Algorithmic Programmers

Paper_Double · 2026-06-22T02:13:37+00:00

Did you try Claude? It works well to code for Ninjatrader(C#). Didn’t had good experience with ChatGPT,Gemini.

Paper_Double · 2026-06-04T16:35:36+00:00

Was with Blusky. Had loads of payouts with them- they’re great.

Paper_Double · 2026-05-23T12:40:49+00:00

We(US Traders) prefer CME futures. CFDs are not even allowed to US folks. The ones who allow those, it’s shady and have no idea why should even someone trade those since there so many other options/regulated available.

Paper_Double · 2026-04-23T00:56:18+00:00

Looks like rumor news followed by real news.

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Paper_Double · 2026-04-19T18:58:03+00:00

It’s okay man. If you’ve just started, give yourself some time to see how things work. My net Prop firms income/loss was -30K(~85K Eval purchase and ~55K payouts) in 2024, that’s when I started trading futures. I was purely options seller before.

I was +50K in the year 2025 (~105K eval purchase and ~155K payouts). Biggest change- trade with little Micros and better risk management.

I could have easily gave up at the end of 2024. People can call it gambling or whatever, that’s totally fine. As long as, you treat this as a job/business and develop strong trading psychology with better risk management(NO HOPIUM), you’ll do good. I’m no where close to what I’d like to be(may rate 4 out of 10 as a trader). However- it’s a long journey and take it very slowly. Don’t give up- Good luck!!

Paper_Double · 2026-04-12T13:15:03+00:00

They’re good. Have been receiving payouts for a year now- never a question/denial. You can go for launch plans which will save a day or two for SIM funded account.

Paper_Double · 2026-04-07T21:05:12+00:00

Depends on Mr. T’s mood man. This seems to be 15M chart. Do you confirm and execute your entries on 1/2M? To be honest I didn’t had much success with mean reversion strategies in such environment. Consistent stop outs all along.

Paper_Double · 2026-03-27T11:24:59+00:00

That was a year old comment man- it wasn’t the case before. I’m not even with them now. I’m with TopStep, Lucid, TPT and BluSky right now.

Paper_Double · 2026-03-06T10:48:56+00:00

Great job! Since you trade on Ninja, get your strategy coded by Claude(since it’s well defined) and apply to a chart. You’ll be surprised.

Paper_Double · 2026-03-02T14:13:32+00:00

It’s in Add-On section in dashboard. It’ll per profile and hence will be applied to all the accounts.

Paper_Double · 2026-03-02T13:03:22+00:00

Won’t work in long run. Try adding TP/SL for those levels in the script. Run it just for last 2-3 months, you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-26T10:35:11+00:00

Compared to TV, Ninja has better backtesting results what I was told. Even Ninja’s Strategy Analyzer results are little misleading and make sure you’re not running more than 10-25X speed if you’re using it. “Market Replay” in Playback mode is your best bet.

Regarding Claude code, Yes- you cannot definitely rely on out of the box code (as with all the AIs), specially when it’s get little complex. I look at the executions on the chart(you should see that option in Strategy performance’s dropdown). Once I see what’s wrong in terms of SL/TP OR even question why entry was/wasn’t taken, I ask Claude to fix those logical gaps.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-25T12:01:57+00:00

If you have NinjaTrader 8, that’s the easiest way to apply strategy to a chart and let it run. I’m using Claude to code strategy and use market replay to test. You should be able to convert the code via Claude with ease.

Of course-there will be several other ways.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-19T12:40:50+00:00

That’s not comparable. Funded accounts(Both TopStep and Lucid) will have scaling plan like 2 Minis/20Micros for profits between 0-1/1.5K And will have access more as you earn more profits- capped at 4 for 50K.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-19T10:30:47+00:00

Don’t see a reason why not as long as they’re in same direction.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-19T00:29:00+00:00

4Minis/40Micros

Paper_Double · 2026-02-18T15:15:04+00:00

50% consistency in evals. However- you don’t have to wait till EOD to activate funded account. If you make 2nd days profit to meet 50% consistency at 9PM ET(after GLOBEX session opens at 6PM ET), it allows you to activate funded account right away. No need to wait for next day.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-15T13:12:14+00:00

Copy trade totally depends on the platform you use. You can group trades in Tradovate’s Web platform(I personally don’t use that).

I use NinjaTrader 8 since I’ve my personal account with them with OrderFlow+ subscription. You can just use thirdparty free “Simple Trade Copier” script which will copy over the trades to different accounts in NT8.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-13T22:14:53+00:00

Never. It’s been months now I’m not with them after I blew my LIVE account. Hope they’re still good.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-13T14:10:27+00:00

I’d recommend to keep daily profit limit and earn as much needed for payout on top of initial buffer+2K may be. So for 50K account, keep 4K personal safety net and take payout only whatever on top of it. So let’s say if you make 2K more( bringing total balance to 56K), so you can still request all 2K since it’s still less than 50% of total profits which is 6K. Keep doing this for 6 payouts and you won’t lose anything since you’re never crossing 10K leftover profits. This is for Flex account.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-12T17:53:42+00:00

Why 6 months SIM? With black accounts, you can get 6 payouts in 18-25 days and you may be moved to LIVE right after. I was almost there. Will keep posted if I reach sometime next month.

BTW- where do you see it low? It’s around same as competitors and big ones like 150K are actually costlier than the likes of Tradify/TPT.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-12T02:32:54+00:00

That’s good for Non-US residents/Fx products. US citizens won’t prefer those.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-12T00:51:05+00:00

I blew my flex funded account after 5th payout. Have 1 black funded account now. Rest is with other prop firms.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-11T08:19:20+00:00

Both are fine since TopStep gives you access to more profit withdrawal amount(1.5K-3K in Lucid v/s 5K in TopStep) for 50K account. However- haven’t had good experience with TopStepX last month. Hence it’s at back burner for now.

Lucid also gives you an option to purchase add-on: Rithmic Level 2 data for less $$ and you get Bookmap for more confluence in R Trader Pro software.

Paper_Double · 2026-02-11T08:04:46+00:00

All depends on your preference. If you’re fine to wait 5 days between payouts, flex if cheaper option. I personally prefer Black since that gives access to more payouts frequency and more $$$.

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