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I wanted to learn how to do API programming in python and the python API is the whole point of Alpaca. Every other brokerage with an API that they will give to the unwashed multitudes, it is sort of an afterthought that is hard to make really work unless you are some kind of python genius. I...

Okay, the day is done. Yeah still like 45 minutes left in the postmarket but it isn't going anywhere far. So since I started really getting back into this in a serious way, I have traded 7 days, from $7100.87 to $8244.13 for a gain of $1143 and 16.1%. $8k funded account. Who says you can't...

So what? What difference would it make? Why do you think there is some reason for the Earth to not be visible from the moon? A "full" Earth view would be problematic of course. The moon would have to be between or nearly between Earth and Sun, and you would have to be on the night side of the...

Okay, my entire stake is in play except for $14. I dropped the FB. Bought a share of AMZN. Still holding 3 shares TSLA from yesterday. Went to buy NIO and it was flagpoling and I didn't think it was a good idea to chase it. I waited for a consolidation but I botched it by not waiting long...

AMZN, HUYA, NIO, SQ looking good to me this morning. Dumping FB at the bell. Probably take a share of AMZN and 70 NIO

Oh yeah, forgot about AAPL. Hey, it came up a half percent in the postmarket. Might be a runner tomorrow. Unfortunately I don't do options and know nothing about them and don't have time to learn cause I am too busy trading equities, selling razors, and checking off items on the honeydew list...

This is where I was halfway through the morning. Up from $7809.25 at the end of trading last night. Sweet gains, huh? By this time I was out of daytrades again, as usual. So I was stuck in a couple of large-ish positions when the other shoe dropped a few minutes later. And here is where I...

Of course they could see Earth from the lunar surface. From lunar orbit, as well. For a period of 4 or 5 years I saw the pics frequently in mainstream press. Wherever did you get the idea that there were no pics? I was going to post the excellent pic of Jack Schmitt , flag, and Earth from the...

Not a bad start to the day, but not a gentle one. SQ hit the dirt overnight, and pulled me way down. Decided to hold it, in light of the trend on the day chart. Turns out it was the right move. Trust the trend. TQQQ was dancing all over the place like a boiler going dry. I took advantage of the...

+5.82%, not bad. BUT that was at about 1145. Then came the rain. A lot of stuff I bought this morning so I couldn't sell. No day trades left. Just had to ride it down. Well, +2.72% isn't so bad. And at least I got above my $8k breakeven for a while. I don't think it's gonna run like that...

A half hour after the opening bell. Nice. No big risky moves, just quality stocks in a bellowing bull market. Hoping for another $100 profit before the end of the day, but my buy-in was $8k so I am now in the green again.

WOOHOOOOOO!!!!! I stayed up late getting some orders ready to ship in the morning and hey, look... pre-market. Let's see if my stocks gapped up like I thought they would. It is 0520 market time, and I am up 3.24% already from the close on Thursday. Sweet. TSLA is leading the pack, up 5.84% for...

You are bucking tremendous odds if you want to trade as your main source of income. If you have a job that leaves your mornings open, trading for extra income is "possible" but still perilous. Exception being in a strong bull market when you can almost make a profit accidentally. Until you can't...

I got a 60" but not using it right now. Here is an old screenshot.

I have NEVER made a trade without at least consulting the 5 minute chart. It is the most used, and I want to see what everyone else is seeing because everyone else drives the price action, not my little $1k positions. HOWEVER, I also usually look to the 15sec, 30sec, or 1 minute chart to pick my...

I do, all the time. Shift+PrtScr here. Click and drag an area instead of the whole window. Not sure if it works on WinDOHs. Or Mac. Does on Linux.

So overnight I held let's see... APT, AKBA, BYND, GUSH, NBL, FB, and TQQQ. A half hour into the open, I am over +1.5% for the day so far. As everything hit a high and started back down on the 30 second chart, I sold off. I now hold 2 shares TSLA, 10 shares FB, one share AMZN. No day trades...

Ouch! What time zone are you in? If you are over on the Left Coast, that will work. If you are more to the East then I have to recommend you be satisfied to just buy and hold, maybe maybe swing trades. You really can't day trade very well in just the premarket. The spread will eat your lunch...

I screwed up badly this morning but I was still unable to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, so strong was the bull market. Finished at +1.26%, and only $349 short of my funded amount. One GREAT day, or two darn good days, and I am back in the black. Messed around with Python some more...

Still over +1% for the day so far, but I would have done twice as good if I hadn't been lured away by BYND and GUSH after my selloff this morning. But BYND is a real wildcard. It could well head for the moon. Meanwhile looks like oil ETFs and most oil company stocks would have been a good bear...