Michael Carlson

As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Trade AI, I lead a team building institutional-grade algorithmic trading infrastructure for individual investors who demand transparency and control. Atlas Trade AI connects directly to U.S.-regulated brokerages via secure OAuth. Users retain full custody of their capital at all times—we never hold funds. Our proprietary systems allow investors to automate strategies across equities while maintaining complete operational authority: pause trading, switch algorithms, or adjust risk parameters instantly through an intuitive dashboard. I started Atlas after years of watching good people get burned by opaque, high-leverage, offshore “bot” platforms. We took the harder path—building in-house technology (including our AI strategy environment and execution layer) that prioritizes capital protection, regulatory alignment with U.S. frameworks, and verifiable results over marketing hype. With more than 35 years of experience scaling technology and transportation businesses and three decades as an active market participant, I assembled a team of elite software engineers and risk specialists to create a platform that finally gives serious retail investors institutional-level tools without institutional opacity.