Getting Started Guide
Pro tip: The menu on the left provides documentation and examples for each component of BlackBird & BloodHound.
Quick Install
1. Plan Your First BlackBird Trade
Set up a single bracket with a stop loss and profit target initially placed at the Bollinger Bands. This video will cover the absolute basics to get a simulated trade on the chart. Then we'll go deeper.
BlackBird places and manages your first bracket.
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2. Automatically Trail Your Stop Loss
Starting with the trade from the previous video. This time, we configure a Trailing Action that adjusts the order as the Bollinger Band moves.
You see BlackBird actively managing an open position.
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3. Scale Out of Trades and Let Your Winners Run
“What if I want to take some profit, but leave part of my position open in case the market keeps moving?”
One entry produces two independently managed exits.
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4. Protect Your Account with Trading Limits
Daily safeguards enable personalized control over when to stop trading for the day. Protect your profits and limit your losses.
BlackBird can enforce trading rules without relying on discipline alone.
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We're still revamping the videos on this page.
There are resource links under each of the placeholders below. Also don't forget there's a HUGE library of example videos cut from our weekly workshops.
Also, look at the top left of this page, you'll see the other documentation pages, to dig into individual features.
5. Trade Signals: Automate the Entery
So far we've discussed trade management (everything that happens during the trade). But the entry itself can be automated too. This video discusses the primary methods for entry.
This video coming soon.
This new October 2026 "getting started" series is actively being recorded. Sorry for the delay, but this video is coming soon.Resources: