Charting & order-flow tools

TradingView: charts, levels and practice

Where most of our chart examples are drawn: marking levels before the session, VWAP, volume profile, and bar-replay practice. Many prop firms and brokers also connect to it. There's a free plan; volume and footprint-style tools and the number of indicators per chart depend on the plan, so check TradingView's plan comparison before you upgrade.

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ATAS: footprint charts, delta and cluster analysis

A dedicated order-flow platform for futures: footprint (bid × ask), delta, imbalances and cluster search. Useful once you want to read what happens inside a bar at your level. atas.net (not an affiliate link)

TradeGEX: GEX and hedge-flow overlays (#ad)

TradeGEX publishes modelled GEX, DEX and hedge-flow context for futures and major stocks. On tradegex.pro it lists a 3-day trial with no credit card required, and supported markets including futures NQ, ES, RTY, YM, GC and CL plus stocks NVDA, TSLA, AAPL, MSFT, AMZN, META and GOOGL. It describes native TradeGEX indicators for the ATAS platform: GEX, DEX bars, Hedge Flow waves, key levels and the oscillator; TradeGEX levels and oscillator on NinjaTrader charts, with a dark theme and a ready-to-use MNQ workspace; and a free Chrome extension with real-time GEX and Hedge Flow drawn directly on a Tradovate web chart.

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Bookmap: liquidity heatmap and the order book

Shows resting limit orders over time (the heatmap) and executed volume as dots. Good for seeing liquidity appear, get absorbed, or get pulled. Remember that resting orders can vanish, so treat it as context, not a signal. Bookmap: full page (not an affiliate link)

FX Replay: historical replay and practice (#ad)

FX Replay is a browser-based platform for backtesting and practising on real historical market data. Its official help centre (read 10 Nov 2026) says you can replay the market candle by candle, place simulated trades with stop-losses and take-profits, review them in a journal, practise under prop-firm challenge rules, and see an economic calendar on the chart. The same page says FX Replay is not a broker and not a signal service: you cannot place real trades or deposit money through it, and it does not tell you which trades to take. It also says the Beginner plan is free with no credit card required; paid-plan details change, so check official pricing before you upgrade.

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NinjaTrader (with Rithmic or Tradovate data)

A common execution platform for futures prop evaluations. Check which platforms and data feeds your prop firm supports before you set anything up. ninjatrader.com (not an affiliate link)

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