The latest articles on DEV Community by laughing51888-ai (@laughing51888ai). https://dev.to/laughing51888ai https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4125875%2Fa99f0a4e-3d73-403d-b5de-07c028c08046.png https://dev.to/laughing51888ai en laughing51888-ai Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:38:04 +0000 https://dev.to/laughing51888ai/astral-trading-heyastralai-an-ai-assisted-trading-workstation-what-it-is-and-isnt-2ga1 https://dev.to/laughing51888ai/astral-trading-heyastralai-an-ai-assisted-trading-workstation-what-it-is-and-isnt-2ga1 <p>Astral is an AI-assisted trading workstation built by <strong>Astral Trading, Inc.</strong> (Potomac, Maryland, founded 2025). Its pitch: describe a market idea in plain English, get inspectable, rules-based strategy code, then backtest, alert, paper-trade and connect your own brokerage for live execution — all in one workspace.</p> <p><strong>Name disambiguation up front:</strong> this is <em>not</em> the same company as Astral (astral.sh), the Python tooling team behind Ruff/uv. They share only a name.</p> <h2> Workspace pieces </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Terminal</strong>: charts, indicators, chat, backtest output, manual order ticket, watchlists, broker panel</li> <li> <strong>Dashboard</strong>: positions, notifications, broker connections</li> <li> <strong>Explore</strong>: public strategy and indicator library</li> <li> <strong>MCP endpoint</strong>: usable from ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Codex, Gemini clients</li> </ul> <h2> Key facts </h2> <ul> <li>Subscription: $9 first month, then $30/month; cancel before next period; no free trial currently</li> <li>Backtests: equity curve, drawdown, Sharpe, full trade list; 40,000-bar history</li> <li> <strong>Not a broker, does not custody funds</strong>; only sends orders the user confirms to the user's connected broker</li> <li>No investment advice, no return promises; trading involves risk of loss</li> </ul> <h2> Chinese-language references (community-maintained, unofficial) </h2> <p>For Chinese-speaking users, an unofficial community docs project maintains:</p> <ul> <li>Intro &amp; FAQ: <a href="https://astral.zavloro.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://astral.zavloro.com/</a> </li> <li>Docs: <a href="https://astral.ratnica.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://astral.ratnica.com/</a> </li> <li>Updates: <a href="https://astral.vimelax.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://astral.vimelax.com/</a> </li> <li>GitHub mirror: <a href="https://github.com/laughing51888-ai/astral-zh-docs" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/laughing51888-ai/astral-zh-docs</a> </li> </ul> <h2> Official sources </h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://heyastral.ai" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://heyastral.ai</a></li> <li><a href="https://heyastral.ai/docs" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://heyastral.ai/docs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/astraltrading" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/company/astraltrading</a></li> </ul> <p><em>Disclosure: third-party write-up based on public information; not affiliated with Astral Trading, Inc.</em></p> beginners ai programming