."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/algotrading
#1
Algo
: "27% Returns in june using my Algo keeping drawdown under 6%"
7 posts
#2
Bot
: "How closely does Alpaca paper match live for a short-DTE options Bot? Forward testing vs Live"
6 posts
#3
Api
5 posts
#4
Strategy
: "Feedback on my NQ Strategy."
5 posts
#5
Backtest
: "Update: Forward-testing my M1 Gold Scalper. The live execution is matching the Backtest perfectly."
5 posts
#6
Gold
: "Stairway to Heaven: a trend-following breakout system on Gold. 31% win rate."
5 posts
#7
Backtesting
4 posts
#8
Win Rate
: "Stairway to Heaven: a trend-following breakout system on gold. 31% Win Rate."
4 posts
#9
Brokerage
3 posts
#10
Algorithmic Trading
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/algotrading
Trading Book
12 reviews
#1
Rob Carver
3.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Ernie Chan
1.0★ from 1 review
#3
Sinclair
4.0★ from 1 review
Stock Screener
2 reviews
#1
TradingView
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Finbox
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/algotrading
#1
Strategy
: "Where did I go wrong? A failed strategy after 3 months of Constant Work"
20 posts
#2
Data
: "Could you handle this equity curve?"
12 posts
#3
Infrastructure
: "How closely does Alpaca paper match live for a short-DTE options bot? Forward testing vs Live"
5 posts
#4
Education
: "Mid-2026 Portfolio Update: Up 23.6% so far, but here’s how I nearly blew it. (Myfxbook Verified Results)"
4 posts
#5
Other/Meta
: "Golden back test turn out to be fugazi"
3 posts
#6
News
: "QQ EA blew up user accounts yesterday"
2 posts
#7
Business
: "Is 78% Correlation on Prediction to Actual Price Changes? 10k samples"
1 post
Member Growth in r/algotrading
Yearly
+78k members(4.3%)
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Last updated: July 6, 2026