{"id":280551,"date":"2026-09-21T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/i-built-an-insanely-profitable-ai-trading-bot-for-free-full-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:00:23","slug":"i-built-an-insanely-profitable-ai-trading-bot-for-free-full-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/i-built-an-insanely-profitable-ai-trading-bot-for-free-full-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"I Built an INSANELY Profitable AI Trading Bot for FREE (Full Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V690IKm5G5k?autoplay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Learn AI trading bots and algorithmic trading with us:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skool.com\/daviddtech\/about\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.skool.com\/daviddtech\/about<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Impressive equity curves are easy to share. This video shows you how to build the system behind them.<\/p>\n<p>I built an AI trading desk with Hermes Agent that can research trading ideas, develop strategies, backtest them, and organize the results in a custom Mission Control dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>In this full guide, I take you through the setup step by step: installing Hermes, connecting an AI model, adding the TradingKit backtesting tools, building your agent team, and creating your own control panel.<\/p>\n<p>Then I show you how to take the resulting Pine Script into TradingView, check the backtest, and connect strategy alerts to a broker through Trigger.trade.<\/p>\n<p>But finding an impressive backtest is only part of the process.<\/p>\n<p>After more than five years of building and testing automated trading systems, I\u2019ve tested over 2,000 strategies and currently trade seven. At the end, I explain what that experience has taught me about selecting strategies and deciding what deserves further testing.<\/p>\n<p>## In this video, you\u2019ll discover:<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 How to install Hermes Agent and complete the initial setup<br \/>\n\u2705 How I connect my existing ChatGPT subscription and select GPT-6 Astra<br \/>\n\u2705 How to set up Telegram and use the Hermes desktop interface<br \/>\n\u2705 How to connect TradingKit\u2019s backtesting tools through an MCP server<br \/>\n\u2705 How to run an initial BTCUSDT strategy backtest<br \/>\n\u2705 How to build an AI trading research team with reusable prompts<br \/>\n\u2705 How I structure agents and schedules to reduce unnecessary token use<br \/>\n\u2705 How to create a Mission Control dashboard and connect your agents to it<br \/>\n\u2705 How to export Pine Script and verify strategy results in TradingView<br \/>\n\u2705 How to connect TradingView alerts and webhooks to Trigger.trade<br \/>\n\u2705 Why forward testing matters before committing money to a strategy<br \/>\n\u2705 What five years of automated trading have taught me<\/p>\n<p>## \u23f0 Video Chapters<\/p>\n<p>0: 00 \u2013 The Hermes Trading Bot and Backtest Results<br \/>\n0: 43 \u2013 What We\u2019re Building<br \/>\n1: 44 \u2013 What Hermes Agent Does<br \/>\n2: 31 \u2013 Installing Hermes Agent<br \/>\n3: 13 \u2013 Connecting Your AI Provider and ChatGPT Subscription<br \/>\n4: 13 \u2013 Selecting the Model and Reasoning Settings<br \/>\n4: 41 \u2013 Setting Up Telegram<br \/>\n5: 50 \u2013 Using Hermes Desktop<br \/>\n6: 48 \u2013 Creating Your First Bot<br \/>\n7: 29 \u2013 Connecting TradingKit for Strategy Backtesting<br \/>\n8: 55 \u2013 Running the First BTCUSDT Backtest<br \/>\n9: 44 \u2013 Building the AI Trading Research Desk<br \/>\n10: 25 \u2013 Agent Roles, Schedules, and Token Efficiency<br \/>\n12: 23 \u2013 Creating Your Mission Control Dashboard<br \/>\n13: 34 \u2013 Connecting the Agents to Mission Control<br \/>\n14: 28 \u2013 Before Automation: Forward Testing Your Strategies<br \/>\n15: 46 \u2013 Moving Your Pine Script into TradingView<br \/>\n16: 25 \u2013 Connecting Your Broker Through Trigger.trade<br \/>\n17: 15 \u2013 Configuring TradingView Alerts and Webhooks<br \/>\n17: 59 \u2013 Connecting Hermes to the Trading Tools<br \/>\n19: 19 \u2013 Five Years of Automated Trading: Real Talk<br \/>\n20: 24 \u2013 Community Support and Next Steps<\/p>\n<p>## Prompts &#038; Resources<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Get the Hermes trading-desk prompts, Mission Control prompt, and agent connection prompt:<br \/>\n[ADD HERMES RESOURCE LINK OR CONFIRMED DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS]<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb TradingKit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tradingkit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tradingkit.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Trigger.trade:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/trigger.trade\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/trigger.trade\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>## Tools Used<\/p>\n<p>Hermes Agent<br \/>\nOpenAI \/ ChatGPT subscription connection<br \/>\nGPT-6 Astra<br \/>\nTelegram<br \/>\nTradingKit \/ TraderDev MCP<br \/>\nTradingView and Pine Script<br \/>\nTrigger.trade<br \/>\nCustom Mission Control dashboard<\/p>\n<p>## What\u2019s free, and what may cost money?<\/p>\n<p>I use free tools where possible and reuse existing subscriptions in this walkthrough. Depending on your setup, AI subscriptions or API usage, TradingView features, and automation services may involve costs. Access included with a paid membership is not the same as a completely free setup.<\/p>\n<p>## Before You Trade<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Everything shown is for education and entertainment only, not financial advice.<\/p>\n<p>The equity curves shown are backtests, not proof of future live profits. A strategy still needs forward testing, realistic trading costs, and ongoing monitoring. This tutorial demonstrates the build and automation setup; it is not a documented live-profit experiment.<\/p>\n<p>AI can help you research and build faster. You still need to understand the rules and validate the results.<\/p>\n<p>Trade smarter.<br \/>\nTest everything.<br \/>\nLet the data do the talking.<\/p>\n<p>#AITrading #HermesAgent #TradingView<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Learn AI trading bots and algorithmic trading with us: https:\/\/www.skool.com\/daviddtech\/about Impressive equity curves are easy to share. This video shows you how to build the system behind them. I built an AI trading desk with Hermes Agent that can research trading ideas, develop strategies, backtest them, and organize the results in a custom Mission Control dashboard. 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