ARE EXTRA SERVICES BURNING YOUR TOKENS? I built an autonomous AI trading agent that runs 24/7, scanning hundreds of crypto and traditional finance markets, analyzing technical indicators, and executing trades when signals align. It worked perfectly — until I checked the bill. Continue reading → The Problem: Silent Token Bleeding Every 60 seconds, the system called an expensive AI model to analyze potentially dozens of markets simultaneously. Even when markets were quiet or showing weak signals, it still ran full AI analysis. Metric Before AI calls/day 7,200 Daily token cost $8-$52 Monthly cost $240-$600 I was paying premium AI prices for noise. The Architecture (What Changed) Before: Scan → Trigger → AI Research → Execute ↓ Every trigger burns tokens After: Scan → Trigger → TA Filter → AI Research → Execute (cheap) ↑ Only CONFIRMED signals Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode The key insight: use expensive AI as a last resort, not a first step.…