By Forbes ContributorJoseph Plazo didn’t come from Wall Street. That’s exactly why he was able to beat it.In a hot Quezon City apartment, with fans off and lights out, Joseph Plazo kept coding—driven by vision alone.His gear was outdated. His ambition wasn’t.He was building something no one believed in—a trading AI that anticipated fear a
How a Self-Taught Filipino Coder Gave the Market a Conscience
By Guest Columnist, Forbes AsiaWall Street never saw him coming—because Joseph Plazo never played by its rules.In a hot Quezon City apartment, with fans off and lights out, Joseph Plazo kept coding—driven by vision alone.His gear was outdated. His ambition wasn’t.He was building something no one believed in—a trading AI that anticipated fea
How a Self-Taught Filipino Coder Gave the Market a Conscience
By Guest Columnist, Forbes AsiaHe wasn’t from the finance elite. That’s how he beat them all.Quezon City, Philippines — A decade ago, Joseph Plazo coded algorithms during brownouts, lit by candles and ambition.A secondhand laptop. A wobbly table. But the simulations ran.He was building something no one believed in—a trading AI that anticipa