September 14, 2026
Gideon V5.5 Parameters Sheet
The Gideon V5.5 execution engine for the NinjaTrader 8 platform allows users to define custom input parameters that can be changed during live trading or backtesting.
Risk Manager Settings
- Funding Firm & Account Tier: Calibrate the system for evaluation parameters (e.g., TakeProfitTrader, ApexFunding, Topstep) or live capital across standardized 25K to 150K tiers.
- Account Phase: Toggle between Evaluation mode (calculating risk strictly against the live trailing drawdown buffer) and ProFunded mode (utilizing live account equity for scaling).
- Risk Profile: Select from FiveDayPace, SmartScaling, MaxPower, or the PercentRisk setting (which dynamically sizes contracts tick-by-tick based on the structural stop-loss distance).
- Consistency & Daily Loss Caps: Set specific percentage limits to trigger the automated kill switch and mechanically protect the funding firm's maximum drawdown rules.
Execution Control
- 1R Dynamic Step-Trail: Automates stop-loss adjustments, immediately snapping to breakeven at a 1:1 risk-to-reward ratio and ratcheting profits mechanically as the trend continues.
- Dynamic Stop Buffer & Max Stop Loss: Defines the exact tick offset to securely tuck stops behind structural pivots while enforcing a hard ceiling on total allowable risk per trade.
- Order Expiration & Cooldown: Automatically cancels stale entry brackets after three bars to prevent ghost fills during market reversals, and enforces a mandatory pause between executions.
Structural Levels & IOTS Variables
- Value Area Parameters: Input daily VAH and VAL coordinates to establish high-probability fade boundaries and identify true breakout zones.
- Trend EMA Period: Defines the moving average (defaulted to 21) utilized for internal 30% Dead Zone calculations and open-air trend continuation logic.
- Candlestick Stem Theory: The Doji Body % Max setting filters out indecision, ensuring the IOTS trading system only executes on undeniable momentum or humongous rejection stems.
System Operations
- Operating Filters: The Zone Restriction parameter mathematically ensures the algorithm ignores setups that occur too close to major structure, waiting for clean air.
- Discord Webhook URL: Seamlessly connects the algorithm to your community server to push real-time execution data, position sizing, and session PnL alerts directly to Titan Trading FinTech LLC clients.