Get Imprint Flow
NinjaTrader 8 Indicator · By Vector Dispatch

See what the tape is actually doing.

Imprint Flow renders bid/ask volume at every price level, flags single and stacked imbalances the moment they print, and tracks delta per bar and across the session. The order book stops being abstract.

Built by an 8-year NinjaTrader trader. Used live every day. Watches our own funded accounts.

Why Flow Matters

Price doesn't tell you who's winning. Flow does.

A green candle means buyers won this bar. It does not tell you whether they bought into selling pressure that absorbed them, whether sellers ran out of inventory and gave up, or whether a single block trade tipped the bar's color without any real participation behind it.

Order flow shows the difference. Imprint Flow surfaces it cleanly: per-price bid/ask volume, the delta footprint of every bar, where imbalances printed and where they stacked, where absorption appeared at session highs and lows. You stop guessing about "why did this bar happen" and start reading it.

What's Inside

Three layers of order-flow context, on a single chart.

Footprint visualization

Every bar shows bid / ask volume at every price level it traded. Numbers sized for live reading; opacity and color scale with relative volume. Five display modes including HighLowBarCross, AboveBar, Box, BidAsk Center.

Imbalance & absorption detection

Single imbalances at the standard 2:1 (0.682) diagonal ratio. Stacked imbalances when 3+ levels in a row tilt the same direction. Absorption when one side eats the other at a high or low and the bar holds. Each event highlighted directly in the footprint.

Per-bar + cumulative delta

Statistics grid at the bottom of every bar: net delta, delta percentage, total volume. Color-coded for direction. Cumulative delta tracked across the session. Numbers you can act on, not abstract oscillators.

In Action

Live on a real NQ session.

Imprint Flow on an NQ chart showing footprint volumes, imbalances, and delta grid

Imprint Flow on a 31-Range NQ chart. Footprint volumes, single + stacked imbalances highlighted, per-bar delta in the grid at the bottom.

Honest Comparison

If you've used the alternatives, you'll know what's different.

Feature Imprint Flow Sierra Numbers Bars Volumetric (vendor) NT8 OrderFlow
Footprint visualization
Single imbalance (2:1 standard)partial
Stacked imbalance detectionpartial
Absorption detection
Per-bar + cumulative delta grid
Volume Profile overlayrequires extra
Native NT8 (no separate platform)requires Sierra
No NT8 Lifetime / OF license neededrequired
Monthly cost $47 $36 (platform only) $39-65 $1,000+ + $50/mo
Three Ways to Buy

The full indicator either way.

🏛️ 97 of 100 Founder's Lifetime seats remaining

Monthly

$47/month
  • Full Imprint Flow indicator
  • 30-day license, auto-renews
  • Cancel anytime
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
Subscribe Monthly

Founder's Lifetime

$897 once

100 seats only · permanent removal when full

  • Lifetime license (year 2099)
  • No renewals, ever
  • All future v1.x AND v2.x updates
  • Priority email support
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
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How It Works

Three steps. Five minutes.

1. Buy

Pick a plan above. Secure checkout, instant receipt.

2. Install

We email you a password-protected NT8 add-on file and the import password. Drag into NinjaTrader, enter password, compile. Standard NT8 install.

3. Activate

Run our 1-line PowerShell helper to get your machine ID. Email it back. We send your license key. Paste it in. Done.

First-time customer onboarding takes 5–10 minutes. We respond to license requests within 4 hours during business hours (US Eastern).

FAQ

Common questions.

Will Imprint Flow work with my data feed?

Any NinjaTrader 8 supported data feed that provides Level 2 / DOM data. Rithmic, CQG, Kinetick, IB L2 — all supported.

Do I need NinjaTrader Lifetime?

No. Imprint Flow runs on the free NinjaTrader 8 license that comes with any funded-account or brokerage connection.

Can I run it on multiple machines?

A license binds to one machine at a time. Replace hardware or set up a second machine, email us, we re-issue your key. No fee, no fuss.

Does it work in Market Replay?

Yes. Imprint Flow renders on replay data the same way it does on live data. Use replay to study how flow read leading into past setups.

Is there a free trial?

No. The price is low enough and the value is visible enough on the chart that a trial isn't necessary. 30-day money-back on first purchase serves the same purpose with less friction for us both.

What's coming next from Vector Dispatch?

Centurion (multi-account risk + copier) Founder's Lifetime opens May 22. Jupiter (autonomous ML for NQ) Founder's Beta opens June 15. Imprint Trader Early Access (3 setup detectors built on Flow) opens June 22. Imprint Pro Founder's Edition (with the Automation Engine) opens July 6.

Get Imprint Flow — from $47/mo