24/7 Agent Lab
Field notes · Nov 2026
A 24/7 trading desk contrasted with a 9-hour human shift covering only part of the market

Why isn't everyone building a 24/7 trading desk?

Grok Bot can staff a desk that stays on around the clock. @irongiantXBT wrote a 6-page field report on how to build one, starting from zero.

A trader at the screen for 9 hours covers only ~0.375 of a market that never sleeps. A desk that's always on covers 24/24.