Algo Futures Trader

Free NinjaTrader Automated futures day trading system

AFT Trader John Weekly Trade Video Episode 10 – Trading Dow Micro Futures

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In this weeks Algo Futures Trader Weekly Market Roundup, AFT Trader John looks at the entire week of trades in the MYM. You will see why you want to be long if the market is above its opening price and why you want to be short if the market is below its opening price. See how AFT7 and AFT8 are able to take advantage of this premise by utilizing a simple opening range breakout trade.
The AFT onboarding page and AFT Trading Group – discord server, links details below:

AFT Trader John Weekly Trade Roundup Info. Each week AFT Trader John we will be showing a summary of the trades, futures trading systems and methods with Algo Futures Trader automated breakout strategy on the live market using the NinjaTrader Platform. More depth and coverage each week as this new series starts to take shape.

Trade for free Forever on sim, demo, test & practice accounts risk free!

  • AFT is 100% free forever for sim, demo, replay, back testing, forward testing for all futures
  • AFT is 100% free forever for evaluation trading with Trade2Earn, OneUpTrader, Top Step trader and Lee Loo Trading.
  • AFT License required when NinjaTrader is connected to a real money live account with Global Simulation Mode: Off – Live Trading
    • AFT comes with a free 30 day live trading license AFT Ultimate providing access to all AFT Features for AFT7 and AFT8

Plug and Trade – Turnkey Trading Systems for day trading futures

Simply Install, Connect. Learn and practice with ready to use turnkey settings and workspaces for Session Open Automated Breakout strategy and Trend Trading reversal and pullback continuation trading. Start NinjaTrader, connect to a futures data feed & open an AFT Turnkey workspace, the trading systems will appear on chart and are ready for simulator trading micro equity Index futures.

AFT Trader John Weekly Trade Video Episode 9 – Trade Manager Scale out or all in all out

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In this weeks video, AFT Trader John takes a look at Friday’s open using the Algo Futures Trader live automated breakout strategy and shows how one can use the Alpha Bias in the Discord Server to weed out inferior trades.
The AFT onboarding page and AFT Trading Group – discord server, links details below:

AFT Trader John Weekly Trade Roundup Info. Each week AFT Trader John we will be showing a summary of the trades, futures trading systems and methods with Algo Futures Trader automated breakout strategy on the live market using the NinjaTrader Platform. More depth and coverage each week as this new series starts to take shape.

Trade for free Forever on sim, demo, test & practice accounts risk free!

  • AFT is 100% free forever for sim, demo, replay, back testing, forward testing for all futures
  • AFT is 100% free forever for evaluation trading with Trade2Earn, OneUpTrader, Top Step trader and Lee Loo Trading.
  • AFT License required when NinjaTrader is connected to a real money live account with Global Simulation Mode: Off – Live Trading
    • AFT comes with a free 30 day live trading license AFT Ultimate providing access to all AFT Features for AFT7 and AFT8

Plug and Trade – Turnkey Trading Systems for day trading futures

Simply Install, Connect. Learn and practice with ready to use turnkey settings and workspaces for Session Open Automated Breakout strategy and Trend Trading reversal and pullback continuation trading. Start NinjaTrader, connect to a futures data feed & open an AFT Turnkey workspace, the trading systems will appear on chart and are ready for simulator trading micro equity Index futures.

Micro WTI Crude Oil futures

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Globex code MCL available July 12, 2021*, Micro WTI Crude Oil futures will give traders of all sizes a smaller, more precise instrument for managing crude oil price exposure. At 1/10 the size of the benchmark WTI futures contract, Micro WTI Crude Oil futures offers the same robust transparency and price discovery of larger WTI futures with smaller margin requirements.

1. When will the Micro WTI Crude Oil futures product be listed for trading?

Starting trade date July 12, 2021, Micro WTI Crude Oil futures will be available for trading on CME Globex and for submission of clearing via CME ClearPort, pending regulatory review.

2. Why is CME Group choosing to launch this product?

The introduction of Micro WTI Crude Oil futures responds directly to customer demand for a smaller, more precise instrument for managing crude oil price exposure. At one-tenth the size of the benchmark WTI contract, the Micro WTI futures product offers more granularity and smaller margin requirements with the same robust transparency and price discovery of the larger WTI futures contract.

3. What are the contract specifications, and how is it different from the currently listed standard-sized WTI futures?

Compare the contract to the standard-sized contract below:

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONSMICRO WTI CRUDE OIL FUTURESWTI CRUDE OIL FUTURES
PRODUCT CODEMCLCL
CONTRACT SIZE100 barrels1,000 barrels
RATIO TO THE STANDARD1/10Standard
MINIMUM TICK INCREMENT$0.01 per barrel$0.01 per barrel
DOLLAR VALUE OF A TICK INCREMENT$1 per contract$10 per contract
PRODUCT CODEMCLCL
SETTLEMENT TYPEFinancialPhysical
EXPIRATION SCHEDULE1 day prior to the expiration of WTI Crude Oil futuresStandard
LISTING EXCHANGENYMEX

4. How many contracts will be listed at a given time?

There will be 12 serial contract months listed for Micro WTI Crude Oil futures at any given time. The first listed month will be August 2021.

5. What are the trading hours on CME Globex and submission hours on ClearPort?

Sunday – Friday 6:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET with a trading halt from 5:00 p.m. ET – 6:00 p.m. ET. Please refer to this link.

6. Are these futures contracts eligible for block trading?

Yes, pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, Micro WTI Crude Oil futures will be eligible for block trading. The minimum block threshold will be 500 contracts.

7. Are these futures contracts eligible for TAS trading?

No, Micro WTI Crude Oil futures will not be eligible for TAS trading.

8. What are the margin requirements for Micro WTI Crude Oil futures?

PRODUCT NAMEPRODUCT CODECONTRACT SIZEINITIAL MARGINMAINTENANCE MARGIN
WTI Crude Oil futuresCL1,000 barrels$5,830 $5,300
Micro WTI Crude Oil futuresMCL100 barrels$583 $530

*Accurate as of May 10, 2021.

view more info here for micro oil futures

Algo Trading Systems Group incorporating AFT and AST celebrates its first month with a 36K profit in the automated trading room

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The AFT discord group has now been restructured to house its parent and relative brands, products and services creating a one stop shop community – with better structured layout to get started.

The ATS Group provides services and products for 2 main groups of futures traders:

  • Self Directed Retails Traders using the NinjaTrader Platforms
    • Algo Futures Trader 7
    • Algo Futures Trader 8
  • Traders who wish to Mirror Automated Trading Systems
    • Algo Signal Trader Apps – Signal Alerts
    • Algo Signal Trader to NinjaTrader 8

The Algo Signal Trader provides 100% fully automated trading all week in the live futures market and made 36K this month as we got going with a Realtime live market trading portfolio executed on the NinjaTrader 8 sim account

These stats are not made up and we show the good the bad and the ugly as a baseline and then we will create and evolve optimized versions for premium trading systems and run alongside no BS smoke and mirrors it is 100% transparent. This is as close as you can get to live money trading in NinjaTrader 8 and the last step to take before.
You can follow this system and watch the server in Realtime or follow the trades it takes on the desktop app free to all members of the community – If you are a member please see here for the automated trading system stats and visit the free algo signal trader app to download and run before the NYSE to see the trades signals executed in real-time.
In fact lets stop all the writing and you can go there now and see for yourself To join or login for existing members
simply use this link anytime to visit: ATS Trading Community
We recommend the discord mobile app or desktop app for the best viewing experience.
some prior info here AFT Trading Group on Discord now open

AFT Trader John Weekly Trade Video Episode 7 – Session Breakout Trading with the Alpha Bias Trade Filter

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In this weeks video, AFT Trader John takes a look at Friday’s open using the Algo Futures Trader live automated breakout strategy and shows how one can use the Alpha Bias in the Discord Server to weed out inferior trades.
The AFT onboarding page and AFT Trading Group – discord server, links details below:

AFT Trader John Weekly Trade Roundup Info. Each week AFT Trader John we will be showing a summary of the trades, futures trading systems and methods with Algo Futures Trader automated breakout strategy on the live market using the NinjaTrader Platform. More depth and coverage each week as this new series starts to take shape.

Trade for free Forever on sim, demo, test & practice accounts risk free!

  • AFT is 100% free forever for sim, demo, replay, back testing, forward testing for all futures
  • AFT is 100% free forever for evaluation trading with Trade2Earn, OneUpTrader, Top Step trader and Lee Loo Trading.
  • AFT License required when NinjaTrader is connected to a real money live account with Global Simulation Mode: Off – Live Trading
    • AFT comes with a free 30 day live trading license AFT Ultimate providing access to all AFT Features for AFT7 and AFT8

Plug and Trade – Turnkey Trading Systems for day trading futures

Simply Install, Connect. Learn and practice with ready to use turnkey settings and workspaces for Session Open Automated Breakout strategy and Trend Trading reversal and pullback continuation trading. Start NinjaTrader, connect to a futures data feed & open an AFT Turnkey workspace, the trading systems will appear on chart and are ready for simulator trading micro equity Index futures.