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Early bird Promo last call AFT8 RC1 is being released!

May 24, 2023 by AFT

Algo Trading System AFT8 automated day trading and swing trading server

AFT8 RC1 is underway and out for the week 28th May onwards -this means the end of the early bird pricing and enforcement of live trading licenses – but AFT8 is always free for sim, demo, backtest and prop firm evaluation trading. You only need a license if you are going to live trade.

The End of Early bird Promo is nigh – Last Call 50% off the AFT + AWT combo!

  • Early Bird Promo is finishing – limited seats and time for the launch of AFT8 RC1.
  • This pricing has been taken down and is only available to Early Birds
  • If you were waiting for an early bird deal it might not be too late!
  • Book Early Bird Last Call with ATS Customer Success and grab your seats before they go.

WHAT ARE THE DEALS TO REPLACE EARLY BIRD?

  • BOGOF is the new deal! AFT + AWT Combined
  • Buy AFT and get AWT free for lifetime one-off purchase
  • Still offering insane value for the best in class trading technology!
  • This pricing is now active and available.

Where is the ATS Pricing?

  • AlgoFuturesTrader Lease and OneOff
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  • Future Products and services.
  • ATS products for pricing please visit: https://algotradingsystems.net/Pricing

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Filed Under: AFT8, Algo Futures Trader, NinjaTrader 8 Tagged With: AFT8 Release, AFT8 update, aft8release, AFT8Update, Release, Updates

AFT8 Update release v20230524

May 24, 2023 by AFT

Algo Trading System AFT8 automated day trading and swing trading server

AFT8 Update Released AFT8 Version 2023.5.24.2 This is running on the algo server and in a soak test mode – no filters all signals 100% fully mode with a variety of modes – running here in the live market as shown in the attached image in the futures trading group

Note Version info… This is the last planned release before the official release… need to asses feedback from users prior to rolling to the officical RC1 version. so far we are on and going forwards unless someone feedsback with a show stopper.. The RC1 update which is likely to follow this release say for next week – will include a login and ATS Desktop Control Center – the plan to combine all the AFT,AWT,AST into 1 control center – this will replace the AWT Desktop. So 1 login to web or desktop 1 app for all.

Updating You can simply run the same installer in your downloads folder or get it again from the trading system downloads page: This installer never changes, its job is to get the latest AFT8 version out the clouds and install it. So once you have it you dont need to download again… AFT8 App updates will also popup a notification and allow in place installation on your PC assuming there is no overzealous Antivirus running to block it.

Notes:
System Turnkey Workspaces will be overwritten
System Settings and templates
N.B: This is why you need to rename your templates/workspaces to preserve your settings

AFT8 Changes

InLine CheckBox for Algo Entry module controller for Position Sizing toggle On Off for realtime settings
Trade Man Control center – Control for stops and position size Qty – on for Controller off for algo module control as configured
Popup fixes – for settings from inline control center – caveats it will go where the OS wants it.

Filed Under: AFT8, Algo Futures Trader, NinjaTrader 8 Tagged With: AFT8 Release, AFT8 update, aft8release, AFT8Update, Release, Updates

AFT8 Update release v20230522

May 22, 2023 by AFT

Automated trading system controllers

AFT8 Update Released AFT8 Version 2023.5.22.1.
This is the last planned release before the official release… need to asses feedback from users prior to rolling to the official RC1 version. Download AFT8 here

Notes:
1) Workspaces were pruned down to make it easier and templates – workspaces are “lite” by default via removal of high intensity cpu memory market grid for trendometer. The 2 tested working turnkey workspaces are: Turnkey Workspaces – semi/fully modes can be implemented
Baseline versions for manual, semi auto hybrid trading and fully automated testing/ tweaking to your tailor fitted versions.
a)AFT8-SFG Breakout Trader-0000A – multi-time frame view 1 instrument
b)AFT8-SFG Breakout Trader-0000B – most popular 4 instrument view
c)AFT8-Trend-Scalper-1000A – Proof of Concept version requires manual semi/auto hybrid use only multi-time frame – this would probably benefit from the AWT API link…in time

2)Algo entry and Algo trade manager was split into 2 parts – this allows 1 or many algos on the same account and instrument and 1 or many trade managers on 1 account instrument so allow quick switching of modes of use or blending combinations and rules.

3)The Keltner FibGrid – we evolved a classic by combining our proprietary “Fib Grid” into a keltner band so the grid/is moving and anchored to the mid bad.. this can be seen in workspace “AFT8-Trend-Scalper-1000A” for those traders experienced with divergence you can see some setups at the extremes as well as other patterns and trend bias filtering.

4)Trade Manager – the trailing stops have been reworked so that lastTrailstop has the same parameters available as the initial trailing stop. Also the layout and grouping has been reworked plus additional functions for exits and filter control from the algo controller GUI in realtime..


Filed Under: AFT8, Algo Futures Trader, NinjaTrader 8 Tagged With: AFT8 Release, AFT8 update, aft8release, AFT8Update, Release, Updates

Session Fib Grid Trend Power bias and Signal Age explained

October 21, 2022 by AFT

USAR Trend Bias and Signal Age

So what are these numbers and where do they come from?

AFT8 TrendOmeter Grid for the NinjaTrader desktop trading platform – multi session multi time frame technicals and trend correlations
  • Fib Grid is a map/contextual view of the market, price normalized as %. This is an adaptive formula computed at the session start – price moves within the grid, which is static all session 0% the open, F100% is projected high and -f100% low.
  • Trend Bias Power is an non lagging realtime expression of current trend/force, is a volatility dynamic calculation on each market data change, price moves within the grid of bands during the bar – 0% the band 100% outer volatility bands
  • Signal Age – marks when the trend begun and if its valid or invalid aka a “black hole”

Trendometer runs in the NT8 market analyzer and is aimed for high spec low latency gaming desktop PCs and laptops as it will lag up NinjaTrader 8 and slow down data processing on the system – so AFT comes with lite workspaces to avoid this issue and users can also use the AWT trendOmter system which is lag free and is a far more sophisticated system for web, dekstop and mobile – AFT8 will link via an API to AWT to allow filtering and signals off AWT.

Alpha Web Trader – TrendOmeter provides a lag free aggregated instrument and multi timeframe vertical and horizontal view of the market
https://alphawebtrader.com/alphabias shows the trend bias power and the Signal age view in one screen

AWT Advanced Trendometer lagging free – will not slow down the PC or NinjaTrader. https://alphawebtrader.com/trendometer Trendo here is showing 13 time frames using Trend Bias Power – these timeframes are actually aggregations of related instruments and other timeframes combined from around 25 time series and different measurement studies. – it is a pivot of the Alphabias view : https://alphawebtrader.com/alphabias
AWT aggregates instruments such as SPY,VOO, IVV into 1 stream and aggregates the technicals for Trendo and AB so it would use the parent instrument eg SPY as the display. ES, SP, MES for example AWT also uses its own data stream and analytics engine so its roughly equivalent to what you can see in AFT but never exact. AWT is showing us breadth… and depth. based on correlations

Trend Bias power and Signal Aged provide a 2d view of trend – the signal age shows trend start and when the trend is invalid as a black hole

Trend bias Power % In the chart of the 720min with USAR indicator – we can see the mid band is 0% the upper band 1 is +100% the lower band 1 is -100% price moves from the mid band out – so we can normalize price as a % The bands are volatility intervals from the band- so it moves and adapts with the market price cycles of range. TSI / TA comes from this. Trend bias Power is similar to the Fib Grid in some parts based on volatility and the relation of price within – but it is calculated and moves with the market on each bar – the Trend Bias Power % – band could be any number of technical studies – some examples typically for Moving Averages we use 20, 21, 34, 55 SMA, EMA, WMA with a 1 ATR band to define the 100% above and below -100%- USAR we use 1ATR. 1.25, 1.5 and 2.0 with a 1ATR volatility band to define the 100% zone. AFT8 focus is USAR, Keltner wave and MA Bands in the AFT8 indicators. Our measurements TA% and TSI comes from Trend Bias Power.
Signal Age measures when the trend started and how old it is. SA% comes from this etc.
A black hole is where the signal for example is short when the trend first begun – but if the trend is contra trend signal direction and it is losing – then it is an invalid trend and marked as a black hole. It could mean the system is transitioning and reversing or in a pullback. So we can focus on the confluence of winning valid trends and ignore or wait for the black holes to go green or red – a mixed view would be green black and red – a significant trend direction would be all one color.

Session fib Grid is a map of the monthly, weekly or daily sessions with price normalized as a % – calculated at the start of each session and fixed.

Fib Grid is a map of the market price normalizes as % computed at the session start – price moves within the grid.. Fib Grid the 0% stays static where as the Trend Bias the 0% moves as the anchor point typically some kind of band average moves with price. SFG uses the daily, weekly, monthly typical ranges usually above and below but it can use different. So 0 is the open +100 is the projected high and -100 is the projected low… other fib numbers are put in as intervals and no trade zone and the rest is just statistical.

Trend Bias power/ Signal Age and Session Fib Grid combined they give a good view of the session price position and the trend flow etc. so now we can move away from the old stuck in the mud classical lagging systems… and start to build have a 3d view + especially with other related instruments and order/speed and so on. Get started 100% free until you decide with AFT Trading System

Filed Under: AFT8, Algo Futures Trader, NinjaTrader 8 Tagged With: Session Fib Grid, Signal Age, Trend Bias Power

The fast route to start day trading micro futures

July 24, 2021 by AFT

Whether you are a free or premium user, you still need to read the guides, blogs and videos and attend the room in order to be understand and become conversant and make the most of any coaching or self learning- all the topics are covered in the guides, blog and videos – if not send us a question.

Start here to find the relevant information and get oriented

AFT Quick Start Guidance

AFT Where to start what to learn?

NYSE Session Breakout
Start out and focus on the session breakout system workspace it is a perfect match for US indices futures trading 1 to 3 hours per day.

Do less achieve more -actually learn how to trade and leverage a technology  like a trader and hybrid algo / Pilot and Plane relationship

  • Learn good habits
  • Understand the price cycles and news cycles
  • Apply good risk management
  • Make a trade plan
  • Do not overtrade.
  • Select 1 to 2 instruments to trade
  • use other instruments for correlations
  • Attend the AFT Trade group daily for trading tips and examples with AFT Trader John

Turnkey workspaces

  • Session Breakout rules are explained – take signals above or below the NTZ within the tradezone.
  • Trend Trading/Scalping – take Signals wherever they occur long or short at anytime your rules apply.

    Session breakout is focused on – all other system workspaces are not supported for free and new comers  so we will not be answering or providing guidance for them for traders in the early phases. 
    These are only for traders who are understand what they are ,are proficient and can self assist and use them – Trend Trader/ Trend Scalper etc. 
    Once you have mastered the basics of the AFT7 system and 1 methodology you can consider the other methods and use the trading group channels to see how people are using them etc

Step by step

  • Learn how to trade and learn how to leverage the different levels of automation
  • Learn when to use the system or not and to what degree of automation on which instruments.
  • Get a routine and make it a habit – retrospect,  plan,  execute and evaluate

The 5 step Basic Day Trading Approach for NYSE Session Breakout

1) Get to the desk before the open… 9am EST or so  – check news
2) Check the 4 main indices and see what happened prior… look to see what gaps are forming
3) Armed with that if the gaps are all different or all the same for example… GapBias
4)Look at the alphabias… etc  understand the strength of the instruments going into the open to make a selection of what to trade
5) Trading  9.30EST to around 11.30EST 1 to 3 signals per day – Signal + filters

Trade Entry

  • Multiple algo signals and filters – manual ,semi auto, fully auto

Trade Exits

  • Trade Man Settings
  • All settings are adaptive – use the guide to alter if desired

Testing

  • Test in replay or walk forwards real-time
  • 100% free unlimited risk free on the sim or evaluation accounts

AFT8

  • work in progress and not supported as yet

AFT7 Online Help Guides 24/7 :

  • NinjaTrader 7 AFT7 day trading futures system overview of components
  • AFT7 Session Open Breakout Trading Basics
  • AFT7 TrendOmeter Basics
  • AFT7 Stop Loss and Risk Setup
  • AFT7 How to view, change account, settings and save your own templates and workspaces
  • AFT7 how to change the position lot size
  • AFT7 Trade Management Examples

Videos:

  • https://algofuturestrader.com/algo-futures-trader-videos/

Check the Blog for articles:

  • https://algofuturestrader.com/blog/
  • https://algofuturestrader.com/how-to-place-stop-loss-and-targets-for-day-trading-futures-with-ninjatrader-8-and-aft8/
  • https://algofuturestrader.com/automated-futures-day-trader-trend-scalper-turnkey-workspace-for-aft7/

Use the AFT Trading Group:

AFT Intro:

Please Note the AFT support model

  • As a free user you will need to use the self assisted help guides
  • As a premium user you have a different support level

For more details view the AFT Support Model

ATS/ATF  Trading Group – for additional resources

  • Note All users free and premium are welcome to the Online Trading Community Trading Group where you will also have support and education resources as well as live market trading systems, trade signals, news and fundamentals.
  • Simply visit us here at our ATS/AFT Discord Group during NYSE  trading hours.


Premium 1 to 1 Assistance
If you are struggling with the self assisted support model that’s fine we offer premium packages 
For example  If you want live 1 to 1 assistance as  a free user NT& Setup then we offer these packages:
https://algofuturestrader.com/product/remote-assistance-support/
https://algofuturestrader.com/product/aft-get-started-trading/

Filed Under: Algo Futures Trader, ATS Trading Community, NinjaTrader 7, NinjaTrader 8 Tagged With: AFT, day trading micro futures

AFT memorial day sale 25% off lifetime licenses for AFT7 and AFT8

May 31, 2021 by AFT

Simply enter this coupon mday25% at checkout and you will get 25% off the premium or ultimate lifetime deals.
Please note the offer lasts for 2 week and expires April 11th

Both the premium and ultimate package include AFT7 for NinjaTrader 7 and AFT8 for NinjaTrader 8.
So you can lock in a discount now for a lifetime license to include AFT7 and AFT8 full version when its released in stages this year. Compare pricing for more details and view the license information for free, premium & ultimate versions of AFT

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 Breakout trading 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.
  1. Get NinjaTrader & a datafeed
  2. Download & install AFT
  3. Get started day trading with AFT
 

Filed Under: Algo Futures Trader, NinjaTrader 7, NinjaTrader 8 Tagged With: AFT Lifetime License Sale, AFT7, AFT8

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