r/algotrading↗
Algorithmic Trading
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.
1.9M subscribers358 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)252 authors / mosince 2012
r/algotrading has 1.9M members (+4.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 358 posts a month from 252 people. Top topics: Algorithmic Trading, Backtesting Strategies and Trading Strategies & Indicators.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Algorithmic Trading25%
- Backtesting Strategies17%
- Trading Strategies & Indicators6.0%
- Trading Bots3.8%
- Bitcoin Price Analysis1.4%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- TradingView
- Interactive Brokers LLC
- ChatGPT
- Alpaca
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