# Vantedge Alpha

> Vantedge Alpha builds automated order-flow trading strategies for NinjaTrader 8. Vantedge FlowPilot ($299 / month) trades stacked bid/ask imbalances in the footprint of the forming bar. Vantedge BookPilot ($399 / month) scalps the Level 2 order book with Pressure Break and Pulled Wall (spoof fade) signals. Both are released and available to buy and download now. FlowPilot includes Vantedge Footprint; BookPilot includes Vantedge BookScope, Vantedge Footprint and the Vantedge DOM Pressure Matrix SuperDOM column.

Vantedge Alpha sells two monthly subscriptions for ES and NQ futures traders on NinjaTrader 8, including traders on prop firm evaluation and funded accounts. Each strategy enters and exits on fixed brackets behind hard daily risk limits (daily profit goal, daily max loss, cooldown after a loss) and is controlled from a Chart Trader panel. The website also publishes user guides with every strategy setting, a FlowPilot vs BookPilot comparison, and an educational library on footprint charts, bid/ask imbalance, cumulative delta, DOM depth pressure and order book spoofing.

Canonical domain: https://vantedgealpha.com

## Primary Website Pages

- [Home](https://vantedgealpha.com/) - FlowPilot and BookPilot at a glance, step-by-step walkthroughs of their signals (stacked imbalance, Pressure Break, Pulled Wall, daily risk limits), how to get started and FAQ.
- [Products](https://vantedgealpha.com/products) - The two monthly plans, Vantedge FlowPilot and Vantedge BookPilot, and the indicators included with them.
- [Compare FlowPilot vs BookPilot](https://vantedgealpha.com/compare) - Side-by-side comparison of the two strategies: data feed, signals, entries, brackets, risk limits and backtesting, a quick-pick grid, a capability matrix, and how an automated strategy differs from visual order-flow tools such as Bookmap or Jigsaw.
- [User Guides](https://vantedgealpha.com/guides) - Tutorials and settings reference sheets for both strategies.
- [Prop Firms](https://vantedgealpha.com/prop-firms) - Futures prop firms that support NinjaTrader 8 and allow automated strategies, with profit splits, drawdown models and payout notes.
- [Installation](https://vantedgealpha.com/installation) - Download, installation and licence activation for FlowPilot and BookPilot.
- [Features](https://vantedgealpha.com/features) - Educational pages covering order book spoofing detection, DOM imbalance, futures market depth, liquidity tracking and institutional sweep orders.
- [Blog](https://vantedgealpha.com/blog) - Articles on order-flow analytics, footprint charts, NinjaTrader 8 indicators and market microstructure.
- [Glossary](https://vantedgealpha.com/glossary) - Definitions for futures order-flow, footprint, DOM, cumulative delta, spoofing and market microstructure terms.
- [Playbook](https://vantedgealpha.com/playbook) - The Vantedge order-flow playbook on reading the book and detecting spoofed liquidity.
- [About](https://vantedgealpha.com/about) - The team behind Vantedge Alpha and why the products are built for NinjaTrader 8.
- [Support](https://vantedgealpha.com/support) - Customer contact and support.
- [Refund Policy](https://vantedgealpha.com/legal/refund-policy) - Monthly subscriptions with refunds available; request one through the [refund request form](https://vantedgealpha.com/support/refund), which asks why so support can help first.

## Products

- [Vantedge FlowPilot](https://vantedgealpha.com/products/vantedge-flowpilot) - $299 / month. Automated NinjaTrader 8 footprint strategy that trades 3 stacked bid/ask imbalances at 300% with a Follow / Fade / Auto mode, market entries, a 16/16 tick bracket and hard daily risk limits. Needs tick data with bid/ask, no Level 2. Backtestable in the Strategy Analyzer with Tick Replay. Includes Vantedge Footprint.
- [Vantedge BookPilot](https://vantedgealpha.com/products/vantedge-bookpilot) - $399 / month. Automated Level 2 scalping strategy for NinjaTrader 8 trading Pressure Break and Pulled Wall signals with limit entries, rules of engagement, LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH risk presets, daily goal and max-loss locks and a Flatten All control. Needs a Level 2 market depth feed; test in Market Replay and SIM. Includes Vantedge BookScope, Vantedge Footprint and the Vantedge DOM Pressure Matrix SuperDOM column.

## Product Documentation

- [Detailed Products Guide](https://vantedgealpha.com/llms-products.md) - Extended crawler-readable guide to both strategies and the included indicators: signals, defaults, risk controls, data requirements and risk notes.
- [Detailed Blog Catalog](https://vantedgealpha.com/llms-blog.md) - Extended crawler-readable catalog of all blog articles and feature guides covering order-flow analytics, NinjaTrader 8 footprint indicators, and market microstructure. Includes links to raw Markdown versions of all articles.
- [FlowPilot User Guide](https://vantedgealpha.com/guides/vantedge-flowpilot) - Tutorial and every FlowPilot setting with its default, allowed and suggested range ([PDF](https://vantedgealpha.com/guides/vantedge-flowpilot-user-guide.pdf)).
- [BookPilot User Guide](https://vantedgealpha.com/guides/vantedge-bookpilot) - Tutorial and every BookPilot setting with its default, allowed and suggested range ([PDF](https://vantedgealpha.com/guides/vantedge-bookpilot-user-guide.pdf)).

## Key Topics for AI Crawlers

- Automated order-flow trading strategies for NinjaTrader 8 (ES and NQ futures).
- Footprint stacked bid/ask imbalance strategy with Follow / Fade / Auto regime selection.
- Automated Level 2 scalping: book pressure (Pressure Break) and spoofed-wall fades (Pulled Wall).
- Order book spoofing detection, pulled walls, phantom liquidity and DOM depth pressure.
- Footprint charts, bid/ask volume imbalance, cumulative delta and absorption.
- Strategy risk controls: fixed brackets, daily profit goal, daily max loss, cooldown after a loss, trading hours and Flatten All.
- Choosing between a footprint strategy (no Level 2, backtestable) and a Level 2 strategy (limit entries, Market Replay testing).
- Running automated NinjaTrader 8 strategies on futures prop firm accounts.

## Supported Prop Firms

Vantedge Alpha products run inside NinjaTrader 8, so they can be used on evaluation and funded accounts at futures prop firms that connect to NT8:

- Apex Trader Funding - futures evaluations with up to a 100% profit split; integrates directly with NinjaTrader and allows managing multiple accounts simultaneously.
- FTMO - global prop trading firm with dedicated futures evaluations; an official NinjaTrader Prop partner.
- Take Profit Trader - no activation fees after passing the evaluation; profit split up to 90%; supports the NinjaTrader Prop environment.
- TradeDay - End of Day (EOD) drawdown model, up to an 80% profit split and day-one payouts for evaluated traders.
- Bulenox - trailing and EOD drawdown account options with a 90% profit split; connects to NinjaTrader via Rithmic data routing.
- Earn2Trade - scaling capital paths with an EOD trailing drawdown; natively supports NinjaTrader connections.
- Elite Trader Funding - static drawdown, EOD drawdown and standard trailing drawdown evaluation types.
- Tradeify - official NinjaTrader Prop partner with a 90% profit split and straightforward evaluation parameters.
- BluSky Trading Company - multi-stage career progression model for funded traders; connects directly to NinjaTrader.
- FundedNext Futures - single-phase and multi-phase futures challenges with up to a 95% profit split and native NinjaTrader compatibility.
- Lucid Trading - futures evaluation and funded accounts on NinjaTrader 8.
- MyFundedFutures - futures evaluations connecting to NinjaTrader 8 through Tradovate.

Vantedge Alpha is not affiliated with these firms. Prop firm rules on automation, trade copying and market data change often; traders should check their firm's current rules.

## How It Works

Both strategies are NinjaTrader 8 strategies delivered as an NT8 package with a licence key. The key is entered in the strategy's License Key setting and works on 2 devices; without a valid key the strategy does not arm. Customers manage everything in their account at https://vantedgealpha.com/account (passwordless email sign-in): billing and cancellation through Stripe, the licence key, device deactivation (2 self-service resets per key every 30 days), update notices and downloads of the latest package. FlowPilot computes its footprint from tick data with bid/ask. BookPilot and the BookScope indicator share the Vantedge Level 2 signal engine: order book state (L1-L10), trade tape with aggressor classification, the Pressure Break and Pulled Wall scanners, a 2-tick logistic micro-forecast, trend vectors and a rules-of-engagement state machine. The engine is driven by event timestamps, so recorded sessions replay deterministically.

## Important Risk Context

Futures trading involves substantial risk. Vantedge Alpha products are trading software, not financial advice, and do not guarantee profits. Validate each strategy in SIM (and Market Replay for BookPilot) before trading an evaluation, funded or live account.