Quick Start
Axiom Pad is a free, on-chart pad for NinjaTrader 8 that keeps your trading checklist and notes pinned right to the chart while you trade.
Quick Reference
Follow this guide for quick start. For setup or workflow questions, check the related guides and the FAQ. For paid products, you can also ask the AI assistant in the bottom-right corner when it is available; include your product version and the feature you are using.
Axiom Pad — Quick Start
Axiom Pad is a free, on-chart pad for NinjaTrader 8 that keeps your trading checklist and notes pinned right to the chart while you trade.
Before you start
Requires NinjaTrader Desktop 8.1.5.0 or later on Windows. Update NinjaTrader before importing if your installed version is older.
Axiom Pad is free. Confirm your email, create a free Price Axiom account, and download it from your account. It gives no trade signals — it keeps your process in front of you.
From free signup to your first on-chart checklist
- Get it free. On the Axiom Pad page at priceaxiom.com, choose Get it free and enter your email.
- Confirm your email. Open the confirmation link we send you to verify your address.
- Create your account. Set up your free Price Axiom account when prompted.
- Set your activation email. Log in, go to My Products, and enter the NinjaTrader activation email in the product activation card. Use the same email you use to log in to NinjaTrader. You can change it once every 24 hours.
- Download the package. From the same My Products section, download the Axiom Pad package to your computer.
- Import into NinjaTrader. Open NinjaTrader and go to Tools → Import → NinjaScript Add-On, then select the package from your download location and let the import finish.
- Add it to a chart. Open the chart you want, add an indicator, navigate to the Indicators → PriceAxiom folder, and choose Price Axiom Pad.

Choose Checklist or Note mode
Each pad runs in one of two modes:
- Checklist mode for ticking off your pre-trade rules with clickable on-chart checkboxes and an optional completion score.
- Note mode for freeform reminders and observations.
You can switch a pad between Checklist and Note mode in the editor, and run more than one pad per chart — each remembers its own content, layout, and theme.
Open the editor to add your items
Open the editor from the settings button on the pad's header. From there you can:
- Add, edit, delete, and reorder checklist items, or tick and untick everything at once with Check All / Uncheck All.
- Write or preview note text with simple
markdown-liteformatting (bold, *italic*,code, and> hintlines). - Press Apply to update the pad live and save it.
- Use Save and Load to reuse pad files across charts, and New to start a fresh pad.
First-session checklist
- Get Axiom Pad free at priceaxiom.com and confirm your email.
- Create your free Price Axiom account.
- In My Products, set your NinjaTrader activation email and download the package.
- In NinjaTrader, import the package via Tools → Import → NinjaScript Add-On.
- Add the Price Axiom Pad indicator from the PriceAxiom folder to a chart.
- Pick Checklist or Note mode for the pad.
- Open the editor, add your first few checklist items, and press Apply.
Still have a question?
Browse the product guides and FAQ. On a paid product, the AI assistant can also help find the relevant documentation when it is available. For billing, licensing, account or download access problems, or a reproducible product bug, see our direct support options.