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FlowPilot or BookPilot?

Both are automated strategies that run inside NinjaTrader 8 and place the trades for you, with hard daily limits. They read different data: FlowPilot reads the trades in the footprint, BookPilot reads the orders waiting in the order book.

Traded volume: the footprint of the forming bar

Vantedge FlowPilot

Buys or sells when aggressive orders stack up on several price levels in a row.

$299 / monthAvailable now

Signal
3 stacked bid/ask imbalances at 300%, delta must agree
Direction
Follow, Fade, or Auto by Trend / Regression regime
Entry
Market order
Default bracket
16-tick target, 16-tick stop, break-even at 11
Data feed
Tick data with bid/ask. No Level 2 needed
Backtesting
Yes: Strategy Analyzer with Tick Replay
Risk limits
Daily goal, daily max loss, cooldown after a loss
Indicators included
Vantedge Footprint

Best for you if

  • You don't have, or don't want to pay for, a Level 2 feed
  • You want to backtest before you risk money
  • You trade bar-level setups that play out over minutes
View FlowPilotSettings sheet (PDF)

The Level 2 order book: resting size, level by level

Vantedge BookPilot

Trades book pressure that holds, and fades large orders that get pulled before they trade.

$399 / monthAvailable now

Signal
Pressure Break (book imbalance 4x, held 250 ms) or Pulled Wall (spoof fade)
Direction
With Bias, Long only or Short only, confirmed by a micro-forecast
Entry
Limit order behind the touch, cancelled after 3 s or a run-away
Default bracket
$150 target, $100 stop per contract (NQ 30 / 20 ticks)
Data feed
Level 2 market depth, live or Market Replay
Backtesting
No. Test in Market Replay and SIM
Risk limits
Daily goal and max loss, hourly trade cap, cooldown, trading hours
Indicators included
BookScope, Footprint, DOM Pressure Matrix

Best for you if

  • You have Level 2 data and scalp ES or NQ
  • You want limit entries instead of paying the spread
  • You want to fade spoofed walls instead of being trapped by them
View BookPilotSettings sheet (PDF)

Quick pick

Which one fits you

No Level 2 data feed?FlowPilot→Want Strategy Analyzer backtests first?FlowPilot→Trade setups that last minutes, not seconds?FlowPilot→Scalp reactions in the order book?BookPilot→Prefer limit entries over market orders?BookPilot→Want to trade against spoofed liquidity?BookPilot→

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FlowPilot vs BookPilot

CapabilityVantedge FlowPilot$299 / monthAvailable nowVantedge BookPilot$399 / monthAvailable now
Data & signals
Traded volume / footprint dataBid and ask volume per price level; no Level 2 needed
Level 2 order book and tradesNeeds a Level 2 market depth feed
Stacked imbalance entriesFollow / Fade / Auto, with a Trend / Regression regime
Pressure Break and Pulled Wall scanners
Micro-Forecast with Forecast Confirm and Trend Vectors
Execution
Market entries16/16 tick bracket, break-even and optional trailing stop
Limit entries behind the touchTimeout and run-away cancel
Dollar brackets per contract
One-click flatten from the panelFlowPilot: Close; BookPilot: Flatten All
Risk
Daily profit goal and max lossLock the day when either is hit
Cooldown after a lossFlowPilot: 20 s by default; BookPilot: set by the risk preset
Rules of EngagementWith Bias / Long only / Short only, Auto Re-Arm, LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH presets
Trading-hours window
Testing
Backtests in Strategy AnalyzerTick Replay
Market Replay and SIMRun before going live
Real-time runs
Included indicators
Vantedge Footprint
Vantedge BookScope
DOM Pressure Matrix
  • Included today
  • Not included

Every licence permits 2 active devices. Both products are monthly subscriptions and NinjaTrader 8 add-ons delivered as source you compile yourself. BookPilot requires a Level 2 data feed; FlowPilot works from traded volume.

Strategy vs indicator

How this differs from visual order-flow tools

Tools such as Bookmap, Jigsaw daytradr or NinjaTrader Order Flow+ show you the order flow: heatmaps, footprints and DOM displays that you read and act on yourself. FlowPilot and BookPilot turn specific order-flow patterns into written rules and execute them, with the same risk limits every day.

 FlowPilot$299 / monthBookPilot$399 / monthVisual order-flow toolsHeatmaps, footprints, DOM tools
What you getA strategy that places and manages tradesA strategy that places and manages tradesCharts, heatmaps and DOM displays you read
Who decides the entryWritten rules: stacked imbalance plus regimeWritten rules: Pressure Break or Pulled Wall plus forecastYou, by eye, in the moment
ExitsBracket, break-even and optional trailing stop placed for youBracket, optional break-even and early exit placed for youManaged by you or your ATM template
Daily risk limitsEnforced: goal, max loss, cooldownEnforced: goal, max loss, hourly cap, cooldown, hoursUp to your own discipline or broker settings
Repeatable testingStrategy Analyzer and Market Replay give the same rules every timeMarket Replay gives the same rules every timeReplay shows the visuals; results depend on your reading
Runs inside NinjaTrader 8Yes, as a NinjaScript strategyYes, as a NinjaScript strategyVaries: some are add-ons, some are separate platforms

Third-party features change and differ per product; check each vendor's current documentation. Bookmap, Jigsaw and NinjaTrader are trademarks of their owners; Vantedge Alpha is not affiliated with them.

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run FlowPilot and BookPilot together?

Yes. They are separate subscriptions and separate strategies, so you can run each on its own chart. Both packages contain the same Vantedge suite file: run Install.ps1 -Clean once, import VantedgeAlpha-NinjaTrader.zip once (Tools > Import > NinjaScript Add-On), and paste each plan's key into its own strategy.

Do the strategies replace my order-flow indicators?

Not necessarily. Each plan includes indicators (Vantedge Footprint, and for BookPilot also BookScope) that show the same signals the strategy trades, so you can follow what it does. Many traders keep their usual charts and let the strategy handle the execution and the daily limits.

Why can BookPilot not be backtested?

NinjaTrader's historical bars do not include the order book, so the Strategy Analyzer has no depth to feed it. Market Replay records depth, so BookPilot runs there exactly as it does live.

Do they work at prop firms?

Both run on any NinjaTrader 8 account, including prop firm accounts. Firms set their own rules on automated strategies and Level 2 data, so check your firm's current rules first.

Still unsure? Read how each one works.

The user guides explain every signal and setting, with the default and the range to use.

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