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World 8 · AI tools for traders · lesson 5 · level 3
Verify everything: a checking routine
Before acting on anything AI tells you, check it against the chart, the data and a trusted source.
In one line
Four quick checks stand between an AI's claim and your money. Can you name them?
Explained simply
Checking AI answers is like checking a recipe before cooking for guests. You look at the ingredients yourself, check the dates on the packets and make sure the recipe came from a real cook. If something cannot be checked, you leave it out.
The lesson
A simple routine checks four things: price levels on the chart, numbers against official data such as exchange data or company filings, the date of any news, and where each claim came from. If a claim cannot be verified, it should not change your plan. In the US, company filings are free to search on the SEC's EDGAR system, and exchanges in other countries publish filings too. Keeping a list of what the assistant got wrong shows you where it is weakest.
A worked example
Illustrative example: an AI analysis lists four claims about a stock. Support at 2,150: the chart lows are 2,148 and 2,153, averaging (2,148 + 2,153) / 2 = 2,150.5, so it is verified. Resistance at 2,380: the highs are 2,377 and 2,384, averaging (2,377 + 2,384) / 2 = 2,380.5, verified. A 'weekly high of 2,460': the chart shows 2,420, so it is wrong by 2,460 - 2,420 = 40. 'Results on 12 August': no source given, so it cannot be verified. Only 2 of 4 claims, or 2 x 100 / 4 = 50%, may shape the plan.
The same idea at four levels
- Beginner. Check before you act: the AI is a helper, not a source.
- Foundation. Use four checks: chart, data, date and source.
- Intermediate. Mark every claim as verified, wrong or cannot verify, and let only verified claims touch your plan.
- Advanced. Use primary sources, meaning the original filing, exchange data or official release, not a blog or another AI summarizing it, because each copy can add errors.
- Expert. Track the assistant's errors by type, such as levels, dates and figures, and check the weakest type first and hardest.
Mistakes to avoid
- Checking only the claims you disagree with.
- Treating 'the AI said so' as a source.
- Letting a claim you could not verify change your plan anyway.
Check yourself
What are the four checks in this lesson?
Chart, data, date and source. Each check catches a different kind of mistake.
Is 'the AI said so' a source?
No, you need the original data or document. A source is where the fact really comes from.
A claim cannot be verified. What should it do to your plan?
Nothing, it should not change your plan. Unchecked claims stay out of your decisions.
Where do you check an AI's support level?
On the chart itself. Levels live on the chart, so that is where you look.
What is a primary source?
The original document or data, such as a company filing. Go to where the number was first published.
Goal of this lesson: Apply a fixed routine to verify any AI claim before it affects a trade.