FAIL THE EVAL.
GET PAID ANYWAY.
Most prop traders fail evaluations. TradeBlade puts a small live hedge behind your eval so every blow‑up feeds your real account. The math works because failure is the most common outcome — and you're on the right side of it.
Supports ES/MES · NQ/MNQ · YM/MYM · RTY/M2K · 2-Step & Straight-to-Funded accounts · Built for NinjaTrader.
What happens across eval cycles
Your eval will probably fail. Your hedge makes that profitable.
One micro contract on a live account — under $1,000 to run — offsets every eval trade in the opposite direction. ES/MES, NQ/MNQ, YM/MYM — whatever you trade, the hedge mirrors it. Eval blows up? Hedge profits. Eval passes? You collect the payout. Either way, you're recouping capital across every cycle.
Interactive hedge profit calculator — preloaded for an Apex 50k eval with 1 MES counter-entry hedge.
Your Strategy. Our Discipline.
TradeBlade doesn't tell you what to trade. It trades what YOU tell it — with zero emotion, zero hesitation, and zero deviation from your plan.
EMA crossovers. RSI. Initial Balance. Opening Range Breakout.
If your strategy trades at a level — TradeBlade will execute it.
You define the entry, the stop, and the target. TradeBlade handles everything after that — entries, exits, position sizing, and daily loss enforcement. Every trade locks in to your pre-trade plan before the first tick moves.
🎯 You Pick the Level
Set your key price levels — support, resistance, initial balance, opening range, or any level your strategy uses. TradeBlade watches for price to reach your level, then executes your exact entry logic. Breakout or mean reversion. Long or short. Your call.
🔒 Stops & Targets Lock In
Before the trade fires, your stop loss and profit target are already set. No moving stops. No "just a little more." No revenge widening after a loss. The plan you made with a clear head is the plan that executes — every single time.
🛡️ Daily Loss Limits That Actually Hold
You set a daily max loss. TradeBlade enforces it — hard. When you hit the limit, trading stops. No override button. No "one more trade." The session is done. Your account lives to fight another day.
⏰ Trade Only When You Say
Define your session window — London open, NY open, power hour, whatever fits your edge. Outside that window, TradeBlade is flat. No overnight surprises. No low-volume traps. Trades only fire during the hours you trust.
📈 Real-Time HUD On Your Chart
See everything TradeBlade is doing — live, on your NinjaTrader chart. Key levels, pending entries, active positions, P&L, daily limits remaining. 1-second updates. Full transparency. Zero guessing about what the robot is thinking.
🧠 The Only Discipline You Need
You don't need iron willpower. You don't need to fight the urge to revenge trade. You just need one rule: only trade with TradeBlade. It handles the discipline. You handle the strategy. That's the deal.
Launch architecture
No tuner at launch. Clear, inspectable flow from the Strategy to the HUD.
Strategy
Entries/exits with session‑aware window, loss‑limit lockouts, and 1‑second publishing.
Bus / DTO
In‑process store with TTL that holds the latest snapshot and per‑session HWM.
Publish Shim
Lightweight identity shim that normalizes keys and forwards DTOs into the bus.
HUD
Visualizer reads the bus and renders a crisp, zero‑flicker dashboard on your chart.
New to automation? You're not alone.
Most TradeBlade users have never run a trading robot before. That's fine — NinjaTrader's interface is intuitive, and you don't need to write a single line of code. Set your levels, your stops, and your session window. TradeBlade handles the rest.
Got questions? Our AI assistant is trained on every detail of the platform and available 24/7. And if you need a real person, I'm here. This is a one-person operation, so response times vary — but every user matters, and every message gets read.
The Mathematics of Survival
A short, blunt guide on why most traders fail — and what it takes to survive long enough to find out if you actually have an edge. Includes the Jesse Livermore story and the lesson most people miss.
For my mother — whose belief in me never wavered, even when mine did.
What’s inside
- Why “knowing” isn’t enough — the math proves it.
- The real enemy is inside the trader: impulse, fear, revenge, and drift.
- Jesse Livermore: the man who knew everything… and still lost the war.
- How to “build the dam”: hard rules that stop you from bleeding out.
- TradeBlade: mechanical execution for humans.
- The appendix: the math behind survival.
If you’ve ever said “my strategy works in backtests but not live,” start here.
Choose your plan
Every plan includes the full TradeBlade Engine, HUD, risk guardrails, and updates. The difference is how many eval hedges you can run — and how much support you get.
One hedge. One eval. Full execution discipline.
- 1 eval hedge (PropPrimary + LiveHedge pair)
- Full TradeBlade Engine + HUD
- Live trading enabled
- Risk guardrails & daily loss enforcement
- Per-session HWM tracking
- Tutorial onboarding
- AI-assisted support
- Email support (72-hour response)
- Updates included
Five independent hedges. Real diversification across evals.
- 5 eval hedges (5 independent strategy pairs)
- Everything in Pro
- Email support within 24 hours
- Priority AI + human-assisted troubleshooting
- Guided onboarding
- Multi-account dashboard
- Enhanced analytics
Twenty hedges. Maximum scale. Founder-level access.
- 20 eval hedges (20 independent strategy pairs)
- Everything in Desk
- Direct founder access (limited slots)
- Scheduled calls & strategy tune-ups
- White-glove support
- Custom template development
🛡️ Why multiple independent hedges — not a trade copier
A trade copier mirrors one strategy across every account. That's fast to set up, but it means every eval hits the same levels, takes the same entries, and faces the same drawdowns at the same time. When the worst case hits, it hits all of them at once.
TradeBlade runs each hedge as an independent strategy instance inside NinjaTrader. Different entry levels. Different session windows. Different risk parameters. When one eval blows up on a stop run, the others aren't in the same trade. Your worst-case scenario stays isolated to a single account instead of multiplying across your entire portfolio.
More hedges with independent execution means smoother returns, smaller drawdowns, and a much faster path to statistical profitability. Trade copiers give you speed. Independent strategies give you survival.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is TradeBlade?
TradeBlade is an automated trade execution engine for NinjaTrader 8. You define your strategy — your levels, your stops, your targets, your session window — and TradeBlade executes it with zero emotion. It's not a signal service or a black-box algo. It trades YOUR plan, exactly as you set it, every time.
Does TradeBlade require NinjaTrader 8?
Yes. TradeBlade is built exclusively for NinjaTrader 8 and runs as a NinjaScript strategy on your chart. You'll need an active NinjaTrader 8 installation with a connected data feed and brokerage account.
What strategies does TradeBlade support?
Any strategy that trades at a price level. EMA crossovers, RSI signals, Initial Balance, Opening Range Breakout, support/resistance, VWAP — if you can define a level where you want to enter, TradeBlade can execute it. You choose breakout or mean reversion mode, set your entry level, stop, and target, and TradeBlade handles the rest.
Does TradeBlade pick trades for me?
No. TradeBlade is an execution tool, not a trade picker. You decide what to trade and where. TradeBlade's job is to make sure the trade happens exactly the way you planned — with hard stops, locked targets, and daily loss limits that can't be overridden. The edge is yours. The discipline is ours.
What is the hedge system?
The hedge system is an optional feature that lets you place a small live account trade in the opposite direction of your prop firm evaluation. When you fail the eval (which happens to most traders most of the time), the hedge captures real profit from that failure. Over many cycles, the math turns the most common outcome — eval failure — into a net positive. Use the calculator on this page to see exactly how it works with your numbers.
What instruments can I trade?
TradeBlade supports ES/MES (S&P 500), NQ/MNQ (Nasdaq), YM/MYM (Dow), and RTY/M2K (Russell 2000) futures. The hedge system pairs the full-size contract on the prop side with the micro contract on the live side.
How does TradeBlade enforce daily loss limits?
Hard. When your daily P&L hits the limit you set, TradeBlade flattens all positions and stops trading for the session. There's no override button. No "one more trade." The session is done. This is the single most important feature for account survival — and the one most traders can't enforce on themselves.
Can I see what TradeBlade is doing in real time?
Yes. The HUD (heads-up display) renders directly on your NinjaTrader chart and updates every second. You can see key levels, pending entries, active positions, P&L, daily limits remaining, and session status. Full transparency — you always know exactly what the engine is doing and why.
What brokers work with TradeBlade?
Any broker that connects through NinjaTrader 8. This includes NinjaTrader Brokerage, Interactive Brokers, Dorman Trading, Phillip Capital, and others. If your broker supports NinjaTrader 8, TradeBlade will work.
Do I need to be at my computer while TradeBlade trades?
TradeBlade runs on your NinjaTrader 8 instance, so the platform needs to be running with a live data connection. Many traders run NinjaTrader on a VPS (virtual private server) so it stays connected even when their personal computer is off. You don't need to watch it — that's the point — but the platform must be active.
What if I want to cancel?
Cancel anytime. There are no contracts, no lock-in periods, and no cancellation fees. If TradeBlade isn't for you, you stop paying and that's it.
Is my money safe?
TradeBlade never touches your funds. Your money stays in your brokerage account, controlled by your broker. TradeBlade only sends trade instructions through NinjaTrader's API — it has no access to deposits, withdrawals, or account transfers. Your broker handles all custody and regulatory compliance.
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Jesse Livermore made $100 million in a single trade during the 1929 crash — roughly $2 billion today. He was the greatest trader who ever lived. He read markets like no one before or since. He had every edge, every instinct, every lesson written in scar tissue.
He died broke.
Not because he lost his edge. Because he couldn't stop himself from trading without rules. The man who understood markets better than anyone alive couldn't solve the one problem that kills every trader: himself.
This book is about that problem — and what it takes to survive long enough to find out if you actually have an edge.
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