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You can just do things now. Anything your heart desires. @Perplexity Computer just dropped and it's wild for tinkerers like me in AI/finance. Quick disclaimer: This ain't paid. Not affiliated with @Perplexity, no promo deal influencing my take (though I did get reimbursed for Max plan to test Computer—won't sway my opinion). All real thoughts from a 5+ year day trader. No engagement farming. No fluff. I've played with AI tools since inception and I know how much fluff there is on this platform. Some of it paid content, most of it just pure farming. I'm not here to waste your time nor mine. We've seen wild claims lately—like one-shot vibe-coding a full Bloomberg Terminal. Let's be real: gimmick, engagement farm. @hamptonism cooked that one perfectly—haters & gullibles went nuts. A million impressions and tweets about how BS that post was or how impressive it was. Regardless, the post hinted at something that is very much possible if done right. That lead me to try things myself. Demo #1: Replacing TradingView Been trading stocks since 2020 COVID era. Hated paying for TV, but can't live without it. Caved years ago, usually I buy during the sale periods but this year? Forgot the discount window → got hit with full $650+ price. Pissed me off. Thought: If AI is killing $CRM, $SNOW, $ADBE... why not TradingView? This lead me to try Claude perhaps a month earlier—got a mediocre wrapper, gave up. Yesterday @Perplexity Computer launches. Upgraded to Max (disclaimer again: reimbursement offered, but my views are 100% mine and authentic) and got to work. Prompt was simple: "Replace TradingView for me, use my Polygon/Massive API key for the data. V1 should have the ability to add basic indicators and allow user to draw trendlines or horizontal lines." Took ~10 minutes. Boom—finished product. Loads accurate data, draw lines, add indicators. V1 is basic, but insane for a 10-min build. A legit charting replacement for half the monthly cost and the ability to add any feature my heart desires. All for ~$350/mo (Perplexity Max + Massive API) vs the $650 I pay. Cut costs in half already. Now I can customize exactly how I want: add any indicators without Pinescript hell. Request features/tools that would take @TradingView months—done in minutes. Now It's not perfect (bugs exist), but the speed is marvelous. One prompt → watch it think, build, test, iterate. This is just one of 3 demos I built TODAY with Perplexity Computer. All basically one-shot (with fixes along the way). The ability to prompt and see it WORK is game-changing for solo tinkerers. Held off on my own OpenClaw setup because I hate Apple stuff and didn't want a Mac Mini. Now? Don't even need to think about it. @Perplexity Computer unlocked more hacks. Every SaaS you pay for right now? Can probably get replaced (or at least wrapped cheaper). Okay, maybe not Bloomberg Terminal yet (data feeds are the bottleneck), but with good APIs like Polygon/Massive/FMP + Computer? Near future looks spicy. Bottom line: AI agents like this mean you don't need to code everything yourself anymore. You can just... do things. Build. Experiment. Cut costs. Create custom edges. If you're a trader/tinkerer: go upgrade, go play, go create. Your heart desires? Just prompt it. More demos coming in the next few days so be sure to follow. What SaaS are YOU thinking of replacing? Drop ideas below or let me know what you think about this TradingView Replacement! Notes: Image 1 = Vibe Coded TradingView Image 2 = TradingView Video = Demo #PerplexityComputer #AI #TradingView