Algorithm Development Lifecycle (ADL) vs Trading Bot

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Algorithm Development Lifecycle (ADL)
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strategy

The Algorithm Development Lifecycle (ADL) is a five-phase quality gate framework — Design, Code, Backtest, Paper Trade, Live Deploy — that every algorithmic strategy must complete before real capital is committed.

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Trading Bot
advanced
strategy

A trading bot is a software program that automatically fetches market data, computes indicator values, and executes a trading strategy's rules — placing or logging orders without manual intervention.

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