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Axiom Guardian
Reactive daily-loss and risk-rule enforcement for NinjaTrader 8
A coming-soon account-level add-on that watches NinjaTrader 8 account events and responds to detected rule breaches with alerts or attempts to cancel orders, flatten positions, and hold a durable software lock until its calculated expiry.
Still in development and testing. Not yet available to purchase or download. A release date has not been announced.
Key Highlights
- 1Attempts to flatten positions and cancel working orders after a hard rule is detected
- 2Durable lockout until its calculated expiry — designed with no manual mid-session release
- 3Eleven configurable rules covering losses, give-back, profit banking, trade counts, size, and time
- 4Give-back rules trail your day's peak and each trade's peak — built with trailing-drawdown prop accounts in mind
- 5Beeps plus spoken voice announce every lock, flatten, and missing stop
- 6Per-rule response: flatten & lock, flatten only, or alert only
- 7Day-Lock commitment freezes your rules at the first trade of the day
- 8Standalone add-on — and it amplifies Cognitive Hub risk alerts when both are installed
Axiom Guardian is the enforcement arm of a disciplined trading process. You define the rules — daily max loss, give-back from peak, profit target, trade count, position size, time windows, and more — and Guardian holds you to them on the account itself, not just on the chart.
When a hard rule breaks, Guardian attempts to cancel working orders and flatten the position, then holds a durable software lock until its calculated expiry. That is normally the next daily rollover, or the next permitted session for calendar rules. Softer rules can flatten without locking, or alert only — you choose the response per rule. A Day-Lock commitment freezes your rules at the first trade of the day, so the plan you started with is the plan you finish with. Every enforcement is announced — popup, beep, and spoken voice.
Guardian runs standalone from the NinjaTrader Control Center and covers every account on your platform. If you also run Cognitive Hub, Guardian's enforcement events surface on every chart for that account — the Hub warns, Guardian acts.
Features
Feature preview
A preview of Axiom Guardian. Features may change before release.
Eleven Enforceable Rules
Every major risk limit, watched live
- Daily max loss and give-back from the day's peak — the trailing-drawdown shape prop accounts live and die by
- Per-trade give-back — a trailing safety net for when your ATM has no stop
- Daily profit target — bank the win and stop
- Max trades per day and max position size
- Single-trade loss, consecutive losses, and unprotected-position watch
- Allowed trading days and no-trade time windows
Three Response Levels
You decide how hard each rule hits
- Flatten & lock — attempt to close positions, then hold the software lock until expiry
- Flatten only — close out, resume when the condition clears
- Alert only — sound and popup, no intervention
- Response is configurable per rule, per preset
A Lockout That Holds
Designed with no mid-day escape hatch
- Durable hard lock survives a NinjaTrader restart
- Tamper-resistant signed lock state
- Releases at its calculated expiry — usually rollover, or the next permitted calendar session
- Never disconnects your broker — flat and locked, not orphaned
Presets & Day-Lock Commitment
Commit to the plan before the session owns you
- Reusable rule presets assigned per account
- First trade of the day silently commits your preset
- Committed rules are frozen until rollover
- Per-account enable, observe-only, and shadow modes
Spoken Alerts & Sounds
Know what happened without looking at the window
- Built-in beep cues plus an embedded spoken-voice pack — no audio setup
- Voice announces locks, flattened positions, blocked re-entries, and missing stops
- Master mute, quiet-after-acknowledge, and per-sound test buttons
- Display-only account-name masking for streaming and screenshots
Live Monitor & Audit Trail
See exactly what Guardian sees — and did
- Per-account dashboard: day P&L, trades used, lock state
- Global arm switch — start in shadow mode, arm when ready
- Newest-first event log of every alert, flatten, and lock
- Durable on-disk ledger for post-day review
Session-Aware Clock
Rules that understand futures sessions
- Custom daily rollover (default 17:00 CT — the Globex open and typical prop-firm reset)
- Time-zone base: local, US Eastern/Central/Mountain/Pacific, UK, CET, or UTC
- Trading-day aware allowed-days logic (a CME Tuesday starts Monday 17:00)
- No-trade windows that can cross midnight
Screenshots
See it in action
A closer look at Axiom Guardian inside NinjaTrader 8. Click any screenshot for a full-screen view.
Compatibility
Planned compatibility
Target platform requirements. Final compatibility will be confirmed at release.
- Platform
- NinjaTrader 8
- Minimum Version
- 8.1.5.0
- Required Data / Feed Notes
- Live market data is required for per-instrument unrealized-loss tracking; all other rules evaluate from live account events.
System Requirements
NinjaTrader Desktop 8.1.5.0 or later (free or licensed)
Windows 10/11
Live market data feed (required for per-instrument loss tracking)
What this product is not
We believe in transparency. Here is what you should not expect from this software:
- Traders wanting a preventive order gateway — Guardian reacts to fills; it does not block an order before it reaches the broker
- Anyone expecting broker-level guarantees — a fill that lands before the flatten can still cost slippage and fees
- Traders looking for signals, strategies, or automated trade execution
FAQ
Common questions
Answers to frequently asked questions about Axiom Guardian.
More questions? View all FAQs or contact support.
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Axiom Guardian is coming soon
Development and testing are still underway. Purchases and downloads will open after the product is ready for release.