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@@ -4,9 +4,19 @@ Trading gear for hackers.
 
 |pypi| |travis| |versions| |license| |docs|
 
+``piker`` is an attempt at a pro-grade, broker agnostic, next-gen FOSS toolset for real-time
+trading and financial analysis.
+
+It tries to use as much cutting edge tech as possible including (but not limited to):
+
+- Python 3.7+
+- ``trio``
+- ``tractor``
+
 .. |travis| image:: https://img.shields.io/travis/pikers/piker/master.svg
     :target: https://travis-ci.org/pikers/piker
 
+
 Install
 *******
 ``piker`` is currently under heavy alpha development and as such should
@@ -25,43 +35,33 @@ For a development install::
 
 To start the real-time index ETF watchlist with the `robinhood` backend::
 
-    piker watch indexes -l info
+    piker -l info monitor indexes
 
 
 If you want to see super granular price changes, increase the
 broker quote query ``rate`` with ``-r``::
 
-    piker watch indexes -l info -r 10
+    piker monitor indexes -r 10
 
 
-It is also possible to run the broker-client micro service as a daemon::
+It is also possible to run the broker data feed micro service as a daemon::
 
     pikerd -l info
 
 Then start the client app as normal::
 
-    piker watch indexes -l info
+    piker monitor indexes
 
 
 .. _trio: https://github.com/python-trio/trio
 .. _pipenv: https://docs.pipenv.org/
 
-Laggy distros
-=============
+
+Finicky dependencies
+====================
 For those running pop-culture distros that don't yet ship ``python3.7``
 you'll need to install it as well as `kivy source build`_ dependencies
 since currently there's reliance on an async development branch.
 
 .. _kivy source build:
     https://kivy.org/docs/installation/installation-linux.html#installation-in-a-virtual-environment
-
-Tech
-****
-``piker`` is an attempt at a pro-grade, next-gen open source toolset
-for real-time trading and financial analysis.
-
-It tries to use as much cutting edge tech as possible including (but not limited to):
-
-- Python 3.7+
-- ``trio``
-- ``tractor``