VikingTrader

I'll probably need an XL also. So 2 PM on the 28th at the Yardhouse. Roger that.

Hey guys! Figured I'd catch up on the forum activity after a week or so of neglect and was sure surprised to see this. I live just a few short minutes south of Austin and would be interested in meeting up as well. The 28th works for me too, I'll just have to familiarize myself with the spot as I don't venture into Austin very often. Pretty cool to know some of us are nearby, as I half expected to be hundreds of miles from the nearest fellow member. Not sure why.

Jeg er ikke fra Danmark, men jeg er en hedensk og studere gammel norge. Jeg bor i Amerika. Jeg ville elske at besøge Danmark en dag.

Hello Everyone, I live in central Texas, and started trading on the simulator and hanging around the chatroom every morning around the first of the year. Up until recently I was the Vice President of a small company which I started with a family member. We did extremely well, by nearly any business metric you choose to evaluate our performance by, through about four years until disagreements regarding the overall direction of the company and use of personnel led me to decide to seek my fortunes elsewhere. I had been living the entrepreneur life for over four years at that time (years of sleep deprivation, endless sacrifice, blind determination) and upon leaving had many business skills which then had no direction or purpose. It was as I began searching for something to bring these to bear on I found Andrews book and Bear Bull Traders. Andrew had me solidly as a customer before I finished Chapter 1. He was honestly and openly describing the immense learning curve and potential risks, and I could tell immediately that where most people would be turned off by the challenges, I was salivating at the thought of competing against the brightest and most talented of Wall St and I was already accustomed to taking leaps where failure could mean losing everything. So here I am, coffee and stock news each morning @ 7, taking grains of salt from all day trading sources I can find until I can fill the shaker. I have made the arguably stupid decision to burn my bridges with my business, and others, to limit my options should this not pan out for me. It sounds ridiculous to put all of my eggs in this basket I am sure, however, as an amateur historian I took inspiration from Hernan Cortez and his decision to burn his ships after he made landfall in Mexico. My determination is such that I will succeed or perish, as was his, and I hope to accomplish that which seems impossible to most, just as he did. I'll be here to absorb everything you guys have to offer in the way of advice and assistance, and I will in turn offer the same to those who also seek to learn the skills we are attempting to master. I couldn't be more pleased with the friendliness and professionalism of this trading community, and hope to be here for a long time to come. Skål! VikingTrader

I probably am not the best person to offer advice or feedback as I only began following BBT and Andrew and simulator trading since the first of the year. However, I can at least offer my experience and thoughts thus far. Initially I started using the buttons you referenced in the DAS montage, but over the span of the last month I have transitioned to using keyboard shortcuts. Really I suppose if I had to nail down my main reason it would be the fact that I have to take my eyes off of the price action to use the montage buttons. That coupled with the fact that I have to manually type in share amounts, take time to move hand from keyboard to mouse, move mouse... You can still do these quickly, but in this business where I can already tell every second matters, the keyboard hotkeys give me the fastest reaction time I have found yet. I can get in and out as fast as I can hit two keys, or sell half my position as many times as I want all without taking my eyes off the price or moving my hand. I started with Andrews recommended hotkey setup, but soon altered it to better suit my account and preferred position sizes. I will include a screen cap below in case it helps. I apologize for the length of the reply and lack of experience to back up my advice, but I wanted to offer something in response to your query. My limited experience at this time is all I have to offer. I hope it helps! NOTE: OK so it wouldn't let me post a screen cap for some reason, but I will post my main hotkeys I use for transactions in case they are of assistance. Shift + 1: Sell full postion Shift + 2: Sell half Shift + 3: Cover full Shift + 4: Cover half Shift + Q: Buy 2000 @ ask +.10 Shift + R: Short 2000 @ bid -.10 Shift + Y: Buy 1000 @ ask +.10 Shift + O: Short 1000 @ bid -.10 Shift + A: Buy 500 @ ask +.10 Shift + F: Short 500 @ bid -.10 Shift + Z: Buy 100 @ ask +.10 Shift + V: Short 100 @ bid -.10