Getting Started
"Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established." — Proverbs 16:3
This guide walks you through the full setup — from system requirements to your first profitable session. Take your time, follow each step in order, and you'll be ready in 30–45 minutes.
System Requirements
- NinjaTrader 8 — free Connect license is fine for the indicator; for live trading you'll need a funded broker or prop firm account
- NinjaTrader Order Flow add-on — required for Cumulative Delta scoring (one-time purchase from NT8)
- Windows 10/11 — NT8 is Windows-only
- Data feed: Rithmic, CQG, or Kinetick (anything that provides level-1 + Volume on NQ)
- Browser: Edge, Chrome, or Brave for the Signal Analyzer web app and activation flow
Installation Steps
Step 1 — Download the indicator package
Sign in to your account, then go to your account page and click Download NinjaTrader Indicators. You'll get PBFIndicators.zip.
Step 2 — Import into NinjaTrader 8
Open NT8 → Tools → Import → NinjaScript Add-On… → select the downloaded ZIP. NT8 will install PBFCornerstone and PBFSignalAnalyzerV5Beta and recompile automatically. Wait for the compile to finish (~30 seconds).
Step 3 — Add the indicators to your NQ chart
Open a 5-minute NQ chart. Right-click → Indicators… → search for PBFCornerstone → Add → OK. Repeat for PBFSignalAnalyzerV5Beta.
Step 4 — Activate your devices
The first time each indicator loads, it'll open your browser to profitbyfaith.com/activate. Sign in, click Approve this device, return to NT8. The indicator unlocks within 15 seconds. See Account & Licensing for more on the device approval flow.
Step 5 — Open your Signal Analyzer Portal
Go to profitbyfaith.com/SignalAnalyzer/ on any device — phone, tablet, second monitor, anywhere. The indicator pushes its state to the app automatically. No extra software required.
First Trade Checklist
Before you take your first live signal, run through this — it'll save you money on day one.
- Pray. Center yourself. Trading without conviction or emotional clarity is gambling.
- Confirm tier & score. Don't take C-tier signals until you've watched the app run for at least one session live.
- Check your stop. The app shows the recommended stop in ticks — never override it down. $200/contract max per signal is the guardrail.
- One contract. Start with a single contract until you've taken at least 10 signals and reviewed your results.
- Journal it. Compare what you took to what the app fired. We're building a dashboard for this — for now, log it manually.
- No revenge trades. If you take a stop, don't re-enter on the next signal "to make it back." The app will fire 3–5 more in the kill zone — wait for the right one.