The 70% Win-Rate Algorithm Is Now a TradingView Indicator (And It Works on Stocks)
For eight months, the AutoPilot Trader has been running fully automated on futures. Monthly reviews posted. Verified results shared. Members running it on NQ and YM while they go about their day.
But there's always been a wall for a certain kind of trader.
Maybe you trade stocks, not futures. Maybe you're sitting on AMD puts and NVDA calls and you've never touched an NQ contract. Maybe you've watched the APT results and thought "that looks interesting" but you're not ready to hand execution over to a bot. Or maybe you just want to see what the signals actually look like before you commit to anything.
That wall just came down.
We've stripped the automation layer out of the AutoPilot Trader and packaged the raw signals as a standalone TradingView indicator. Same framework. Same entry logic. Same stop loss and profit target structure. You just pull the trigger yourself, on whatever you're trading, including equities.
This is probably the most important release we've put out since APT launched.
What the Indicator Actually Shows You
The APT Signals indicator plots four things directly on your chart:
Entry signal (long or short)
Stop loss level
Profit Target 1 (PT1)
Profit Target 2 (PT2)
That's it. No clutter. No discretionary guesswork about where to get in or where to bail. The Two Hour Trader framework has always been mechanical by design, which is exactly why we were able to automate it in the first place. The rules are clean enough to code, which means they're clean enough to follow manually.
Beyond PT2, it's your call. If you're a current APT user running the full automation, you already know the bot has a built-in trailing system that catches some of the big runners after PT2 hits. The indicator doesn't include that piece. When you're trading it manually, you decide: take everything off at PT2, or manage the remainder yourself using your own discretion.
For most traders, especially if you're new to the framework, locking profits at PT2 and moving on is the right call. Don't overcomplicate it.
A Personal Note on Equities
I've been trading full-time for more than ten years. What a lot of people don't know is that the first six of those years were entirely in equities, specifically options on stocks in play. That's where the Two Hour Trader framework was built. That's where I tested it, refined it, and eventually traded it into enough consistency that I could formalize it as a teachable system.
When I moved to futures, the framework came with me. The NQ is just a faster, cleaner version of the same price action I was reading on individual stocks. So when I say this indicator works on equities, I'm not stretching the framework into new territory. I'm bringing it home.
AMD after earnings. NVDA setting up off the open. CVS printing a reversal the morning they drop numbers. These are exactly the kind of setups I was trading years before APT existed. Watching the indicator generate clean signals on those same tickers during the walkthrough, I'll be honest, it felt like running into an old strategy.
Stocks In Play: Why This Matters for Equities Traders
AutoPilot Trader in its full automation form is futures-only. NQ, MNQ, YM, MYM. The mechanics of routing alerts to a broker in real time work best with futures instruments, and that's where we've focused the development.
The indicator has no such limitation. You can drop it on any five-minute chart.
But here's the thing: not all stocks are worth your time with this framework. The Two Hour Trader works because it targets momentum, the move that happens when something is genuinely in motion. On a random ticker that's just drifting sideways on low volume, you'll still get signals, but your edge shrinks. A lot.
To push win rate toward that 70% level on equities, you want stocks in play. What does that mean? Two ingredients:
Breaking news catalyst (earnings, FDA decision, major analyst move, macro event tied to the sector)
Above-average relative volume (the market is actually paying attention)
When both are present, you get the kind of directional conviction that the Two Hour Trader framework is designed to exploit. The indicator will still generate signals without these conditions, but your probability is lower. This is where your judgment as a trader comes in, not in second-guessing the signals, but in choosing which stocks you apply them to on any given day.
During the walkthrough, we ran through AMD, NVDA, AAPL, CVS, MU, and HOOD. All of them had a reason to move that day. The signals on every single one were clean. Short into PT1, PT2. Long off a reversal, PT1, PT2, continuation. The framework cuts through the noise when there's a real catalyst underneath the price action.
And yes, there were losing setups in the walkthrough. On purpose. A few shorts that got stopped out. A long that hit PT1 and then reversed. I showed those because a 70% hit rate means 30% of your trades are going to be losers, and respecting that stop is non-negotiable. If you're the kind of trader who moves your stop when a trade goes against you, this framework won't save you. The edge only exists when you take the full loss on the losers and let the winners reach their targets.
As Robert Onsomu put it after joining the Trader's Thinktank:
"Prior to joining, I was a predictor and anticipator. I didn't have proper rules of engagement. Since joining, I have learned to be patient and actually learned to trade."
That shift, from anticipating to reacting to what the market is actually showing you, is what mechanical signal trading demands.
Where the Indicator Lives (and How to Get Access)
The APT Signals indicator is a Trader's Thinktank exclusive. It lives in the Indicators section of the Thinktank alongside the rest of our tool suite:
APT Two Hour Trader Signals (the new release)
Full chart layout (download my exact chart setup, indicators and all)
Relative volume indicator (one of my most-used tools, essential for equities and futures work)
Reference point labels (overnight high/low, prior day high/low/POC, weekly open, last week's high/low, all auto-plotted so you're looking at accurate levels every morning)
Getting access is straightforward. Join the Trader's Thinktank, navigate to the Indicators tab, and leave a comment on the post with your TradingView username. I'll add you manually. As long as your membership is active, you have access.
That's the whole process.
Three Reasons to Use This (Pick the One That Fits)
Different traders are going to use this for different reasons, and that's by design.
If you're APT-curious and not sure about full automation: This is the cleanest trial you can run. You're seeing the exact signals the bot executes, in real time, on a live chart. Trade them manually for a few weeks. Watch the win rate play out. See how the stop losses feel. If you decide you want to remove yourself from the execution entirely and let automation handle it, you'll already know exactly what you're automating. That's a much better starting point than buying APT cold and hoping it matches your expectations.
If you're a manual trader who doesn't want automation: The indicator works as a complete standalone system. You don't have to care about APT at all. This is a 70%-win-rate framework on a five-minute chart, with mechanical entry and exit rules, no guesswork required. Add it to your existing process or build around it.
If you trade stocks and options: This is the biggest expansion. The full AutoPilot Trader automation has never been available for equities traders, and it probably never will be in the same form (the execution routing works differently). But the signals? They translate. If you're trading options on earnings plays or stocks that are moving on news, the indicator gives you the same framework I've used for over a decade to read those setups. You see an AMD short signal at the open after earnings, the indicator tells you entry, stop, PT1, PT2. Whether you're buying puts or shorting shares, the signal is the same.
Don't take my word for it on how the framework changes what's possible. Here's what DonMartin said after working through the Two Hour Trader strategy:
"That 2 Hour Trader is KILLER. A must to have in the tool belt."
And from Joe Zeno:
"I wanted to say this one lesson after two years showed me something I was completely oblivious to for too long. I traded it the past two days and had great success."
The framework works. The indicator makes it accessible without requiring you to build the whole chart setup from scratch or reverse-engineer how the signals generate.
What This Isn't
A few things worth being clear about.
This is not a holy grail. A 70% win rate is a real edge, one that most professional traders would be thrilled with, but 30% of trades still lose. The only way to realize the edge is to take every signal according to the rules and respect every stop. Cherry-picking signals, moving stops, adding to losers, these behaviors will destroy the mathematical advantage faster than any market condition.
The indicator also doesn't replace context. For equities, knowing why a stock is in play matters. The signal tells you where to enter and where to exit. Your job is to make sure the stock you're applying it to actually has a reason to move.
And for anyone considering the full AutoPilot Trader after using the signals manually: the automation adds the trailing system that manages runners beyond PT2, removes execution emotion entirely, and runs hands-free during market hours. If you want the full picture on what the automation looks like in practice, the APT V3 backtest results and the complete analysis breakdown are both worth reading. We also have a documented case of the bot passing a 50K prop firm evaluation in 18 days if you want to see what it does in a controlled challenge environment.
But start with the indicator. Trade it manually. See what you're actually working with.
The Access Flow, One More Time
Because I want this to be completely clear:
Join the Trader's Thinktank (annual plan is $70/month, cancel anytime)
Navigate to the Indicators tab inside the community
Leave a comment on the APT Signals post with your TradingView username
I'll add you, and you're in
You'll also get access to the full chart layout, the relative volume indicator, the reference point labels, daily premarket notes, live session coverage, and the weekly group coaching calls. The indicator is the newest piece, but it's part of a complete suite.
If you're already a Thinktank member, head straight to the Indicators tab. Same process.
Questions? Drop them in the comments on YouTube or inside the community. I check both.
Trading futures and equities involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
