What is Vibe Algo Trading?
In February 2025, Andrej Karpathy — AI pioneer and former Tesla AI Director — coined the term “vibe coding”: writing software by describing what you want in English and letting AI generate the code. We took that idea and applied it to algorithmic trading.
“There's a new kind of coding I call 'vibe coding', where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists.”
— Andrej Karpathy, AI pioneer and former Tesla AI Director
Vibe Algo Trading takes this concept into the world of automated trading. Describe your strategy in plain English. AI generates the NinjaScript code, compiles it, and backtests it — all inside NinjaTrader 8. No coding required. No hoping it works. Verified and backtested before you risk a dollar.
“The hottest new algo trading language is English.”
— Keivan Ebrahimi & Aaron Korbs, co-founders of Vibe Algo Trading
The Evolution
Andrej Karpathy coins "Vibe Coding"
Developers embrace AI-generated code
Vibe Coding goes mainstream
The hottest programming language becomes English
Keivan Ebrahimi & Aaron Korbs coin "Vibe Algo Trading"
Algorithmic trading meets natural language AI
TenSurf Brain makes Vibe Algo Trading real
The first purpose-built tool for NinjaTrader 8
Same AI Magic. Different Standards.
Vibe Coding
Hope-based development
- → Maybe it works
- → Maybe it doesn't compile
- → No verification
- → Ship and pray
Vibe Algo Trading
Verified-by-default development
- ✓ AI generates NinjaScript
- ✓ Auto-compiled in NinjaTrader 8
- ✓ Backtested against historical data
- ✓ Verified before you risk a dollar
Vibe coding is hope. Vibe Algo Trading is proof.
What Vibe Algo Trading is Not
Let's be clear: Vibe Algo Trading is not trading on vibes. It's not gambling. It's not asking an AI to pick stocks for you.
Vibe Algo Trading is the disciplined application of AI to implement YOUR systematic, rule-based trading strategies. Every strategy you create is:
- • Based on quantifiable rules you define
- • Compiled and syntax-verified by NinjaTrader 8's own compiler
- • Backtested against real historical data on your machine
- • Transparent — you can read and modify every line of code
The “vibe” is in how you communicate with the AI: plain English instead of C#. The trading itself is as systematic and rigorous as hand-coded strategies — because it IS real NinjaScript code.
Ready to Try Vibe Algo Trading?
TenSurf Brain is the first tool purpose-built for Vibe Algo Trading on NinjaTrader 8. Describe your strategy in English. Get backtested results in minutes.
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