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WHAT YOU NEED TO GET STARTED
Four pieces work together to turn a chart into automatic trades. You've already got the first one — here's the whole picture in plain English, no trading jargon. Grab the other three (links below) and you're ready for the steps.
Falcon AI
The engine — you have this
The AI that watches the chart, spots the setups, and fires the buy/sell signals. It doesn't hold money or place orders itself — it's the brain. This is your subscription: Basic runs on TradingView, Elite adds native NinjaTrader.
Your subscription
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A broker or prop firm
Where the money & trades live
The account that actually holds funds and executes trades. A prop firm (Apex, Topstep, Take Profit, Tradeify) funds you with their money for a fee and a quick eval; a broker (Tradovate, NinjaTrader, IBKR) uses your own cash. Either way, this is where Falcon's trades land.
Pick one to fund
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TradingView
The chart Falcon runs on
The charting website where you load the Falcon indicator. Free to sign up — but you need a paid plan for the alerts/webhooks that actually send trades out.
Get TradingView →
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PickMyTrade
The bridge that auto-fires trades
The messenger that catches Falcon's TradingView alert and places the trade in your broker/prop automatically — no clicking, no watching screens. Tradovate uses its separate pickmytrade.trade plan (more on that below).
Get PickMyTrade →
Gold box = exactly where to click / look
Each step builds on the last — follow them in order.
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PART ONE
LOAD FALCON ON YOUR CHART
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Open an MNQ1! chart. Top-left, type MNQ1! — the Micro E-mini Nasdaq, the contract Falcon trades. Set the timeframe to 15m or 30m (Falcon runs on both).
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Add the Falcon indicator. Click Indicators → Invite-only scripts → Falcon AI | BASIC. (Elite-on-TradingView users pick Falcon AI | ELITE instead.)
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Pick your config. Double-click the indicator's name to open its settings, then choose your Session Mode — we recommend RAPTOR · EXTENDED on a 15-min chart, our strongest config in live results. The defaults are pre-tuned — don't change anything else.
📐 Automatic risk sizing + the MNQ Multiplier
Falcon now sizes every trade for you automatically — scaling position size down in fast, volatile conditions to protect your account. It's built in; nothing to set. To trade more contracts on a bigger account, set the MNQ Multiplier in the indicator settings: 1 = standard size; 2 / 3 / 4… scale up proportionally with the same volatility protection (the multiplier carries through to your alert quantity, so PickMyTrade sizes accordingly). Match it to your account; don't set it higher than you can comfortably handle. (MNQ only — other markets use the Contracts field.)
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PART TWO
CONNECT YOUR BROKER IN PICKMYTRADE
Falcon spots the trade; PickMyTrade is the messenger that places it in your broker or prop account. You set that up once.
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Add your platform. In PickMyTrade → Connected Accounts, open the platform dropdown and pick your broker/prop — Rithmic, ProjectX, Tradovate, IB, and more.
⚠ TRADOVATE & PROJECTX — READ THIS
These two need a separate PickMyTrade plan. Tradovate runs on pickmytrade.trade (~$50/mo, its own account) and opens a different "classic" layout to log in. ProjectX, Rithmic, IB, TradeLocker & TradeStation run on pickmytrade.io. Need both Tradovate and one of the others? You'll need two PickMyTrade accounts.
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Connect it. Enter your prop firm email + API key — this is not your password; use How to Generate API key if you don't have one — and your prop firm name, then Create. Wait for it to show Connected.
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Generate your alert code. Go to Generate Alert, pick your connected account, and copy the code block. Your private token & account ID live inside this code — keep it to yourself. You'll paste it into TradingView in step 10.
One TradingView alert connects the chart to PickMyTrade. After this, it's hands-off.
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Start the alert. Back on your chart, right-click anywhere → Add alert on MNQ1!
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Set the condition. Condition → Falcon AI (Basic or Elite). Set the second dropdown to Order fills only — this fires on Falcon's real entries and exits (both are order fills). Do not choose "alert() function calls" or "Order fills and alert() function calls": those send a second, token-less message PickMyTrade can't authenticate, which causes errors and delayed or duplicate fills.
The greyed-out numbers next to "Falcon AI" are Falcon's internal settings — they're blurred here on purpose. You never touch them.
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Add the webhook. Open the Notifications tab, check Webhook URL, and paste PickMyTrade's address:
Rithmic · ProjectX · IB · TradeLocker · TradeStationhttps://api.pickmytrade.io/v2/add-trade-data-latest
Tradovatehttps://api.pickmytrade.trade/v2/add-trade-data-latest
Paste the URL only — never add your token to it. Your token rides inside the message in the next step.
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Paste the code & create. Open the Message box, paste the code you copied in step 6, then click Create. That's it — you're automated.
BEFORE YOU GO LIVE
✓Run it on SIM / paper first for a few days — never go live on day one.
✓Keep your Falcon subscription and PickMyTrade plan active — Falcon checks the sub on start.
✓Always trade the front-month MNQ contract (the active one).
✓Stuck on any step? Ask in Discord #ask-the-team — fast answers.
⚠Trading futures involves real risk of loss. Falcon is a tool, not a guarantee — past results don't promise future ones.
Falcon AI is operated by Falcon AI LLC (Florida, USA) and provides educational trading tools — NOT financial advice, and is not a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, or NFA member. PickMyTrade and TradingView are third-party services with their own subscriptions and terms. Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.
