Which Plan Is Right For Me?
Not every trader needs every feature. The right plan is the one that solves your specific bottleneck today — the constraint that is actually costing you edge right now. This guide maps 5 common trader profiles to the optimal plan for each one, with a breakdown of exactly which features address each profile's pain points and a suggested upgrade path as you develop.
What this page covers
- Which plan matches your current stage and trading style
- The specific features that address each trader profile's bottleneck
- How to use the 24-hour Elite trial to evaluate the included tools
- A suggested upgrade path as your trading develops
Quick Plan Match
| Your situation | Recommended plan | Primary reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learning market concepts, no live capital yet | Free | Phantom Desk + AI Coach support simulated practice and foundational study |
| Studying market data and building a process | Elite | Kill Zones + Wyckoff + Pattern Engine support structured review |
| Studying volume and positioning data | Elite | Volume Intelligence IIS organizes model readings for analysis |
| Building a repeatable research workflow | Elite or Operator | Sweep Wall + synthesis briefings organize session context |
| Need expanded analytics and AI tools | Operator | 5 specialist agents support multi-perspective analysis |
Profile 1: The Part-Time Learner
You're learning to trade seriously — watching YouTube, reading books, building a strategy. You haven't put significant capital at risk yet, or you've had early losses that made you slow down. Your bottleneck is not signals — it's discipline and a system.
| Your pain point | The Free feature that may help |
|---|---|
| Recording scenarios without a clear system | AI Validator flags rule inconsistencies before submission |
| No data on your actual performance | Advanced Analytics shows equity curve, win rate, Sharpe ratio, expectancy |
| Inconsistent psychology | AI Trade Autopsy identifies behavioral patterns across all your trades |
| No structured practice environment | Prop Firm Challenge Mode simulates firm rules with reference prices |
| No accountability | 30-day paper trading plan with weekly benchmarks |
Profile 2: The Serious Developing Trader
You've been studying markets for 6–18 months. You have a process you want to examine, and you find yourself reviewing timing, assumptions, or analysis inconsistently. Your bottleneck is a structured review workflow.
| Your pain point | The Elite feature that may help |
|---|---|
| Studying session context | Kill Zone Panel with session bias and historical comparisons by window |
| No phase context — comparing accumulation and distribution | Wyckoff Intelligence Gate: phase scoring across 31 supported pairs × 3 TFs |
| Reviewing patterns with confidence context | Pattern Engine: 20+ patterns with MTF stacking and 0–100 model score |
| No second opinion on your chart analysis | AI Chart Analysis: Grade Setup, ICT/SMC Scan, Debate Mode |
| Alert fatigue — too many or too few signals | Alert Intel: 3-condition AND logic so alerts fire only when all 3 align |
Profile 3: The Prop Firm Challenger
You're attempting or planning a funded account challenge — FTMO, MyFundedFX, The5ers, or similar. The platform can help you study the firm's constraints in a simulated workflow; it cannot assess whether you will pass.
| Your pain point | The feature that solves it |
|---|---|
| Reviewing drawdown limits during high-conviction sessions | Rex (Operator) or Setup Review (Elite) applies configured daily-loss limits in simulation |
| Missing the firm's minimum trading days requirement | Challenge Mode tracks trading days and warns when you're at risk |
| Overtrading to reach a target faster | Setup Review can flag simulated trades that do not meet your configured rules |
| Reviewing XAUUSD volume context | Volume IIS on Elite — compare observed flow with your scenario assumptions |
| Psychological pressure causing rule violations | Jade (Operator) delivers CBT-based post-loss protocols before the next session |
Profile 4: The Full-Time Discretionary Trader
Users who review multiple instruments, timeframes, and frameworks may need a consistent way to organize analytical material. Operator combines several model perspectives into one educational briefing for independent review.
| Study need | Operator feature |
|---|---|
| Comparing several model dimensions | Operator synthesis organizes seven engine readings in one briefing |
| Reviewing hypothetical risk arithmetic | Rex explains calculations from user-supplied fictional inputs |
| Checking for confirmation bias | Nova summarizes both aligned and conflicting model factors |
| Understanding OTE and bracket-order concepts | Kai explains fictional execution-model examples without placing or approving orders |
| Reflecting on recorded behavior after losses | Jade offers non-clinical journal prompts that may be inaccurate |
Profile 5: The Metals & Indices Swing Trader
You trade gold, silver, and major indices on 4H to Daily timeframes. You're looking for 3–10 day directional moves with clear structure, session context, and disciplined risk management.
| Your pain point | The feature that solves it |
|---|---|
| No framework for session-aware swing study | Kill Zone Panel organizes session windows and displayed model context for supported markets |
| Can't tell accumulation from choppy ranging | Wyckoff Intelligence Gate: WPS 0–100 separates genuine accumulation (WPS 75+) from directionless noise (WPS < 50) |
| Reviewing volume conditions before a pattern completes | Volume IIS on Elite displays modeled delta-divergence observations alongside later price data |
| Reviewing Spring and UTAD model classifications | Wyckoff Event Engine labels detected Spring or UTAD examples for independent review |
| No framework for comparing swing structures | Pattern Engine organizes 20+ modeled patterns across supported pairs with multi-timeframe context |
Profile 6: The Algo & Pine Script Developer
You build, backtest, and iterate on automated trading strategies. You use TradingView Pine Script or external EA frameworks. Your bottleneck isn't manual analysis — it's the gap between your backtest results and live performance. You need a platform that bridges signal logic and execution discipline.
| Your pain point | The feature that solves it |
|---|---|
| Writing Pine Script from scratch is slow — describing intent is faster | Pine Script Generator: plain-English to fully working Pine Script with Quant Validator check |
| Backtests pass but live trades fail — market regime mismatch | HMIE v3 + Wyckoff phase context tells you whether current conditions match your strategy's tested environment |
| Can't tell if a strategy is failing due to logic error or regime mismatch | AI Chart Analysis with ICT/SMC Scan cross-checks whether your entry signals are occurring at structurally valid locations |
| Strategy generates too many signals during ranging markets | Kill Zone filtering logic — add kill zone conditions to your alert output to restrict execution to session windows |
| No way to stress-test discretionary override decisions | Phantom Desk: paper trade discretionary overrides in parallel with your algo to measure if human judgment adds or subtracts edge |
Testing Before You Commit
Eligible new accounts may activate a 24-hour Elite trial. The subscription screen shows the included features and current eligibility before activation.
To get maximum value from your trial, we recommend:
- Review eligibility and included features
The current offer is a 24-hour Elite trial for eligible accounts. Confirm the feature list on the subscription screen before activation.
- Plan a focused review
Use the 24-hour window to explore the included educational analytics and compare them with historical examples. A trial output does not establish suitability or a market result.
- Test the specific pain point feature first
Based on your profile above, go directly to the feature that addresses your bottleneck. Don't try to use every feature at once — find the one that solves your problem and evaluate that deeply.
- Compare the tools with your study needs
Review whether the included interfaces help you organize and verify research. Trial outputs do not establish market accuracy, suitability, or financial value.
Full Feature Comparison
| Feature | Free | Elite | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phantom Desk paper simulation (reference prices) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Coach & Journals | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kill Zone Panel | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| HMIE v3 Intelligence Feed | Basic | Full | Full + synthesis |
| Wyckoff Intelligence Gate | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pattern Engine (20+ patterns) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Chart Analysis | Current limit | Current limit | Current limit |
| Alert Intel (active alerts) | Current limit | Current limit | Current limit |
| Volume Intelligence (IIS) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Liquidity Sweep Wall | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operator Agents (5 agents) | — | — | ✓ |
| 7-Engine Synthesis Briefing | — | — | ✓ |
| Pine Script Generator | — | ✓ | ✓ |