Dalton's Auction Market Theory · Automated

You're reading the day blind.

An indicator for NinjaTrader 8 and ATAS that turns the Auction Market Theory of Steidlmayer & Dalton — opening type, day type, value area, excess — intotwo decisions a day on your NQ chart, each with its destination, its invalidation and its reward-to-risk.

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NATIVE INDICATOR · NINJATRADER 8 + ATAS · 7-DAY FREE TRIAL

AuctionMarketTheory running live on NQ — the plan box, the context box and the plotted levels

AuctionMarketTheory — a native indicator for NinjaTrader 8 & ATAS, built on the Auction Market Theory of Steidlmayer & Dalton. Shown live on NQ.

It doesn't hint. It calls it.

The verdict, in plain language.

The read professionals spend years learning — stated live, on your chart, in words you act on immediately.

OPEN DRIVETREND DAYREVERSALCONFIRMED EXCESSGAP FILLINVENTORY LONG 96%OPEN REJECTIONNEUTRAL DAY

Why it says each one? That's what your manual is for — after you're in.

Real NQ · measured, not curated

Two moments. Read the same way, every session.

The open, and the verdict when the initial balance locks. Same three lines both times: where the destination is, where the premise dies, and what you would need to be right.

Indicator panel at the RTH open on NQ, showing the gap plan

09:43 · THE OPEN

Small gap, 0.18 × ATR. Destination, invalidation, reward-to-risk.

Indicator panel after the initial balance locked on NQ

IB LOCKED · THE VERDICT

Neutral day, rotation to value. Second decision, same three lines.

MEASURED, NOT CHERRY-PICKEDGaps this size — under 0.25 × ATR — closed in 71–79% of sessions across 466 trading days on NQ and ES. A measured frequency, not a forecast: we fixed how we would measure it before we looked, and we publish the failures too →

Illustrative session — required disclosure

These results are based on simulated or hypothetical performance results that have certain inherent limitations. Unlike the results shown in an actual performance record, these results do not represent actual trading. Also, because these trades have not actually been executed, these results may have under-or over-compensated for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Simulated or hypothetical trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to these being shown.

Screenshots show how the software displays information. They are not a record of actual trading and not an indication of any result you should expect. Past performance — actual or hypothetical — is not indicative of future results. Full risk disclosure →

Every session, one choice

Improvise the day, or read it the same way every time.

Trading blind

You guess the day's character and find out too late
You fade a trend day, or chase a rotation
No framework — just this candle, then the next
Your read shifts with your mood and your open P&L

With the dashboard

The day's character classified by ~10:30 — same rules every session
Continuation or rotation, with its destination and where the premise dies
Reward-to-risk on screen, so you can skip what doesn't pay you enough
The levels that matter, plotted and marked when touched

Founding price

Two plans. Both platforms. Cancel anytime.

Every plan: both platforms, every update while your licence is active.

Monthly

$39/mo

ATAS + NinjaTrader 8
Every dashboard & level
Updates while active
Both manuals + install guides

BEST VALUE

Annual

$199/yr

Everything in Monthly
$16.58/mo · save 57% vs monthly
One renewal a year
Priority support

7-DAY FREE TRIAL · CANCEL ANYTIME · 30-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

The trial takes a card up front and converts to the plan you picked when it ends, unless you cancel first — you can cancel from day one and still use the full trial. Prices in USD; taxes shown at checkout. See the Terms, the Refund Policy and the Risk Disclosure.

Before you ask

The essentials.

Is this a signal system or a bot?

Neither. It places no orders and connects to no broker — you execute, always. But it does not just draw levels either: twice a day it publishes one plan, with the level, the target, and the price that kills the premise. You decide whether to take it, how much to risk, and when to get out.

Which platforms and instruments?

ATAS and NinjaTrader 8, same core. Tuned for the NQ; the framework also applies to the ES and other index futures.

What's the trial?

7 days free on your own NQ chart — the full indicator, both platforms, nothing held back. It takes a card up front and converts to the plan you picked when the trial ends, so cancel before then if it is not for you. Cancelling on day one still leaves you the whole trial.

Will it make me profitable?

No honest tool can promise that. It gives you a structured, objective read of context. Results depend on your execution, risk and discipline. Trading futures carries a substantial risk of loss.

Stop guessing the day. Start reading it.

Two plans, both platforms, and every update while your licence is active.

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