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.
NQ on your prop accounts · MNQ hedge in your own brokerage account · 2-Step & Straight-to-Funded accounts · Built for NinjaTrader 8.
What happens across eval cycles
Your eval will probably fail. Your hedge makes that profitable.
Every trade on your prop account is matched by an opposite trade in your own live brokerage account — one MNQ for each NQ on the evaluation. Eval blows up? Hedge profits. Eval passes? You collect the payout. Either way, you’re recouping capital across every cycle.
Interactive hedge profit calculator — plug in your own numbers and see what each outcome pays.
Our Ladder. Our Discipline.
TradeBlade doesn’t ask you to plan every trade. It trades on its own ladder, which sets the size, target and stop of every trade — with zero emotion, zero hesitation, and zero deviation.
No levels to set. No stops to drag. No size to pick.
Arm the pair, press BUY or SELL — TradeBlade does the rest.
On the evaluation you trade 1, 2 or 3 NQ with one MNQ hedge per NQ, chosen once in the setup wizard. Once funded, TradeBlade runs a 3-6-7 MNQ hedge ladder. The stop and target of every trade are placed at the broker with the entry, before the first tick moves.
🎯 One Button to Enter
Entry is Direct Entry: arm the pair, then press BUY or SELL. TradeBlade enters the NQ trade on your prop account and the opposite MNQ trade in your brokerage account together. Long or short. Your call — there is nothing else to set.
🔒 Stops & Targets Lock In
TradeBlade’s ladder sets every trade’s stop and target, and both are placed at the broker with the entry. No moving stops. No “just a little more.” No revenge widening after a loss. The same plan 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. 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 size, the stop and the target. You press BUY or SELL. 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 — you don’t need to write a single line of code, and there are no levels, stops, targets or sizes to set. The setup wizard walks you through your accounts once; after that you arm a pair and press BUY or SELL. 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.
Join the Alpha
TradeBlade is in active development. We’re inviting traders to use the full software in exchange for honest feedback that helps us make it production-ready. Alpha testers put a card on file; nothing is charged until billing is switched on, and not for at least 30 days after the first live trade.
- Full TradeBlade Engine — every hedge, every guardrail, every feature
- Full HUD, risk guardrails, daily loss enforcement
- NQ on your prop accounts, hedged with MNQ in your own brokerage account
- Multiple independent hedges
- Direct founder access — your questions get answered fast
- Updates as we ship them, often weekly
- No monthly fee. A card on file, but no charge until billing is switched on, and not for at least 30 days after your first live trade.
- Use it. Run it on a real eval. Push it hard.
- Tell us what works, what doesn't, what's missing
- Report bugs as you find them (we respond quickly)
- Be patient with rough edges — it's alpha
- Honest feedback, not flattery. We need the real read.
Request the free book below. That tells us you're interested. We'll reach out about the alpha cohort and walk you through installation and onboarding.
Limited slots so we can actually support every alpha trader properly. First come, first reviewed.
Request the book & join the alphaPre-release software. Not a free trial.
There is no monthly fee: once billing is switched on, you pay a small fixed fee for each finished event on your prop accounts, as listed under Pricing. Right now we’re focused on building it right with the people helping us do that.
Pricing
One licence. Every feature. No monthly fee.
A fixed fee for each finished event on your prop accounts. Each kind of event has its own fee, set in advance. It is not a share of your profits and does not depend on what any account made or lost. No subscription, no tiers, nothing to cancel.
Fee per finished event
| Evaluation failed | $5 |
| Evaluation passed | $0 |
| Funded account blown before its first payout, on its 1st / 2nd / 3rd trade | $12 / $20 / $21 |
| First payout | $0 |
| Blown after the first payout, on the 1st / 2nd / 3rd trade of that round | $19 / $17 / $15 |
| 2nd payout | $15 |
| Blown after the 2nd or a later payout, on the 1st / 2nd / 3rd trade of that round | $97 / $95 / $93 |
| 3rd and 4th payouts (each) | $93 |
| 5th payout | $94 |
- Full Automation on Lucid accounts — unattended for the entire session
- TradeBlade on your phone — watch, arm, enter or flatten your pairs from anywhere
- TradeBlade Trade Copier
- Multiple independent eval hedges
- Full TradeBlade Engine + HUD, risk guardrails and daily loss enforcement
- Your card is charged automatically after a trading session closes, once $50 or more in fees is owed, with an email and app notification for every charge and a summary email every Friday
- Updates and support included
A card on file is required. No charge until billing is switched on for your licence, and not for at least 30 days after your first live trade. Terms
Join the alpha →TradeBlade is an add-on for NinjaTrader 8. An active NinjaTrader 8 installation is required — TradeBlade does not run on any other platform.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is TradeBlade?
TradeBlade is a hedge execution engine for NinjaTrader 8. Each prop-firm account is traded against an opposite hedge in your own live brokerage account, so a failed evaluation still pays. TradeBlade trades on its own ladder, which sets every trade’s size, target and stop. It’s not a signal service: you choose when to enter by pressing BUY or SELL, and TradeBlade handles everything after that.
Does TradeBlade require NinjaTrader 8?
Yes. TradeBlade is built exclusively for NinjaTrader 8 and runs inside it. You’ll need an active NinjaTrader 8 installation with a connected data feed, your prop-firm accounts, and your own brokerage account for the hedge.
Can I set my own levels, stops or size?
No. TradeBlade trades on its own ladder, which sets the size, target and stop of every trade. On the evaluation you choose 1, 2 or 3 NQ in the setup wizard, with one MNQ hedge per NQ; once funded, TradeBlade runs a 3-6-7 MNQ hedge ladder. Entry is Direct Entry: arm the pair and press BUY or SELL. The stop and target are placed at the broker with the entry.
Does TradeBlade pick trades for me?
No. TradeBlade doesn’t pick trades or send signals. You decide when to enter and in which direction. TradeBlade handles everything after that — the size, stop and target from its ladder, the opposite hedge in your brokerage account, and daily loss limits that can’t be overridden.
What is the hedge system?
The hedge is the core of TradeBlade, not an option. Every trade on your prop-firm account is paired with an opposite MNQ trade in your own live brokerage account — one MNQ for each NQ on the 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 to see how it works with your numbers.
What instruments can I trade?
NQ (Nasdaq-100 futures) on the prop side and MNQ (Micro Nasdaq-100 futures) on the hedge side — no other instruments. On the evaluation you trade 1, 2 or 3 NQ with one MNQ hedge per NQ; once funded, the hedge follows a 3-6-7 MNQ ladder.
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 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. You enter each trade by pressing BUY or SELL; after that the stop and target sit at the broker and TradeBlade manages both sides. Many traders run NinjaTrader on a VPS (virtual private server) so it stays connected even when their own computer is off, and the phone app lets you watch, arm, enter or flatten your pairs from anywhere.
What if I want to stop?
You can stop using TradeBlade at any time. There is no subscription to cancel, no contract, no lock-in period and no cancellation fee. Events that finished before you stop are billed with your next charge. If you believe something was billed in error, email us within 30 days of the charge and we’ll make it right.
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.
What data does TradeBlade send?
TradeBlade keeps a record of every order and fill on the accounts you select, their balances, and its own actions and log files, and sends it to us so we can support you and fix problems. We call it the Record. The Record is required and has no opt-out: before TradeBlade opens for the first time it shows you exactly what is sent and what is never sent, and you accept that screen or press Exit. TradeBlade never sees your logins or passwords and never touches your funds. Details are in our Privacy Policy.
Get the free book & join the alpha list
Requesting the book is how we know you’re interested. We’ll email the PDF immediately and follow up about joining the alpha cohort — full TradeBlade access in exchange for honest feedback.
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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