How it works
What every strategy does, and what none of them ever does
Each Bell to Bell strategy follows fixed rules. The exact rules and settings are proprietary and aren't published, because the logic is the product. Everything that affects your risk is laid out here and on each strategy's page.
| Topic | What to expect from all five |
|---|---|
| Markets | Nasdaq-100 futures only: NQ and MNQ. Bell to Bell Select and Bell to Bell Momentum are sold for MNQ only. |
| Rules | Fixed in the code. The same chart always gives the same decision, with no discretion. |
| Hours | Four trade only during US regular hours and are flat by the end of the regular session. Bell to Bell Overnight trades only the overnight session and is flat before the 9:30 ET open. |
| Positions | One at a time per strategy. None adds to a trade once it's on, averages down, or doubles up after a loss. |
| Weekends | No strategy holds a position over a weekend. |
| Pace | About one trade a week each. Some weeks have none. They're patient, set-and-forget strategies, not tools for constant action. |
| Stops | Breakout sends a stop-loss and a profit target with every trade, and Select a stop-loss. Trend and Momentum send no stop at entry unless you set one, and Overnight sends only a far-away disaster stop. See each page for what that means for your risk. |
| Size | You set the size. Bell to Bell Trend and Bell to Bell Select use twice your base size on some trades, and each has a preset that keeps every trade at your base size. |
| Losing streaks | Expect them. Every strategy has flat or losing stretches between its better runs. The results on this site assume each strategy ran every session. |
What you control
Your settings
The signal logic is fixed. These are the kinds of settings you choose. Each strategy's page lists exactly which ones it has.
| Preset | Where a strategy has two, the second keeps every trade at your base size. |
| Contracts | Your fixed size, or your base size. |
| Direction | Both sides, long only or short only, where offered. Bell to Bell Overnight is long only. |
| Risk limits | A max loss per trade, a max risk per trade, or a daily loss limit, depending on the strategy. |
| Alerts | NinjaTrader alerts on each fill, on or off. |
| Trade log | An optional CSV file of your trades. |
Licensing
A license key for two computers
Checkout on Whop issues your license key. You paste it into the strategy's settings once. The key binds to the first two computers it runs on, for example a home PC and a VPS, and you can move it to a new computer yourself from your Whop account. The strategy checks the key when it starts; if the license isn't active, it loads but doesn't trade.
Every strategy ships as a protected, compiled NinjaTrader add-on. The source code is not included.
Your computer
NinjaTrader has to be running
An automated strategy only trades while NinjaTrader is open and connected. For the four regular-hours strategies, that means from before the 9:30 ET open until the regular session ends. For Bell to Bell Overnight, it means through the night until the next morning. A virtual private server (VPS) works too.
Connection loss, platform errors and fast markets are real risks for any automated strategy. Keep an eye on it while it runs.
What you need
Requirements
- NinjaTrader 8, version 8.1.5 or later. The platform and simulator are free to download and use.
- A data feed with real-time and historical CME equity-index futures data (NQ and MNQ).
- NinjaTrader set to Eastern time, and the chart settings in each strategy's setup guide.
- History loaded on the chart: at least 5 days for Trend and Select, at least 30 days for Breakout, Momentum and Overnight.
- For Bell to Bell Select only: NinjaTrader's Order Flow+ (it comes with a NinjaTrader Lifetime license and is a paid add-on with the Free and Monthly plans).