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README.rst

@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@ piker
 -----
 trading gear for hackers.
 
-|travis|
+|gh_actions|
 
-``piker`` is an attempt at a pro-grade, broker agnostic, next-gen FOSS
+.. |gh_actions| image:: https://img.shields.io/endpoint.svg?url=https%3A%2F%2Factions-badge.atrox.dev%2Fpikers%2Fpiker%2Fbadge&style=popout-square
-toolset for real-time trading and financial analysis targetted at
+    :target: https://actions-badge.atrox.dev/piker/pikers/goto
-hardcore Linux users.
 
-it tries to use as much bleeding edge tech as possible including (but not limited to):
+``piker`` is a broker agnostic, next-gen FOSS toolset for real-time
+trading targeted at hardcore Linux users.
 
-- latest Python for glue_ and business logic
+we use as much bleeding edge tech as possible including (but not limited to):
+
+- latest python for glue_
 - trio_ for `structured concurrency`_
 - tractor_ for distributed, multi-core, real-time streaming
 - marketstore_ for historical and real-time tick data persistence and sharing
@@ -32,23 +34,19 @@ it tries to use as much bleeding edge tech as possible including (but not limite
 .. _fast numerics: https://zerowithdot.com/python-numpy-and-pandas-performance/
 
 
-Focus and Features:
+focus and features:
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-- zero web
+- zero web, cloud or "backtesting frameworks" (aka yabf)
-- zero pump
+- zero self promotion (aka pump); expected throughout the community
-- zero "backtesting" (aka yabf)
+- 100% federated: your code, your hardware, your data feeds, your broker fills
-- zero "cloud"
+- broker/exchange/asset-class agnostic
-- 100% federated: your code, your hardware, your broker's data feeds
 - privacy
-- broker/exchange agnostic
+- real-time financial signal processing from the ground up
-- built on a structured concurrent actor model
+- high quality, attractive, native UX with expected use in tiling wms
-- production grade, highly attractive native UIs
+- sophisticated rt charting and data sharing facilities
-- expected to be used from tiling wms
+- geared for collaboration within trader communities
-- sophisticated rt charting
+- zero interest in adoption by suits; no corporate friendly license, ever.
-- emphasis on collaboration through UI and data sharing
-- zero interest in adoption by suits
 - not built for *sale*; built for *people*
-- no corporate friendly license, ever.
 
 fitting with these tenets, we're always open to new framework
 suggestions and ideas.
@@ -57,49 +55,58 @@ building the best looking, most reliable, keyboard friendly trading
 platform is the dream.  feel free to pipe in with your ideas and quiffs.
 
 
-Install
+install
 *******
-``piker`` is currently under heavy pre-alpha development and as such should
+``piker`` is currently under heavy pre-alpha development and as such
-be cloned from this repo and hacked on directly.
+should be cloned from this repo and hacked on directly.
 
-A couple bleeding edge components are being used atm pertaining to
+a couple bleeding edge components are being used atm pertaining to
 new components within `trio`_.
 
-For a development install::
+for a development install::
 
     git clone git@github.com:pikers/piker.git
     cd piker
     pip install -e .
 
 
-Broker Support
+broker Support
 **************
-For live data feeds the in-progress set of supported brokers is:
+for live data feeds the in-progress set of supported brokers is:
 
-- Questrade_ which comes with effectively free L1
 - IB_ via ``ib_insync``
-- Webull_ via the reverse engineered public API
+- questrade_ which comes with effectively free L1
-- Kraken_ for crypto over their public websocket API
+- kraken_ for crypto over their public websocket API
 
-If you want your broker supported and they have an API let us know.
+coming soon...
+
+- webull_ via the reverse engineered public API
+- yahoo via yliveticker_
+- coinbase_ through websocket feed
+
+if you want your broker supported and they have an API let us know.
 
-.. _Questrade: https://www.questrade.com/api/documentation
 .. _IB: https://interactivebrokers.github.io/tws-api/index.html
-.. _Webull: https://www.kraken.com/features/api#public-market-data
+.. _questrade: https://www.questrade.com/api/documentation
-.. _Kraken: https://www.kraken.com/features/api#public-market-data
+.. _kraken: https://www.kraken.com/features/api#public-market-data
+.. _webull: https://github.com/tedchou12/webull
+.. _yliveticker: https://github.com/yahoofinancelive/yliveticker
+.. _coinbase: https://docs.pro.coinbase.com/#websocket-feed
 
-
+check out our charts
-Check out our charts
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 bet you weren't expecting this from the foss bby::
 
     piker -b kraken chart XBTUSD
 
 
-If anyone asks you what this project is about
+if anyone asks you what this project is about
 *********************************************
-tell them *it's a broken crypto trading platform that doesn't scale*.
+you don't talk about it.
 
-How do i get involved?
+how do i get involved?
 **********************
-coming soon.
+enter the matrix.
+
+learning the code is to your benefit and acts as a filter for desired
+users; many alpha nuggets within.