From bbd899404f5ea0c9691c6e217d4afd89447bcba1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Lothan <joe@lothan.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:33:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] updated README

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 README.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 205c567..e45912b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ To generate ESC/POS commands for the receipt printer use `print_tape.py`:
 ```
 uv run python print_tape.py -o ticker_tape.escpos trades_sorted.csv
 ```
+
+Defaults to 10,000 trades per escpos file, cutting the receipt paper every 1000 stocks.
+
+1000 trades translates into about roughly 10 feet of receipt paper.