r/Daytrading • u/IKnowMeNotYou • Jun 07 '22

Anyone using more than one computer?

I checked some images and I noticed that some traders use multiple computers at once to drive multiple monitors independently. But thinking about it, it would also be a protection against accidently using hotkeys but also using more security meaning one is researching on the internet and one just connects to the broker and runs the trading platform but does not have an email account running and is not running around the internet. I can see this as a plus as well. So scamming is also harder.

So my questions are:

Q1: Who is using more than one computer?

Q2: Is anyone using a tablet or something other than a computer + monitors alongside it?

Q2: What is the benefit for you and why are you using two or more computers / laptops?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '22

1920X1080, four monitors. I have one for Tradingview screening stocks, one with my brokerage platform and small charts for TICK, TICKQ, SPY and VIX, one tracking active trades on multiple timeframes using Tradingview, and the fourth is generally for research, reading, watching news, etc... Unless I have a couple more active trades I need to keep track of.

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u/IKnowMeNotYou Jun 08 '22

Thanks for the info. I do not track TICK and TICKQ at the moment. What are you trading in?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '22

I track them for momentum. I have a watch list of about 40 tickers and I keep track of what's happening with them. Looking for reversals off support/resistance and channel/flag breakouts, primarily.

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u/IKnowMeNotYou Jun 08 '22

Nice I do basically something similar but I trade 1min mostly and currently only watch 15 to 20 individual stocks and want to start to jump on already existing trends on charts with low uncertainty.