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About DayTradeCoder

Hi, I’m Preston Lord.

I’ve been writing software since the 1980s, starting on a Commodore 64. Over the past four decades, that curiosity evolved into a career as a full-stack software developer and Linux infrastructure specialist. Today I design and maintain SaaS platforms, web applications, and server infrastructure used by organizations around the world.

In late 2024 I began learning day trading.

Like most programmers, my first reaction wasn’t to search for more indicators…

It was to ask:
“Can I build tools to make this easier?”

That question eventually became DayTradeCoder.

Discovering DAS Trader Pro

When I started using DAS Trader Pro, I quickly realized how much flexibility existed beneath the surface.

DAS scripting made it possible to turn trading ideas into practical tools—adding logic to hotkeys, building workflow automation, tracking custom statistics, performing automated safety checks, and creating features that simply don’t exist by default.

As a developer, that was incredibly exciting.

I wasn’t interested in creating a “holy grail” trading system.

I wanted to build software that reduced repetitive tasks, improved consistency, and made my own trading workflow easier to manage.

Building My Own Trading Ecosystem

As the projects grew, so did the surrounding tools.

Today my personal trading environment connects multiple technologies together, including:

  • DAS Trader Pro
  • TradingView
  • Custom Linux servers
  • Browser extensions
  • Web-based utilities
  • APIs and automation services
  • Custom dashboards and scripting tools

Each piece solves a small problem.

Together they create a workflow that lets me spend less time managing software and more time focusing on the market.

Why I Share Everything

When I started learning DAS scripting, I found very few resources that explained how everything actually worked.

There were snippets of code scattered across forums, but very little that walked through the logic behind them.

So I decided to document everything I build.

The YouTube channel and this website are where I share the scripts, techniques, and workflows I develop while continuing to improve my own trading environment.

My goal isn’t simply to provide code.

It’s to explain the thinking behind it so other traders can build solutions that fit their own workflow.

What You'll Find Here

DayTradeCoder focuses on practical development for active traders, including:

  • DAS Trader Pro scripting
  • Custom hotkeys and workflow automation
  • Risk management tools
  • Trading dashboards
  • Browser extension
  • TradingView integration
  • Web-based utilities
  • Development techniques for extending trading platforms

Everything is built from real projects that I personally use or experiment with.

A Few Important Notes

Nothing on this website or YouTube channel should be considered financial or investment advice.

The scripts, examples, and projects are shared for educational purposes and to demonstrate what’s possible using DAS Trader Pro and related technologies.

Every trader has different goals, risk tolerances, broker configurations, and workflows. If you choose to use or modify any code found here, you’re responsible for testing it thoroughly and determining whether it’s appropriate for your own environment.

Thanks for Visiting

Whether you’re here because you’re learning DAS scripting, looking for automation ideas, or simply curious about what’s possible, I’m glad you stopped by.

I still trade, I still write code every day, and I’m constantly building new tools and experimenting with new ideas.

If something I build helps you save time, learn something new, or inspires your own project, then DayTradeCoder has accomplished exactly what I hoped it would.

Thanks for following along.

— Preston Lord

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