My trading heuristic: if the market shows big % swings but net institutional capital inflow is very low, I treat it as a trendless day — and sit on my hands.
Simple filter, saves a lot of bad trades.
🧵 My full desk setup for trading, AI agents, and content creation — a walkthrough of the hardware, software, and workflows powering it all.
Here's what a multi-screen command center actually looks like in practice. 👇
Hardware: 2 desks, multiple screens, each with a clear role.
• Center monitor = workspace & recording
• Windows PC = Chinese stock platform for opening prices & sector flows
• Old MacBook drives TradingView + Linear
• iPad for sketching
• Physical notebook for raw thinking
AI agents won't replace human judgment.
But the right agent ruthlessly eliminates the mechanical drudgery that surrounds it. That's the real promise — and we're closer than most people think.
I gave three AI coding agents the same real-world task and watched what happened.
Codex won. And it wasn't close.
Here's what most AI comparisons get wrong — and what actually matters when agents build production tools.
The killer feature isn't knowledge. It's autonomy paired with good judgment.
I don't want an agent that asks permission for every decision. I want one that makes sensible assumptions, executes confidently, and gives me something to refine — not co-pilot.
Your six-figure salary isn't proof you're valuable — it's proof you're worth automating. The $15/hour dishwasher has more job security than the $200k analyst right now.