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The ArdenAlgo blog

Specifics, not slogans — concepts, engineering and the research behind the open ledger

Manifesto

Why our ledger is public — losses and all

The signal industry runs on screenshots. Here's why we chose a database anyone can audit instead.

24 Jul 2026 · 5 min
Concepts

Anatomy of a liquidity sweep — the exact definition

Wick takes the level, body closes back. Why that one sentence — evaluated on closed bars — carries the whole setup.

24 Jul 2026 · 6 min
NOT YET CLOSEDEngineering

No repaint, by design

Repaint isn't bad luck — it's a design choice. How closed bars, delayed pivots and determinism make it impossible here.

24 Jul 2026 · 6 min
GROSSCOSTSNETResearch

The cost of ignoring costs — why we only quote net

Fees, slippage and funding quietly delete small edges. That's why every number on our ledger is net.

24 Jul 2026 · 5 min
RANDOM ENTRIESTHRESHOLD?Research

How we'll know if the engine has edge

Frozen thresholds, duration-matched random entries, and a verdict we publish either way — the evaluation, explained.

24 Jul 2026 · 7 min
RANDOMFVG ENTRIES?Research

Does FVG entry beat random entry? We're testing it — in public

Everyone argues about fair value gaps; nobody runs the pre-registered test. Here is ours — design frozen, verdict to be published either way.

24 Jul 2026 · 8 min
Guide

Reading the ledger like an auditor

Don't trust us — check us. A practical walkthrough of auditing the ArdenAlgo ledger in ten minutes.

24 Jul 2026 · 6 min
Research

The only peer-reviewed paper that says FVGs work: we read it, and ran its code

A 2026 journal article reports a 78.3% success rate on 32,202 fair value gaps. It is the one citation this corner of trading reaches for. We checked what it rests on.

22 Aug 2026 · 7 min
RANDOMFVG ENTRIES?Skeptic

Nine objections to ICT — and where we agree

Most of what skeptics say about 'smart money concepts' is right. Here is each objection, what we concede, and the one thing we do differently.

22 Aug 2026 · 6 min