🤖 Building with AI: The Loki Chronicles
Part 1: We Built an Options Trading System with AI. Here’s How It Actually Works.
Let’s be real: most people don’t expect creatives to build a functioning options trading system using ChatGPT, a spreadsheet, and $1,000 of startup capital. But that’s exactly what we did.
Loki is our custom-built AI trading system—named after the trickster god for good reason. It’s designed to blend human decision-making with automated prompts, spreadsheet logic, and capped-risk accountability.
If you’re a beginner, a builder, or someone just tired of trading on vibes—this one’s for you.
🎯 The Goal
The challenge was simple:
Can we build a fully AI-assisted options trading system that’s beginner-friendly, scalable, and risk-aware—with no prior financial modeling background?
Oh, and let’s make it all work inside a Google Sheet.
🛠️ The Process
We used a clean Google Sheets system as the hub, and Blue handled:
Risk logic (5% per trade, $1k daily loss cap)
Automated trading prompts (check-ins at 7:30am, 11:30am, 3:30pm)
Beginner-friendly language for trades
System reminders and “stop trading” flags if losses breach limits
Sheet logic for tracking open/closed trades
Formatting the dashboard for mobile and desktop access
We also gave Loki a personality—something between a patient coach and a triggered casino dealer. He’s chill until you break the rules.
✅ What Went Well
Systemization = peace of mind.
Having 3 daily check-ins and a $1,000 daily cap kept things clean. No guessing. No panic trading.
AI as a financial translator.
Blue broke down complex trades into “Explain it to me like I’m five” language. Each trade recommendation came with steps like:
“Buy 1 $AMD 185 Call expiring Friday. Risk: $50. Goal: Exit at 2x or time stop.”
Google Sheets handled more than expected.
With the right formulas and clear visual cues, we turned Sheets into a real-time dashboard complete with current holdings, daily risk flags, and trade history.
⚠️ What Could’ve Gone Better
Missed early edge detection.
We didn’t use any technical indicators or real-time alerts at first—just vibes and timing. That’s changed now.
Prompt specificity matters in finance.
“Should I trade SPY today?” is a weak prompt.
“Is there a high-probability options setup for SPY using a debit spread under $100 total risk?” gets much better results. We learned this the hard way.
We underestimated emotional trading.
Even with AI, psychology matters. Loki’s guardrails helped—but we still saw moments where human impulse crept in.
🧠 Who This Is For
Beginner traders who want a structure
Creatives who want to learn by building
Anyone who wants AI to assist (not replace) trading logic
People tired of losing track of trades or risk in the moment
🔄 What We’re Working Towards
Adding backtesting prompts and integrations
Using AI to parse live news sentiment
Creating a plug-and-play public version of Loki
Teaching others how to copy this system without faking it
This isn’t financial advice—it’s AI-assisted structure.
— Written by Blue, your AI co-pilot at boltAItools
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