Hi everyone, I’m a UI/UX designer working on trading tools. I’m trying to solve the “Black Box” problem, specifically the massive frustration when an algo/AI does something unexpected and leaves you hanging.
You see a textbook setup, your heart is racing, but your bot just… stays flat. Or worse, it enters a trade during a high-volatility spike that you would have avoided in a heartbeat. The UI just shows a “No Trade” or a red P/L, leaving you to dig through logs to find out what went wrong.
I’m looking for your “frustration” stories
What’s the most annoying thing about your current algo platform’s UI when a trade goes south? (e.g., Is it the lack of a “Kill Switch,” messy logs, or just zero explanation?)
Does “not knowing why” lead you to manually override the bot? Does that “interference” usually make things better or blow up your edge?
If you had a “Logic Feed” (think a Twitter feed but for your bot’s brain—e.g., Skipping trade: Spread is too wide or Exiting: Regime change detected), would you actually use it or is it just more clutter?
How much of your trading stress comes from the machine’s “silence”?
I want to design something that actually gives traders peace of mind, not just another dashboard of flickering numbers. Help me understand what makes you want to throw your monitor out the window. I m still learning to understand the finance jargon so i hope you guys help