u/Fierce-Raccoon66

When I first started using NinjaTrader, everything ran from my desktop.

One workspace.

A few charts.

Nothing too demanding.

At that stage, I never really thought about using a VPS because there didn't seem to be a reason to.

Over time, though, my setup changed. More charts. More indicators. Longer trading sessions. I started leaving the platform open for most of the day, and eventually began looking into automation. That's when I started noticing more traders recommending VPS hosting—not necessarily because NinjaTrader couldn't run on a personal computer, but because their trading routine had changed.

It made me realize there's probably no single point where everyone needs a VPS. For some traders, it might be after adding automated strategies. For others, it could be when they want uninterrupted access while traveling or simply don't want to leave their home computer running all day.

So I'm interested in hearing from other NinjaTrader users.

What was the moment you decided a VPS made sense for your setup?

Or if you're still trading directly from your own computer, what's keeping you from making the switch?

Over the past year, I’ve noticed something odd.

When people ask for VPS suggestions in trading communities, the usual places still come up: London, New York, Frankfurt, Amsterdam. But Dublin gets mentioned more than it used to.

A few years ago, I don’t remember seeing it recommended nearly as much. So I started wondering what changed.

Is it because more brokers have servers nearby? Better network connections? New VPS providers? Or has Dublin just picked up a reputation that traders keep repeating to each other?

If you’ve used a Dublin VPS, I’d like to know why you chose it. Did you look into it yourself, hear it from your broker, or get the tip from another trader? And did it make a difference compared with other locations you’ve tried?

Sometimes these things catch on for a real reason. Other times, people just keep saying the same thing because everyone else is saying it. I’d rather hear from people who’ve actually used it.

A lot of traders start by running a bot on their personal computer. It’s easy to set up, and there’s no extra hosting to manage. The downside is that the bot depends on the same things your PC does: power, internet, uptime, updates, and anything else that can take a computer offline.

A VPS keeps the trading setup on a remote server that stays online all the time. Server location can matter too if your strategy needs fast execution, since distance between the VPS and your broker can affect latency. If you’re running several platforms, multiple strategies, or a lot of market data, the hardware matters as well.

I attached a simple breakdown of what to look for in a VPS for a trading bot, including latency, uptime, hardware, server location, security, and support: VPS for Trading Bot

If you’re running bots, what are you using now, a VPS or your own PC? And if you switched, what pushed you to do it?

I’ve been looking at the number of Polymarket bots out there, and one thing stands out: people talk a lot about speed and features. A bot that can scan a lot of markets or place trades quickly sounds useful, but I’m not convinced that’s the first thing to focus on. If the strategy doesn’t have an edge, faster execution only helps so much.

People use different approaches, like arbitrage, repricing, cross-market setups, and order-book strategies, and each one needs something a little different. Good data matters. Execution does too. If the opportunity is small, slippage or a slow fill can wipe out most of the gain. The setup behind the bot matters as well, depending on what you’re trying to do.

I attached a breakdown that looks at Polymarket bots from that angle instead of just ranking software. It covers strategy, data, execution, latency, VPS location, and risk management.

If you’re using or building one, what matters most to you? Strategy, data, speed, infrastructure, or something else? And has anyone seen a bot look good in testing but fall apart once real orders were involved?

everyone’s advice was right! i had a pretty large milia on my cheek (quite noticeable in photos and irl) and it finally came out today! i used a combination of methods so im not sure which fixed it, but it worked!

for a week or so i did the hot water on a towel to dry it out trick, it seemed to harden it and bring it to the surface more but wouldn’t come out. i use glycolic acid toner anyway but i started putting more onto the milia and rubbing it gently when i did my skincare. this also did seem to bring it to a “head” more.

however, the strangest thing happened a few days ago. i got a pimple right where the milia was! it became really red and prominent (albeit painless), became a lot harder and brought the milia to the surface a lot more. i noticed one day after washing my face that the pimple seemed to be popping, but it was just normal pimple contents & not the milia. i put hydrocolloid patches on it for a few days & after that i continued my skincare routine as normal. the pimple/milia began to shrink and today i simply itched my cheek and felt the whole milia just pop out.

i can’t believe something i dealt with for so long is finally gone! i only have one left on my waterline now, so i will continue to take these steps^ and hopefully find out which works best!

just wanted to share my success story with you guys, i hope the same happens to you if you want to get rid of your milia! i read a lot of potential solutions on this reddit page and didn’t believe any until now, you don’t have to have milia forever!

When I first got into skincare, I thought there were right answers. If enough people liked the same product or routine, I figured it had to be the best one. So I spent a lot of time reading reviews, watching videos, and copying what worked for other people because I assumed someone else had already figured it out.

Then I started noticing something that didn’t add up. A product that made one person’s skin look amazing would do basically nothing for mine. I’d buy something with thousands of glowing reviews and still wonder why I wasn’t seeing the same results. That’s when I realized skincare isn’t as universal as I thought.

The biggest change came when I stopped asking, “What does everyone else use?” and started asking, “What does my skin actually like?” That shift made me more patient and saved me from chasing every new trend or viral product. I still read other people’s thoughts, but I don’t treat them like a roadmap for my own routine.

Looking back, I don’t think the main lesson was about any one product or ingredient. It was that skincare is personal. Advice and reviews can be useful, but they’re just starting points, not promises. Paying attention to my own skin has helped me more than copying someone else’s routine ever did.

What skincare opinion have you changed your mind about?

Read a few pages about trading VPSs and you’ll keep seeing the same claim:

“Lower latency leads to better execution.”

That sounds plausible at first. If your orders reach the broker faster, it makes sense to think your trades will improve.

But does that actually happen?

For some traders, especially scalpers, high-frequency traders, and people running automated systems, even a small drop in latency can matter. For others, like swing traders and position traders, cutting a few milliseconds probably won’t change much.

That’s the hard part. It’s easy to measure latency with a ping test. It’s much harder to show that lower latency leads to better trading results.

If you’ve used both high-latency and low-latency setups, what did you notice? Did lower latency actually help, or do traders care about it more than they should?

i know everyone’s seen influencers very obviously use skin blurring filters but brands posting it confidently on their accounts is just so weird 😭

ive been lurking here for ages and one thing i always noticed was how differently spf is treated here compared to like western skincare spaces, here its just a given, everyone wears it, its the last step, no debate about it, and coming from a background where spf felt more like an optional extra i always found that interesting but never really understood the full picture until this year.

grew up in a house where my mum used a moisturiser with spf 15 in it and that was considered job done, nobody in my family talked about dedicated sunscreen or pa ratings or reapplication or any of that, i just assumed if ur moisturiser had some spf in it u were covered and i carried on thinking that until i was in my mid thirties honestly.

the thing that changed it for me was my colleague at work, she is korean and her skin is just incredible, she is 44 and genuinley looks about 30, and one day i just asked her what she does and she laughed and said mostly just spf, she said she has worn spf 50 every single day since she was a teenager, reapplies it during the day, never skips it rain or shine, and that was

basically it, no fancy treatments no expensive serums just consistent sun protection every single day for twenty years.

that conversation completely shifted how i thought about it, switched to missha sun milk spf 50 pa++++ about a year ago bc i hated how heavy and greasy most of the spfs i had tried before felt, this one just disappears into my skin and i actually enjoy wearing it which means i dont skip it, and my skin tone over the past year has been more even and consistent than it ever was when i was relying on a moisturiser with a bit of spf 15 in it.

my colleague was right honestly, its just spf, thats the whole secret.

what spf are u using and did it take u a while to find one that actually worked for ur skin?

I came across a recent dermatology study showing that people who consistently apply sunscreen daily show significantly fewer fine lines and pigmentation changes, even in their 40s, compared to those who skip it on cloudy days.

It got me thinking,, we all know SPF is important, but seeing numbers like this makes it feel more urgent. Has anyone here changed their daily habits after reading studies like this? What’s worked for you in terms of anti-aging and sun protection?