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Compass by Trading Decisions Lab is a non-repainting TradingView indicator: real signals with the entry, stop and target already drawn. Built for prop-firm traders and busy professionals.

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NQ · 2mNasdaq-100 futures · ET
Real Compass signals on Nasdaq-100 futures, replayed from the 5-year backtest. Selected examples; losing trades happen and are counted in every stat. Past results don’t guarantee future results.

Built for you if…

You need a plan, not another indicator.

“I pass the strategy part. Then one bad day breaks the daily-loss rule and the account is gone.”

Most failed evaluations end on a drawdown or daily-loss breach: an oversized position, a moved stop, a revenge trade. Not a missing strategy.

5–15%

Typical published pass rates at prop firms (industry estimates). Compass does not promise a pass.

How Compass helps prop-firm traders

  • The stop is on the chart before you enter, so the loss is sized first.
  • One trade at a time. No stacking, no revenge entries.
  • Clear sizing rules instead of a feeling.
  • Signals lock on the bar close. No second-guessing.

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Would Compass have kept your account alive?

Set your firm’s rules. We replay five years of real Compass signals through them.

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MNQ
Your firm’s rules$500 daily limit · $2,000 trailing drawdown · 60 days
Trades at a time

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    Hypothetical backtest of 862 real Compass signals, Oct 2021 – Sep 2026. Not a prediction; firm rules vary.

    How we calculate this

    We start an account on every trading day and run it through 862 Compass day trades on Nasdaq-100 futures, Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 9, 2026 (the 1-minute data ends Sep 9, 2026). Costs: $3.50 per round trip per MNQ, $5.00 per NQ.

    Every trade carries its worst and best open price from 1-minute bars. If the day’s closed P&L plus the worst point of every open trade reaches your daily loss limit (or your own max loss), everything closes at exactly that limit plus 1 point of slippage per contract, and trading stops for the day. Touching the max drawdown the same way ends the account.

    When trades overlap, their worst points are assumed to happen together, and with two or more trades open the best point is assumed to come first (for intraday trailing); both make results stricter than reality. A single trade uses the real order of its best and worst point; after the later one, price goes straight to the exit. Intraday trailing follows the highest balance including open profit; end-of-day trailing follows the highest closing balance. The profit target is checked on the closing balance.

    Each start runs for at most the time you choose (60 or 120 trading days funded; 3, 6 or 12 months = 63, 126 or 252 trading days in evaluation, counting days with no signal). An evaluation ends as passed (target reached first), failed (max drawdown, or the daily loss limit if it fails the account) or didn’t pass in time. Only starts with that many trading days of data after them are scored; later starts are too recent to judge and left out of every percentage, because their quick failures would show up while their slower passes could not yet.

    Median profit counts accounts still open at the end. Average per month spreads the P&L of every scored start over the run, with blown accounts counted at the blow-up. Time to pass is the median trading days of passed starts.

    Summer 2026 was the toughest recent stretch: the $10,000 backtest account fell $2,863 (−3.7%) from Jun 16 to Jul 31, and day trades alone lost $2,574 at 1 MNQ from Jul 1 to Sep 9. With a $2,000 drawdown at 1 MNQ, every evaluation started Feb 23 – Jul 24, 2026 would have failed; these trades stay in every number.

    Nothing you enter is stored or sent.

    Pain → fix

    Rules you can see are rules you keep.

    Moving your stopThe stop is drawn before entry.
    Doubting the signalSignals lock when the bar closes.
    OvertradingOne trade at a time.
    Guessing sizeClear sizing rules.
    Ten indicatorsOne indicator.

    Signals

    Four day-trade signals. Plus swing calls.

    Each tab replays a real example from the backtest, winners and losers alike.

    NQ · 2m

    Strongest trend mornings

    TREND++

    What it catches
    When it fires

    TREND++ Strongest trend mornings

    2.42

    Profit factor · 56 trades

    BREAK Trend breakout

    1.64

    Profit factor · 317 trades

    MR Back to value

    74%

    Won · PF 1.50 · 343 trades

    TREND+ Range-expansion trend

    1.74

    Profit factor · 146 trades

    5-year backtest on Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ), Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 9, 2026, after costs. Profit factor = dollars won per dollar lost. Backtested results. Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain limitations (CFTC Rule 4.41, full notice in the footer). Past performance is not indicative of future results.

    How we test

    Five tests. No shortcuts.

    Most backtests you’ll see online show one number from one period. We run every signal through five. Every Compass signal passes at least 4. Passing all 5 is a high bar; TREND++ and our swing calls clear it.

    1. 1
      Unseen data

      Run on 2017–2021, years the rules were never built on.

    2. 2
      Two market regimes

      Profitable in both Oct 2022–Sep 2024 and Oct 2024–Sep 2026, after costs.

    3. 3
      Nudged settings

      Every setting moved ±20%. Still profitable.

    4. 4
      Double costs

      Twice the commissions and slippage. Still profitable.

    5. 5
      Fake market

      Same price moves, shuffled. The edge disappears, so it isn’t luck.

    Which of the five tests each Compass signal passed in the backtest. PF = profit factor.
    SignalUnseen dataTwo regimesNudged settingsDouble costsFake marketPassed
    TREND++ Strongest trend morningsPassed. PF 1.72Passed. PF 2.77 / 1.72Passed. Passed. PF 1.53Passed. 9/10 fakes beaten5/5
    Swing callsPassed. PF 1.25 (stand-in)*Passed. PF 3.32 / 2.51Passed. Passed. PF 3.10 at 2× spreadPassed. 5/5
    BREAK Trend breakoutNot passed. PF 0.80Passed. PF 1.30 / 1.67Passed. Passed. PF 1.40Passed. 4/5
    MR Back to valueNot passed. Passed. PF 1.25 / 1.69Passed. Passed. PF 1.33Passed. 10/10 fakes beaten4/5
    TREND+ Range-expansion trendPassed. Not passed. PF 2.24 / 0.74Passed. Passed. Passed. 4/5

    ✓ passed · ✕ not passed · PF = profit factor (dollars won per dollar lost); regimes shown as Oct 2022–Sep 2024 / Oct 2024–Sep 2026.
    * Swing calls: unseen-data check used Nasdaq-100 futures as a stand-in for QQQ because older option prices weren’t available; the bond-based rule couldn’t be tested before 2021.

    Backtested results. Tests run by Trading Decisions Lab on historical data; results are hypothetical and do not guarantee future performance. Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain limitations; see the full CFTC Rule 4.41 notice.

    For busy people

    Swing calls that fit around a job.

    Checks near the close, exits on rules. About 2 a month on each of QQQ and SPY in the backtest, with alerts to your phone.

    Compass · Swing callQQQ: buy a 1–2 week call near the close. Exit on rules within about 8 trading days.3:55 PM ET · example alert
    Compass · Fear sizingVIX above 22 and/or put/call 1.2+: size 2x or 3x.Rule, shown on the alert

    Real example, Oct 10 → Oct 20, 2025: a QQQ swing call closed +138% on the option (2x size). Selected illustration; swing calls also lose, sometimes the full premium (9 of 192 in the backtest).

    Swing call profit factor

    3.17

    192 backtested trades, May 2022 – Aug 2026

    QQQ

    3.46

    Profit factor

    SPY

    2.87

    Profit factor

    Real historical option prices, bought at the ask and sold at the bid. Each call risks 2% of the account, 2x or 3x when fear is high. Backtested results. Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain limitations (CFTC Rule 4.41, full notice in the footer). Past performance is not indicative of future results. Options are leveraged and risky.

    5-year backtest · Oct 2021 – Sep 2026 · Updated

    $10,000 grew to $77,410

    +674%S&P 500, same period: $17,577 (+76%)Worst drop along the way: −9.4% (Nov 2021)
    Swing calls+$47,208
    Nasdaq day trades+$20,202

    Backtested results. 1 Micro Nasdaq contract per $10,000 per day-trade signal; swing calls risk 2% of the account (2x/3x when fear is high); no compounding; about $3.50 per round trip in costs. Worst drop measured after every closed trade: $10,178 to $9,220, Oct 26 – Nov 10, 2021; the largest dollar drop was −$2,863 (−3.7%), Jun 16 – Jul 31, 2026. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Full CFTC Rule 4.41 notice directly below.

    Year-end balance of a $10,000 backtest account
    DateCompassS&P 500
    Oct 2021$10,000$10,000
    2022$24,258$8,813
    2023$41,302$10,949
    2024$62,426$13,713
    2025$74,009$15,896
    Sep 2026$77,410$17,577

    Toughest recent stretch: summer 2026. From Jun 16 to Jul 31, 2026 the $10,000 backtest account fell $2,863 (−3.7%), its largest dollar drop in the five-year backtest; the worst percentage drop is still −9.4% (Oct 26 – Nov 10, 2021). Day trades alone lost $2,574 at 1 MNQ from Jul 1 to Sep 9, 2026, and with a $2,000 drawdown at 1 MNQ every evaluation started from Feb 23 to Jul 24, 2026 would have failed — which is why size and drawdown settings matter. These trades stay in every number. Data: day-trade signals Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 9, 2026, when the 1-minute Nasdaq-100 futures data ends; swing calls May 20, 2022 – Aug 7, 2026 (last entry Jul 29, 2026).

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    CFTC RULE 4.41 — HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING. ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFIT OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.

    Member reviews

    What Trading Decisions Lab members say.

    Reviews of our earlier indicator suites. Compass is new.

    “Fantastic indicators and system. I use this to trade Mag 7 options and these signals are reliable, consistent and spot on. Highly recommended.”
    Verified TDL MemberMag 7 options trader · Whop review
    “I love the Trading Decision Suite — it's an essential tool for any trader, providing a real edge across all markets. It helps you pre-plan trades, identify high-probability entries, and stay aligned with the trend. A complete package.”
    Verified TDL MemberInstitutional Suite · TDL review
    “I trade across multiple instruments and this suite covers all of them. The pre-built setups saved me months. But the game-changer is the AI — I drop my chart in and it generates a full trade plan. I enter with more conviction and stay in trades longer. The value is completely out of proportion to the cost.”
    Verified TDL MemberMulti-instrument trader · Institutional Suite · Whop review

    Individual experiences vary. Not indicative of future performance. Real, unedited comments from verified TDL members.

    Prop-firm math

    The cost of one bad day.

    One broken daily-loss rule can mean a reset fee and starting over. Add up what resets cost you.

    What do resets cost you?

    Enter your own numbers. Nothing is stored or sent.

    Your yearly reset spend will show here.

    After the beta, Compass is planned at about $35/month on the TradingView Marketplace. Illustration using only your inputs; not any firm’s prices, and not a promise that Compass prevents resets.

    Compass Founding Beta · Wave 1

    Free for 60 days.Wave 1 is full.

    Help shape Compass before it launches on the TradingView Marketplace.Wave 2 (500 seats) opens soon. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you when it does.

    Only 500 seats in Wave 10 of 500 Wave 1 seats left · Wave 2 waitlist open

    Planned price $35 per month, free during the beta.

    Planned for the TradingView Marketplace after the beta; launch and price are not guaranteed.

    • All four day-trade signals: TREND++, BREAK, MR and TREND+
    • Swing call alerts on QQQ, SPY and SPX
    • Entry, stop and target drawn on every signal
    • Non-repainting: signals lock when the bar closes
    • No credit card, no auto-charge: access simply ends after 60 days
    • No upsell during the beta; a reminder at day 45
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    4. 460 days of full access

      We’ll remind you at day 45. Then it ends.

    Exact TradingView username, case-sensitive — we grant access to this account.

    We use your details only to grant and manage beta access and to email you about Compass. We check for duplicate applications and, for that purpose only, store a one-way hashed (not readable) fingerprint of your network and browser. Privacy Policy. Beta terms: Founding Beta access is free, revocable and provided as-is during the beta. Features, signals and the beta itself may change or end at any time. Access is personal and tied to the TradingView username you submit. Compass is an educational tool and is not financial advice. Launch on the TradingView Marketplace and its price are planned, not guaranteed.

    Beta terms: Founding Beta access is free, revocable and provided as-is during the beta. Features, signals and the beta itself may change or end at any time. Access is personal and tied to the TradingView username you submit. Compass is an educational tool and is not financial advice. Launch on the TradingView Marketplace and its price are planned, not guaranteed. Terms

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    FAQ

    Questions traders ask about Compass.

    Is it really free? Do I pay anything today?

    Yes, it’s free, and no, you pay nothing today. The Compass Founding Beta is free for 60 days. There is no card to enter, no charge and nothing to cancel; access simply ends after 60 days. Compass is planned for the TradingView Marketplace at $35 a month, subject to TradingView's approval, and you would choose then whether to subscribe there.

    Is the free beta a trick to upsell me?

    No. We don’t collect a card, nothing is charged automatically, and there is no upsell during the beta. On day 60 your access simply ends. If and when Compass launches on the TradingView Marketplace, you can choose whether to subscribe there; nothing happens unless you do.

    What happens on day 61?

    Your beta access has ended automatically. We send a reminder at day 45, there is nothing to cancel and you are never charged. Compass is planned to launch on the TradingView Marketplace at $35 a month, planned for early 2027 and subject to TradingView's approval. Beta members can join the launch list to hear first when it is available.

    Why only 500 seats?

    We grant every seat by hand to your TradingView username, and we want to support each beta user well: setup help, answers to questions and reading your feedback. Wave 2, with another 500 seats, opens after Wave 1. The seat count shown is the real number.

    What if Wave 1 is full?

    When all 500 Wave 1 seats are taken, the page switches to the waitlist for Wave 2, which will also have 500 seats. Join the waitlist with the same form and we will email you when Wave 2 opens. Seat counts are real; we do not add urgency beyond the number shown.

    What is Compass?

    Compass is a TradingView indicator from Trading Decisions Lab that gives you one clear trade plan at a time. Each signal shows a buy or sell label with the entry, stop and target already drawn, so you know your risk before you click. It covers four Nasdaq day-trade signals, TREND++ (strongest trend mornings), BREAK (trend breakout), MR (back to value) and TREND+ (range-expansion trend), plus swing call alerts on QQQ, SPY and SPX.

    What is the experimental TREND signal?

    Compass includes one experimental intraday signal, TREND (a breakout-retest setup). It is off by default and is not part of any result on this site. Over the same five-year backtest it was roughly break-even after costs (625 trades, profit factor 1.07), with strong years (2024, 2026) and losing years (2022, 2025), so we don’t recommend relying on it. Turn it on only if you want to experiment.

    Is Compass good for beginners?

    Yes. Compass was built for newer traders who are overwhelmed by stacking indicators. There is nothing to tune: add it to a 2-minute chart, set one alert, and each signal arrives with its stop and target drawn. You still need to know how to place an order with a stop at your broker.

    Does Compass repaint?

    No, not on closed bars. A Compass signal is confirmed only when its 2-minute bar closes, and the alert fires then. After that, the label, entry, stop and target stay where they were drawn. While a bar is still forming, a possible signal can appear or disappear, so always wait for the close.

    Will Compass help me pass a prop firm challenge?

    No indicator can promise that, and Compass does not. Most evaluations fail on drawdown or daily-loss rules, not on a missing strategy. Compass helps by drawing a fixed stop before every entry, taking one trade at a time and giving clear sizing rules. Following the plan is still your decision.

    How does the prop-firm simulator work?

    It replays every backtested Compass day-trade signal, October 1, 2021 to September 9, 2026 (when the data ends), through the rules you enter, starting on every trading day. Your daily loss limit stops you for the rest of that day, and your max drawdown ends the account; losses are checked on open trades, not only closed ones. Each evaluation gets up to 3, 6 or 12 months, and only starts with that much data after them are scored; more recent starts are shown as too recent to judge. Results are hypothetical, and every prop firm’s rules vary, so check yours.

    What’s the worst drawdown in the backtest?

    In the $10,000 backtest, the worst drop from a peak was −9.4% (−$958): from $10,178 on Oct 26, 2021 to $9,220 on Nov 10, 2021, measured after every closed trade. It reached a new high on Dec 16, 2021. The largest drop in dollars came later, in summer 2026: −$2,863 (−3.7%), Jun 16 to Jul 31, 2026. Backtested, not live; real drawdowns can be deeper.

    Can I use Compass if I work full-time?

    Yes. Swing calls check QQQ, SPY and SPX near the close, around 3:55 PM ET, and exit on rules within about 8 trading days, so they fit around a job. TradingView alerts can go to your phone, and day-trade signals arrive as a single alert with the plan already drawn.

    Which markets and timeframes does Compass use?

    Day-trade signals run on a 2-minute chart and were tested on Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ, and its Micro, MNQ) from October 1, 2021 to September 9, 2026, when the data ends. Swing calls cover QQQ, SPY and SPX on the daily close. Published day-trade results come from NQ; swing call results come from QQQ and SPY options.

    Why is Compass in beta instead of on sale?

    TradingView is moving paid access to invite-only scripts onto its own Marketplace, and Compass is waiting to be listed there. Until Compass is listed there, we are running a free Founding Beta: 500 seats per wave, 60 days of full access, and feedback from real traders before the planned launch.

    How is beta access granted?

    Apply with your exact TradingView username, which is case-sensitive. We review every application by hand and grant access, usually within 24 hours, then email setup steps. In TradingView, open Indicators, then Invite-only scripts, and add Compass to a 2-minute chart. You get 60 days of full access, with a reminder at day 45.

    Can I share my beta access?

    No. Beta access is personal and tied to the TradingView username you submit, and it cannot be transferred or shared. Each person who wants to try Compass should apply with their own username. Access may be revoked for sharing, resale or misuse, and the beta itself may change or end.

    Can I join the beta again with a new account?

    No. The Founding Beta is once per person. We check for repeat applications, and duplicates may be declined or removed. After the beta, Compass is planned for the TradingView Marketplace.

    What is a non-repainting indicator?

    A non-repainting indicator never changes a signal after the bar that produced it has closed. Compass confirms each signal on the 2-minute bar close, fires the alert then, and leaves the label, entry, stop and target where they were drawn.

    What is a swing call?

    A swing call is a Compass alert to buy a 1 to 2 week call option on QQQ, SPY or SPX near the close (about 3:55 PM ET), with an exit on rules within about 8 trading days. Backtest: 192 trades, profit factor 3.17, May 2022 – Aug 2026.

    One indicator vs stacking ten

    Stacking ten indicatorsCompass
    DecisionSix tools, five opinionsOne label: buy or sell
    StopChosen in the momentDrawn before entry
    TradesAs many as you seeOne at a time
    SignalsOften repaintLock on bar close

    How we test (as of October 2026)

    Five years of 2-minute Nasdaq-100 futures data: day-trade signals Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 9, 2026, when the data ends; swing calls May 20, 2022 – Aug 7, 2026. Every signal counted, losers included. About $3.50 per round trip in costs. Swing calls priced from real historical options, bought at the ask and sold at the bid. Backtested, not live trading.

    Built by a bank and brokerage strategist, not a guru. Compass comes from Trading Decisions Lab, an independent company founded by a strategist with 15+ years at some of the largest U.S. banks and brokerages, experience across global markets, and an MBA from a top-10 U.S. business school. Read the story

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