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Read the tape · TapeCrest Liquidity Heatmap
Liquidity Heatmap The book as it stood.
Where size waited, how long it stayed, what traded into it and what was pulled before price arrived. Resting liquidity over time and executed volume as bubbles, on your NinjaTrader 8 chart.
$219launch price
Launch price until May 6, 2027, then $279.
One-time payment · lifetime licence for two computers · 7-day trial first, no card · 14-day money-back
Also in TapeCrest Complete: all six paid tools for $654.
Liquidity Heatmap opens on launch day with its 7-day trial in your TapeCrest workspace. No card, no automatic charge.
Both open your TapeCrest workspace: start the trial there, or buy the lifetime licence.
Simulated order book · illustration, not market data
At a glance
What is TapeCrest Liquidity Heatmap?
TapeCrest Liquidity Heatmap is an indicator for NinjaTrader 8 that paints the resting order book over time: where size waited at each price, how long it stayed, what traded into it and what was pulled before price arrived. Trades appear as bubbles, and large levels carry a 0–100 score.
- Type
- Indicator for NinjaTrader 8
- Works with
- Level II depth
- Price
- $219 launch price, then $279 · one-time payment
- Trial
- 7 days from your first activation. No card, no automatic charge.
- Licence
- Lifetime, two computers. Online licence check at start and while it runs.
- Included
- English guide (PDF) and 2 templates: Light and Dark
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Support
- Chat with the developer in your TapeCrest workspace, screenshots welcome.
The film · 1:38
Liquidity Heatmap in 1:38.
In English, with subtitles. The caption under each film says what you see: recorded NQ sessions, re-drawn, or a simulation.
The problem
The DOM shows the book now.
A second later it is gone.
Depth changes many times a second. A large level appears, price comes near and it vanishes: was it traded, or pulled? On a ladder you have to watch every update and remember it. A heatmap keeps that history in front of you.
- 01
Was that wall real?
Large levels carry a 0–100 score: tested and holding, or pulled as price approached.
- 02
Reload the chart, lose the picture
The book is recorded per instrument and day; a reload, a timeframe change or a restart brings it back.
- 03
Prints and depth on different screens
Executed volume shows as bubbles at the price it traded, green for buying, red for selling.
Four situations
Pick a situation.
Watch it play out.
Each scene runs on the same simulated order book as the top of this page. Watch the level, the bubbles and the note that appears when the situation resolves.
- Needs NinjaTrader 8 and Level II market depth for the instrument you chart.
- Depth is by price, not order by order, so icebergs and pulled levels carry a score, not a certainty.
- History is recorded from the first time the chart runs.
Wall holdsSimulated order book
Price trades into a large resting level and turns away. The level stays, and its score rises.
On your chart
Everything the book did,
in one picture.
Contrast that follows the screen
Colour scales to what is visible, from a thin overnight book to the open, so you are not retuning it all session.
History that comes back
Shared across your charts and recorded to disk, so a reload, a timeframe change or a restart brings it back.
Note Recording starts the first time the chart runs.
Walls with a score
Large levels carry a 0–100 score as they are tested and hold, or get pulled as price approaches.
Note A level that only scrolled out of your feed's depth window is never counted as pulled.
Icebergs, absorption, sweeps
Read from depth by price and the indicator's own trades: probable icebergs with a score, absorption and sweeps with their volume. Absorption is marked only where price still held three seconds later.
Alerts at your levels
NinjaTrader alerts with sound for the detections you pick, with a minimum score, a distance from price and an option to alert only near horizontal lines you drew.
Note Alerts fire in real time; detections also run in Market Replay, not in the Strategy Analyzer.
Reading a score
A score is a likelihood,
not a verdict.
NinjaTrader 8 gives indicators depth by price, not individual orders. So a refilling level or a level that vanished carries a score that says how strongly the evidence points one way. Read it with the price action around it.
- Held · score 86
Tested again and again and still there.
- ×Pulled
Gone as price came near, without trading through. Marked with a cross.
- Iceberg · score 72
Prints kept hitting one price while the shown size refilled.
Requirements and limits
What you need,
what to expect.
| Platform | NinjaTrader 8. |
|---|---|
| Market data | Level II market depth for the instrument you chart; on some accounts depth is a separate data add-on. No Order Flow+ or Tick Replay needed. |
| Depth type | Depth by price, not order by order. Icebergs and pulled levels carry a score, not a certainty. |
| Depth window | About ten levels per side on many connections. Levels that leave the window stay as streaks seen earlier. |
| History | NinjaTrader 8 keeps no historical depth. Recording starts when the chart first runs with access; the last 24 hours reload by default. |
| Detections | Real time and Market Replay with Level II data, from the trades it receives itself. Not in the Strategy Analyzer. |
| Refresh | NinjaTrader 8's own pace, about four times a second; you can raise it. |
| Price | $219 launch price, then $279 · one-time payment See pricing |
| Licence | 7-day trial from your first activation, no card. The lifetime licence is a separate one-time purchase. |
| Device | Two computers, managed in your workspace. Licence check online about every five minutes; it keeps working up to 15 minutes offline. |
Own it
One payment.
No subscription.
- Pay once
- A lifetime licence for each tool you choose. No monthly fee.
- No scheduled expiry
- The licence has no end date. The tool verifies it online at start and about every five minutes, and keeps working up to 15 minutes offline.
- Two computers, your choice
- Each licence runs on two of your computers. Add, release or change one yourself in your workspace; anything it cannot do, the developer sorts out in the chat.
- Try before you buy
- Every paid tool has its own 7-day trial. No card, no automatic charge. After you buy, you have 14 days to ask for a full refund.
How a trial runs
- Day 1Your first activation starts the seven days. Creating an account or downloading does not.
- Day 6Reminder by email: 48 hours left.
- Day 7Reminder by email: 24 hours left.
- After day 7Access stops on its own. Buy the lifetime licence if the tool earned its place on your chart.
NinjaTrader 8 · Internet connection for activation and licence checks · Two computers during the trial
$219launch price
Launch price until May 6, 2027, then $279.
One-time payment · lifetime licence for two computers · 7-day trial first, no card · 14-day money-back
Also in TapeCrest Complete: all six paid tools for $654.
Questions
Heatmap questions
Still unsure? Write to support@tapecrest.com.
Is this order-by-order (MBO) data?
No. NinjaTrader 8 gives indicators depth by price, not individual order IDs. That is why icebergs and pulled levels are scored rather than certain.
What data do I need?
Level II market depth for the instrument from your connection. Some accounts get CME depth as a separate add-on; check with your data provider.
Can I see the book from before I installed it?
No. NinjaTrader 8 does not store historical depth. The heatmap records from the first time your chart runs, and from then on a reload or a restart brings it back.
Does it work in Market Replay?
Yes, with replay data recorded with Level II; start a few minutes early so the book can build. Nothing is recorded during replay, and detections are not available in the Strategy Analyzer.
Can it alert me at my own levels?
Yes. Draw horizontal lines at your key levels and switch on Only near my horizontal lines: alerts for the detections you choose fire there and nowhere else, with a minimum score and a rearm time you set.
Does it work next to the Footprint?
Yes. The heatmap shows what was waiting in the book; the Footprint shows what traded inside each bar. They answer different questions on the same chart.
Launch access
Be first when
the Heatmap opens.
Leave your email and we write to you when the Liquidity Heatmap and its 7-day trial open. Add any other tools you care about.
The complete kit
TapeCrest Complete
All six paid tools. One payment.
$654launch price
Launch price until May 6, 2027, then $899.
Bought separately: $1,194
Included, each with its own lifetime licence
Trade Copier · Volume Profile + TPO · Liquidity Heatmap · Footprint · Absorption Premium · Absorption Levels
- Six lifetime licences, each for two computers
- One payment, no subscription
- Full refund within 14 days of purchase, for any reason
- Try any tool for 7 days first; buying does not restart a trial you already used
- Tools released later are not included
Checkout opens on launch day. The end date of the launch prices is published that day and never moved.
Opens your TapeCrest workspace, where the Stripe checkout runs.
Questions
Ask us before you buy.
About a tool, your data feed, your accounts or the licence: write to us. We answer every message by email.