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Ya X-Keys is the company. I made the switch and haven't regretted since but it has only been 2 weeks. The Genovation Pad is also a good alternative except the keys aren't backlit and the software I heard is a little rough but I heard the finish and mechanical keys are nicer. Also Genovation is not prime so returns could be difficult. I think the overall support of the X Keys is superior to Genovation given it's a larger company. X-Keys https://www.amazon.com/XK-24-USB-Programmable-Keypad-Windows/dp/B003MB780E/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=xkeys&qid=1589907152&sr=8-2 Genovation Pad https://www.amazon.com/Genovation-Cp24USB-GENOVATION-CP24-USB-CONTROLPAD/dp/B07C62NHQ1/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=genovation+pad&qid=1589907184&sr=8-8 Jason has a 'step into my trading station' video showing his X Keys for a few seconds (it's somewhere). I need to make one soon! Oh try to sell your decks, I got over a $115 bucks on ebay for them. Sold like hotcakes.

I think there was a streamdeck software update the other day? I don't use the DECK anymore but I still have the software installed. I'm sure you checked but was that hotkey set to repeat a stroke? I never had a repeat issue and have had 2 decks since 2018. I recently got the X Key device (thanks Jason) and like it a lot more because of the tactile feedback of the keys and the you dont have to jam the key down to get it to register like you do with the deck. Thanks for sharing, I was considering getting the XL as a backup down the road, maybe i wont now.

oh okay, trying posting your trades in our 'trades' channel in the chatroom, a lot of members and mods comment and give feedback on them there

Ah okay, just be careful bc group trading can alter your thought process. I find it best to work in our Chatroom in the pre-market to get our battle plan ready. When the market opens watch those stocks but if you hear people yelling 'long, weak, nonsense, doing stuff, garbage, ahh ouch, or 'cover cover cover' when you're long' it can be distracting . This is because no two traders are taking the EXACT same trade, you may be taking a slightly different setup with different stops and targets. Then when the dust settle 15 minutes in or so that's when I become more active in the chat. I am saying this with the lightest of heart btw I love our chatroom's charm.

I work full time and trade for an hour or so before work, my peak trading time is between 9:30-10AM EST, then maybe a few plays up until 10:30 or so. If you can focus for the first half hour that is all that is needed at least for me to get my trades done. That's plenty of time to catch good moves. Similar to Andrew. But you do need a solid 15-20 min prep to run through the scanners before the market opens. It's gonna take at least a couple years of daily trading to improve accuracy, be patient, remember college, grad school, medical school, law school all days 4-5 years to complete.

That chair looks sweet Justin, great taste! Definitely getting one someday. But what I like more is your anti fatigue foot mat, Just bought one bc my dogs are killing me down there.

Hi BBTers, just wanted to share my COVID boredom scalps on $CHGG today, both long and short. I used the 1 and 5 minute to trade off for targets and entries, watching the ticks of the 1 minute very closely, and I shorted every pop back to the MAs. This example shows that when a stock is in play with good order flow, and trending, it is possible. I did not get stopped out, not even once, and I took 7 scalps. I did add more on one trade but adding more is something I don't often do yet on the regular. The patterns were just 'mini' ABCD flags. Scalps have modest targets and and I will experiment if this is possible to do on the regular, but you need to be super fast and stop out quick if your get it wrong. It seems you can short strong stocks and long weak stocks as long as the order flow was there with a trend. Could just be a fluke as I don't often scalp this much and just have extra time to trade because of COVID.

Oh? I bought mine around when Jason got his, and they are pretty rubbery feeling, like a cheap dome keyboard. I will definitely buy a new one and sell my current ones if they feel more mechanical...thanks!

Ahh the last time I used it was in 2008 on my roomate's college macbook, I may be a little behind Things never worked right on it. Just saying what I would do, never trusted those Apples after the Macintosh Plus 1MB was released.

Welcome Clayton, glad to meet you, this reminds of of the time Hurricane Sandy took our my old Nissan Z and an insurance adjuster had to value her! Glad you became a LifeTime!

Hi Riley, all I can advise on is that you do not want less stable OS's like book-camp etc running your trading platform. I suggest simple building/buying a dedicated trading computer ~$500 (like Andrew recommends in his classes) while you learn to trade. Even if you get things working, stability could still be an issue and the last thing you want is to load up DAS on your phone to exit a position because your desktop crashed.

First day back after taking a month long swing trades . Never let a day trade turn into a swing trade, unless that is your plan. Anyway had a pretty great day on ZM, sorry screenshot is kinda lousy. After getting stopped out in the morning I gave it another go just thinking the setup was not quite ready. At vwap I went long, target was the gap fill on the daily. Then the 1 minute looked toppy and wicky, took 2 quick short scalps to the moving averages twice. The trend just seemed too extended on the 30 min and turned out it was. It always amazes me just how much respect those MA and magic daily levels have. I was scanning the multiple time frames constantly, 1,5,15,30 min and daily non stop while keeping an eye on the SPY just in case. I was using the MAs at where to cover short, and the daily levels to sell when long.

Good to hear Glenn, that you have yet to notice any software/hardware issue. I think it may be possible that if hold your finger over the button pressing lightly then pressing hard it could register 2 inputs. But it's so rare if ever. I do like Jason's mechanical input though.

Yo Jason, nice setup! I think my streamdecks also double sent an order, i am not sure I didnt check my trader log at the time. Not sure if it was could be a streamdeck software issue or a hardware issue with those soft dome buttons? But i think when i covered, it double sent, and i also went long? Did that ever happen to you and that's why you got the mechanical input device? I think I will if that happens again as well, and keeps the decks or sell them But out of all my trades it really only happened once that I can remember and even then i am not sure...

Welcome! Make sure you join the chat every morning, trading is best learned by osmosis and pattern recognition.

Are you using CMEG or IB? If you're using CMEG you may need to reconfig to the correct routes.

Look no further Gumby

I use Kyle's keys to put a $ stop loss on a position before I enter it, you shouldnt put a stop on an already open position, too easy to have imaginary stop loss

I think we need to empathize this is a community and not a 'university' like the other groups out there that sell 'classes'. Our focus should be on the psychological aspect of trading, members will come and go to learn technicals but stay for the emotional support. Don’t let your emotions make your decisions Mistakes are...Expected, Respected, Inspected, Corrected in our Community corny i know...

Well done Mike, superb!

What I have been doing is after I scale out a few times, if I have to leave or work another trade, I set a range order for the last bit. It's the best I can do for now. Say after 3 or more partials But no I don't think Kyle has a hotkey for that.

im about ready to pay lodge's monthly DAS fees, this is painful but the determination will make him a great trader

hey just curious, why did you decide to go with tradestation over das?

Hi Kyle, I messaged you this a looong time ago and it could require a lot more scripting, but would be a great feature. This feature would allow you to have multiple scale out pending orders with 1 stop order at a fixed price (average cost, b/e, or another price figure). After a scale out, your stop order, which would of been sent to the market with Kyle's Keys, would again resend to the market depending on your current position size...so after 1 scale out your number of shares for your stop order would recalc and resend to market and after 2 scale outs, etc. Say you are long 300 shares @ $10 and want to scale out 100 shares at $10.30, 100 shares at $10.60, and the last 100 shares at $11.00 but want your stop to be at say be at b/e $10. And the stock hits your first two targets $10.30 and $10.60 but then failed and went back down to hit your STOP at $10. My question: is it possible to have the pending STOP orders calc your current position size, which is now 100 shares, not the original 300 shares? (Cancel and resend to the market after you're 'in the money stops' are triggered) Not really related to Kyle's Keys, but could be a new project if it would be practical

You have to be able to identify patterns and price action with proper risk management. Although a lot of the time the stock does the exact opposite of what we think, I have never heard of a trader who is successful simply by doing the opposite of his gut. In short, don't ever do that , btw I would lower your risk to $25-$50 per trade and take no more than 5 trades a day until your consistent. Also try sticking to going long vs short. I find short trades a slightly more difficult to identify.