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2/14/2019 Last night, I made a few changes to my strategies. 1. Limit focus of how many stocks I'm watching. When I watch too many, I find myself flipping through the watchlist looking for opportunities. The problem is, I will take less ideal trades as my focus is too broad versus a small number of stocks to zone in on. 2. Be better about my sizing. I go through a spell of wanting to make up previous losses. I'm fighting this mentally and only saving for big share sizes when I'm close to my stop loss. 3. I wrote out and defined my strategy(s). I've felt for awhile that my trading style wasn't clearly defined. I changed that last night and wrote down what I should be looking for and thinking about when placing trades. With those changes, I do feel like I was on the right track today. I consider the losses a step towards the right direction in figuring out my strategy. Watchlist: Result: $KO - At the open, was looking at $KO for the ORBD. My target was around the 45.90 level. I waited till after the first 5-minutes to take a move. I could have entered at minute 6, but I wanted a closer entry to the 9MA 1-minute. After some consolidation, I went short 200 shares looking for the move down to the 45.90 level. Stop was above the 9MA 1-minute. Had I held above that level, probably would've gotten the move, but the risk to reward wasn't as favorable. Figured it wasn't worth it so I covered. $GOOS - $GOOS dropped dramatically at the open. Big rewards there if you went short at the 9MA 1-minute. I waited, though.. After the first 5-minute, I still didn't take the trade because the risk to reward wasn't favorable. I waited till the price action pulled back to the 9MA 1-minute. Went short 50 shares looking for a move down through low of day. my stop was above the previous two candles before my entry. $GOOS - I covered half on the next candle and the rest on the move back to break even. I was looking for 53.56, but didn't get the move. $GOOS - My last trade on GOOS was for a 9MA Reverse. I reviewed many of my trades on this move and most of the time I take this trade, I'm too early or I take a big loss because I went to big on sizing or let my stop run too far. Went short looking for the reject of the VWAP. Waited two minutes on the reject candle on the 5-minute. Went short 100 shares and set my stop above the previous 2 candles. Stopped out early as the price action seemed to turn bullish $YELP - Price action pushed up through the 9MA 1-minute after the ORBD. I waited for an entry and went short 100 share looking for hte move down to low of day. I covered for a loss after I felt like the price action would squeeze. I don't remember my stop loss, but with 100 shares, I think I had it at 38 since my entry was 37.90. I stopped out at 37.92. Had I held it a bit longer, I would have gotten that move to the downside. Considered this a great trade. $CGC - Went for the 9MA reversal after waiting for 2 minutes on the bearish 5-minute candle. Shorted 100 shares looking for the move with my stop above the previous 2 1-minute candles. I stopped out for a loss after the price action pulled back. $CGC - If I had taken the same trade again and set my stop above the 2 candles (On the 1-minute) before the arrow, I would have gotten the move and not been stopped out. Again, I think the strategy works, just got stopped out today too early. $MGM - Took the 9MA 5-minute reversal. Went short 200 shares after 2 candles on the 1-minute and set my stop above them (red arrow). I ended up stopping out too early on MGM thinking the price action would squeeze and I missed the .20 move afterwards. $YELP - The arrow shows another 9MA reversal that would have worked if I set my stop 2 candles (on the 1-minute) before an entry indicated by the arrow. Would have taken 200 shares here and that would have been a possible 40 cent play assuming I covered at the 37.60. $MU - Another 9MA reversal but to the long side. On the bullish candle after the attempt to break the 9MA 5-minute, get in at the arrow on the 1-minute and set a stop below the previous 2 candles (on the 1-minute). $CTL - In this case, the 9MA reversal wouldn't have worked. Wouldn't have taken this trade with the stop being so far away. $CGC - Another pullback play. This time I think the better entry would be right on that candle rather than waiting 2-minutes into the candle. I could, but there was already a bearish trend on the 1-minute. Short there and set a stop above the previous 2 candles (on the 1-minute). *****For some reason, I can't delete everything below this since it's a repeat of charts above. Ignore*****

My set-up !...kind of ( Gaming computer I built for my kiddos....used to trade during the day Also used for Audio Mixing/Editing ) MSI Gaming Mother Board Coffee Lake Intel Core i7 CPU 32Gig RAM NViDIA GE Force 1070Ti GPU Corsair Liquid Cooled Intel Optane Memory M.2 Chip >> Linked to 4TB Hybrid HDD + 2TB HDD Samsung 2TB SSD (Operating System) 2x 27" Dell Full HD Gaming Monitors (Spendy 2x 27" ACER Full HD Monitors ( Recently added & Budget friendly models) MacBook Pro with Bootcamp (WIndows 10) ...for backup

Tommy thanks for the feedback! I definitely agree with you. I just posted my goals for this sim session and I think they align with what you are saying. The biggest thing will be FOMO and not trading the stocks that aren't in play. I'm hoping thats an easy enough fix. The sleep issue is very interesting as well. I didn't get a lot of sleep last night. About 2 hours, and about 7 hours in the last two days. I was trying to make the switch to staying up all night and sleeping during the day. This morning I wasn't tired per se, but I do think it could have played apart in how quickly I fell apart emotionally. As far as not suffering a multi hundred dollar day loss, I do have to thank DAS risk controls for that. They have stopped me out for the day a few times, not sure where I would be if it weren't for that feature. Thanks again for the input!

Sim Life Going back to sim starting tomorrow, 2/15. My account is getting close to PDT, but I can still trade. I am actively deciding to go back to sim. I am planning to stay in sim for at least the rest of the month. What I want to accomplish in SIM: Controlling FOMO FOMO is my biggest problem and has been probably from the beginning. There are days where I can trade rationally with no FOMO, but most days I do not. I believe the biggest factor for me, is that I'm not actually watching my watchlist stocks that I create in the morning. I can watch 5 stocks at the open. 2 on each of my extra monitors, and 1 on my laptop which is my main screen with my watch list and all other account information. What usually ends up happening is that by 9:45 or so, I have removed half of my watchlist stocks and replaced them with "The usual suspects". I then start to trade these stocks instead of the ones in play. The watchlist I create in the morning becomes secondary to me. One way that I plan to combat FOMO is to stick with my watchlist in the morning. I am adjusting my watchlist to remove the usual stocks that I trade. I plan to remove the temptation from trading AAPL and FB everyday. What I have been doing was using my laptop monitor to flip through everything on this watchlist here, and I was looking for trades to take. I would be constantly clicking and cycling through every stock on my list. I believe the more I click around and the more I am looking, the more FOMO I will experience and the more likely I will take something outside of my edge Sim Goal: Stick to my 5 stocks that I pick in the morning. Stick to my Trading Setups This is a huge problem in addition to my FOMO and I think they go hand in hand. I think that if I can stick to my watchlist, I can wait for the right setups. A lot of the time now when I trade, I take a trade because it looks weak or looks strong and this is absolutely what I should no be doing. I need to stick to my strategies, this is where I have my edge and where I will be making my money. Our strategies work best with stocks in play, so I'm not sure why I have been trying to use them everyday on AAPL, MU, etc.. Sure they will work and those stocks will move more than most other ones, but I need to stick to what I know and use it where I need to use it. I have about 5 or 6 trading setups that I feel work for my style and give me the best advantage. I will go over these in another post. Sim Goal: Stick to my trading edge. Utilize my trade setups and only my trade setups. Learn to set hard stops quickly and effectively One issue that I have at times is that I don't want to lose. I dont mind taking a small loss, but when something breaks past my set stop loss, I have a hard time getting out. It should be an instant exit, but instead I let it keep going, and I try to find a spot for a suitable exit. I need to keep my losses small and manageable. I think having a hard stop will also allow me to feel more comfortable in a trade as well. It puts it in my head that the trade will cost me $X if it goes against me, and give me piece of mind. I am hoping to remove my habit of chickening out of trades. The one issue will be where I do feel I should be exiting a trade before it hits my stop loss. I will be experimenting with that in sim. Sim Goal: Learn how to set up hard stops and set them on most trades. ( I have an exception for 2 or 3 of my setups) Learn to win again I am averaging somewhere around a 20% win percentage now. I dont take winners anymore. I am not winning anymore like I used to. I need to learn to win again, whether that means letting winners run or knowing when a winner is done and exiting before I get past B/E. Let my winners win. Sim Goal: Increase win % to at least 50%.

Does anyone here fill out a checklist before entering a trade? If so, which parameters need to meet your standards and does it work for you? Thanks, Patrick

There must be a good risk to reward for me to enter a trade (R2.1), I'll pass on the trade if it's under R2.1. Also, the stop loss has to be realistic. For example, I would never risk 20-30c on a stock like AMD because of its limited movement. Checklist - R2.1 - Stop loss (depends on the stock. You can use the ATR to figure out the movement) - Decent target (High/Low or moving averages) Good risk to reward, Realistic stop and a decent target. Kasper

Greg, I'm happy that you have realized what you need and decided to go back to sim. I really think you could work on your impulsiveness, as you seem to be repeating the same mistakes over and over again while at the same time knowing you are making them. That might be from the lack of quality sleep (with your baby), so I think you might want to focus on things that are beyond trading, to actually improve it. I think everyone can attest that the lack of sleep can really hinder our control of our emotional brain. So whenever I fail to sleep well, in the morning I have more fear of the markets and trade extra cautiously. Looking at your February P&L, although it's mostly reds, but at least you didn't go hulk and sustained a few hundred dollar loss on a single day, so I think that's a win in itself. Also, you seem to be attached to FB, AAPL, NFLX...even when they are not in play. I know you decrease your sizes, but since they are so expensive, their stops need to be wider, and that might not be worth the risk if they are not in play. If you feel you like to play a stock with good momentum, I feel SQ is nice when you can catch it, and it's not as expensive as those $100+ stocks. Good luck!

February 14, 2019 - $MU (Stopped Out/Outside Edge) 2 days in a row I have traded outside my edge. Items in Bold are my analysis done during lunch. After reviewing the trade and getting it ready to post, I noticed I was making a fatal error unknowingly to myself. I was forcing the trade to be within my trading edge, because I have not had the week I wanted. I originally determined this trade was within my edge; however, it did not meet risk analysis, so I should not have taken the trade. Sample Set Results P G S G S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Yes a Garmin watch. Its helped my sleep tremendously. I bought it for running (has a very good GPS), that after a couple of months I happen to find a really good book on sleep improvement. I would try something in the book for a few days and the watch would let me know what affect it had. Took a couple of months but I got my sleep back in order. Though with demands of family life I can only get 6 hours a sleep a night (I rather have 8), I am usually in deep sleep for >60% of the night. Its also really good on the days you wake up really groggy and think you had a bad sleep. Then the watch informs you you had a good sleep but you accidentally woke up (by alarm) in the middle of a deep sleep cycle. Thus I know in 1 or 2 hours I will feel back to normal.

Greg, I have that problem to, so I created a rule for myself. Rule 15 "Do not trade the 1 minute chart candles as if they are 5 minute chart candles". Similar to you, I joined in March, but didn't start trading live until November. I had a few months of just learning before I went into sim. I was wondering what specific edge (strategy) are you trading? For the past three weeks, I made it a goal that I will only trade a 15 min Opening range if it meets my 2:1 reward/risk, 2 of 3 indicators, and 3 of 4 confirmations. What I have found is that when this trading criteria is met the stock has a higher probability to move in my direction. I also noticed, I am more comfortable before, during, and after the trade, because I am more focused on the trading skills than the money. Since than I have notice my net equity curve is finally going in the right direction.

Here's what I have. I had built the computer with my son... just because... maybe a mild amount of gaming. 8th Gen Core i5 8600K ROG STRIX Z-370-E Gaming Motherboard NVIDIA GTX 970 Graphics Card 16 GB DDR4 Ram Corsair H60 Water CPU Cooler LG 24" LED Monitor (Center) - Brand New Samsung 21.5" LED Monitor (Right) - Kinda New Samsung 20" I-don't-know-what-kind Monitor (Left) - Old family friend that got repurposed Cord control program has not yet been implemented!

Hi guys! I finally got my trading station ready! First of all I really want to thank everyone posted here, I read every comment, every detail and everything you posted, in conclusion I could build my own trading station! I actually lost all my trading capital building the station and hopefully becoming a life time member, but after thinking about it and reading @Andrew Aziz book I learned that it's an investion I've to do in order to become a successful trader. First lose money! Then make it :D, I'll be in simulator until I save money for trading So, let's go to the details! 1)Graphic card ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Graphics Card (STRIX-GTX1080-A8G-GAMING) I wanted to buy the MSI Gtx 1080 gaming 8 x8gb but it wasn't available in my country, so I went with this 2)Mother board GIGABYTE H370 AORUS Gaming 3 WIFI (LGA1151/Intel/USB3.1 Gen 2 Type A,Type C/HDMI/M.2/ATX/DDR4/Motherboard) 3)Ram CORSAIR VENGEANCE LED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz C16 Desktop Memory - White LED 4)CPU Corsair CX Series 750 Watt (2017) 80 Plus Bronze Certified Non-Modular Power Supply (CP-9020123-NA)I actually got 100w, but couldn't find it in amazon, you actually don't need 1000w, 750 is more than enough! I think even 650 will work, but I couldn't find 750 in my country as well 5) Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 33 eSports ONE - Tower CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Processor Fan for Intel and AMD Sockets - for CPUs up to 200 Watts TDP - Silent and Efficient (White) 6)Processor Intel BX80684I78700 8th Gen Core i7-8700 Processor 7)SSD, ADATA SU800 256GB 3D-NAND 2.5 Inch SATA III High Speed Read & Write up to 560MB/s & 520MB/s Solid State Drive (ASU800SS-256GT-C) 8)Hard disk 2tb WD Blue 2TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD20EZRZ you'll need an ATX box I believe but it depends on your style :DD With the box this whole setup cost me 1450$ from a local store, I also have 4 philips monitors 24 inch each cost 100$+ a cheap desk xD 60$, gaming mouse and keyboards because I love games, both cost 80$, and a stand for 6 monitors which cost 120$, 3 hdmi cabels, 1 adapted from vga to display port, another from hdmi to display port. I believe that's all!

There are a lot of great trading setups!! Too many to reply to all individually, so nice work everyone! It is interesting to see what everyone is trading with. I built my station similar to Andrew's. I have six 23 inch ASUS monitors on the Vivo Hex LCD Monitor Stand ($104). I got a standing desk from Evodesk (about $700 great company, I love this desk and the ability to stand and sit with a push of a button.) Below are the specs, prices (at the time I bought it), and amazon link incase anyone is interested in building their own machine: Motherboard: MSI Arsenal Gaming Intel Z270M ($118) Processor: Intel i7-7700K 4.2 GHz ($329) Processor Fan: Cooler Master Vortex Plus ($29) Ram: Crucial 16GB Single DDR4 2400 ($149) Memory: Samsun 960 Pro Series - 512GB M.2 Internal SSD ($289) Graphics Card: PNY NVIDIA Quadro K1200 ($302 - installed 2 support 6 monitors) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit ($125) Power Supply: Corsair CX Series 450 Watt. ($47) Case: Rosewill Micro ATX ($20, this case is small gave me a bit of challenge getting everything installed.) Optical Drive: Asus 24x DVD-RW ($21) Carlos M. Skype ID: c_moreta (Feel free reach out to me at any time via Skype)

Hi Mario, Falcon builds really quality systems, but they do come with a pretty high price tag. I am an IT consultant so naturally, I have the skills for this lol. I built my own machine with parts from my local computer store (Microcenter) for around $2,500. Mind you, I went completely overkill because my trading platform (Tradestation) is a real resource monster and you need to have some heavy processing power in order for it to run properly. DAS isn't as nearly intensive as TradeStation, but you do want to ensure you build something that won't become obsolete in the next 2 years. Especially with how frequently Microsoft is updating Windows 10, each update comes with a bit of a hit on certain areas of performance. Also just be mindful that the more monitors you wish to add, the more power you will need. Here's my system: 1x Intel i7 6800K CPU (processor) that is water-cooled and overclocked to 4.2 GHz. 32 GB's of high performance RAM 1x Samsung EVO 950 Pro (NVMe), 256B SSD (Solid State) - For Windows and applications 1x Crucial 525MX, 525GB SSD - For profile data and basic user data 1x Western Digital 3 TB 7200RPM Mechanical drive - for bulk data like image files 2x nVidia GTX 970 video cards 1x Corsair H110ti water cooler (for CPU) 1x Asus STRIX X99 Gaming motherboard 1x Corsair 750 Watt power supply 6x Acer 24" LED LCD monitors mounted on a HEX stand that is mounted to my desk 1x NEC monitor that is rotated for portrait mode and has the chatroom, Outlook and other apps on it 2x Dell keyboards. 1 keyboard is used for normal input, the second keyboard I used a free program called HIDMacros that allowed me to program any key to executed a macro or command. So the number pad on my second keyboard handles all of the order entry commands for my platform. Windows 7 Pro Remember, I went overboard because of my platform and since I am an IT guy, I figured "why the hell not?". Plus, it was a business write-off :) You will often find that "gaming" computers are best suited for day trading, but they sometimes have video cards that are complete overkill. As I mentioned above the specs of my machine, the more monitors you wish to have, the more video processing and hardware power you will need. MOST video cards can support up to 4 monitors on 1 card. If you want more than 1 monitor, than you will likely need 2 video cards. On-board video may be an option, but some manufactures will disable the on-board video if an add-on video card is detected. However, here's a breakdown of the BARE MINIMUM you need for a decent trading workstation: Processor (CPU): Minimum of an Intel Core i7 series processor. Most of these processors are fine and the latest generation (7th generation) is sufficient to handle the load. Ideally you want a processor with a higher clock speed (measured in GHz) as this will crunch numbers and data faster. Memory (RAM): NO less than 16GB's (Gigabytes) of memory. 32 is perfect, but 16 will do the job as well. The more memory you have, the more responsive programs are and the more space a program is given to store instructions that it needs quickly. Storage (Hard Drive Space): Hard Drive capacity is measured in Gigabytes and sometimes Terabytes depending on the type of drive. This isn't super important to your trading computer unless you plan on using your trading computer for other tasks, at which point, you will likely need more space. However, the most important take-away here is you want your primary hard drive (the "C-Drive" where Windows and your programs live) to be a Solid State Drive (SSD). These come in many forms, but the BEST option here is what is called an NVME drive. This type of drive plugs DIRECTLY into the motherboard. These are the fastest drives available now. The other type of solid state drive which is still a good option and good enough for trading is a regular 2.5" solid state drive that connects via a SATA data cable to a SATA port on your motherboard. This isn't as fast as the NVME drive you plug directly into your motherboard, but if you are on a budget it will suffice. The third and final type of drive to avoid unless you need a buttload of space is a standard 7200 RPM mechanical drive. These are the drives that have been around forever and the drives that moving parts (they have discs in them that spin around). These drives are slower and have a higher failure rate. Motherboard: The motherboard is the most important piece to the puzzle here since it connects all of the components and makes them "Talk" to each other. Naturally, you want a board that is compatible with your processor but also powerful enough and offers enough expansive capacity to ensure you will be able to add more memory (RAM), additional hard drives, and most importantly, additional video cards if needed. Once again, most of the gaming motherboards will fit the bill here. If you plan to have more than 3-4 monitors then you will need to ensure the motherboard you get has the ability to add another video card. You will want a board with at least 2x PCIe (PCI Express) x8 slots. Newer boards have x16 slots which is even better (the x8 or x16 signifies the speed at which the port can operate. Newer cards need the higher speed to operate more effectively, but this is more for gaming than trading). Also ensure the board offers gigabit LAN. This is a default on almost all boards nowadays, but I have seen a few lower-end boards that only offer 10/100 speed for the LAN (rather than 10/100/1000 or 'Gigabit'). Video Cards (GPU): I discussed this above with how many monitors you plan to add to your system. I prefer the NVidia cards as they are reasonably priced and they offer lots of power. You do not need the absolute latest $700 video card that has 5 GB's of RAM. This is total overkill (unless you plan to game). Any of the lower-end 10x series or even the higher numbered 9x series cards will do the job. Each of the video cards will be independent. Gamers tend to use what is called 'SLI' to make 2 cards act like one, but that is not the case here since we just need extra monitor space. Just be sure if you want more than one video card you see my notes on the motherboard above. Case: The case is something that you can have a little fun with. This is where all of the pieces of the computer live. People tend to get creative with these and get cases with windows and lights and all sorts of fancy stuff. This is entirely up to you. The most important take-away on the case is that it MUST support proper cooling. Most cases have 2x 80mm or 120mm fans in them. The more fans the more air is moving through the case to keep the internal components cool. If your goods overheat, then your machine will shut down and could potentially fry. So make sure you find a case with decent cooling capacity. Power Supply (PSU): The power supply or PSU is what provides power to all of the components. There are calculators out there that can help you determine based on what you plan to buy how large of a PSU you will need. My rule of thumb is do not go for anything less than 500 Watts. If you plan to have additional hard drives and video cards, then you will likely need a 750-1000 Watt PSU. Also, do not buy a cheap unit here. You want something that is robust and ideally, a modular power supply. These units provide the power to all of the components. If the PSU is providing crappy quality power, then you can expect crappy performance or fried components. Do not skimp on the power supply! Cooling: One final piece I am going to add here and it relates to everything else is that you need to ensure your system is properly cooled. A computer that is improperly cooled will perform poorly and you will end up replacing parts far sooner than you should. Proper cooling primarily comes from the case (discussed above), but other environmental factors such as location of the computer (is it near a heat vent, placed in a hot room, etc) will also affect the cooling. The processor is the most important component that needs to be cooled. Depending on which CPU you get, it will either come with a factory CPU cooler, or it won't come with anything. You DO NOT need to get a water-cooled system. This is ONLY for people like me who are a bit crazy and like to push their hardware to the absolute extreme. For day trading, a simple air cooler is more than enough for the processor. "Tower Coolers" as they are known do an incredible job of keeping the CPU nice and cool even under a heavy load. If you plan to go all out with high-end cards, a high-end CPU and you plan to game, day trade, edit videos and all sorts of stuff, then you will need liquid cooling. But the point of this thread is for a DAY TRADING system. so no overkill needed! I believe I about covered everything here. I probably made your head explode with even more questions, but that's what we are here for! I also apologize for the mess in my office in the pictures above. I need to re-organize my office at some point, but I had back surgery a few months ago, so moving anything is off the table for now. Although they do so that a disorganized desk is the sign of an intelligent mind.... Please feel free to ask any follow up questions. I didn't post links to specific hardware or websites since you can get this stuff from pretty much anywhere for very close to price. I have found that Microcenter is a lot cheaper than NewEgg and Amazon are. But if you don't have a Microcenter near you, you will have to order from elsewhere.

Here is my current setup. Though not built intentionally for day trading, it's getting the job done. PC - Wonderful little computer for productivity, media consumption, and even light gaming. The machine is barely audible from 2 feet away with the silent Noctua fan. It literally fits in the palm of my hand. ASRock DeskMini (Barebones) Intel i7-7700 Integrated Intel HD630 Graphics (no video card!) 32GB DDR4 RAM Samsung 960 EVO M.2 250GB NVME Drive Crucial MX300 525GB SATA SSD 1TB Samsung Hard Drive Noctua NH9-Li CPU Cooler All that performance is crammed into a package that is smaller than Andrew's book! Monitors - Two ultrawides really limits the cable clutter/additional hardware required for a multiple monitor setup. However, there is some ergonomic drawback as the overall height requires quite a bit of vertical neck movement. LG 34UM88-P 34" Flat Ultrawide (top) LG 34UC88 34" Curved Ultrawide (bottom) Mounted to a Vivo STAND-V002T Dual Monitor Vertical Desk Mount Desktop/DAS Layout - I am able to fit 10 montages in DAS which includes: 8 x Stations with 5 min chart, L2, Time/Sales 2 x Stations with 1 min chart, 5 min chart, L2 Time/Sales Central "hub" showing Market Time, Top List, Open Positions, Open Orders, Watch List, Windows Calculator Bear Bull Traders Chat and Andrew's Trade Idea Scanner Most of the time I am watching 5-6 stocks and just keep some low floats up top to avoid any FOMO! Keyboard - MechanicalEagle Z88 RGB Backlit. Fully customizable down to each individual key colour. I use green for long hotkeys, and red for short. Desk - Ikea Malm White Chair - Vertagear S-Line SL2000. Very comfortable for extended sitting. Includes a lumbar cushion and neck/head pillow. I may consider getting a standing desk in the future. Miscellaneous Glorious Extended Gaming Mouse Mat - keeps the white desk nice and clean ALED LIGHT 5050 LED Strip for ambient backlighting behind desk/screens Let me know what you guys think!