Read Carefully • Applies to all Elev8+ AutoTrader connection paths
Important Risk Disclosure
Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You can lose more than expected due to market volatility, slippage, rejected orders, platform outages, or configuration mistakes. Elev8+ tools, dashboards, scripts, and automation features are provided for educational and execution-enablement purposes and do not guarantee profits, fills, uptime, or performance.
This disclosure applies whether you use Tradovate OAuth, NinjaTrader NT8, ProjectX / TopstepX direct API, PickMyTrade bridge workflows, or Rithmic-connected accounts (including the current Rithmic via PMT workflow).
1) No financial advice or guaranteed results
Elev8+ does not provide investment advice, trading advice, or personalized recommendations. All examples, backtests, screenshots, and educational content are informational only.
Past performance, backtests, simulations, and example results are not indicative of future performance. Live trading results will differ due to slippage, latency, data quality, rejected orders, fees, and market conditions.
No representation is made that any account will achieve profits or losses similar to any examples shown.
2) Automation and technology risks
Automation can fail or behave unexpectedly due to internet outages, cloud provider issues, broker/prop API changes, platform restarts, exchange maintenance, authentication/session expiration, account permission changes, data feed interruptions, webhook failures, or incorrect user settings.
You are responsible for verifying your setup, account selection, contract sizing, enabled/disabled account status, and connection health before relying on automation.
Orders may be delayed, partially filled, rejected, or executed at worse prices than expected. Stops/targets may not execute exactly at displayed levels in fast markets.
3) Connection-path specific disclosures
Tradovate OAuth (direct dashboard connection)
- Requires valid account authorization and permissions.
- Token/session expiration, permission changes, API rate limits, or broker-side outages can interrupt automation or account visibility.
- Balances/PnL shown in the dashboard are informational and may lag broker data.
ProjectX / TopstepX (direct API dashboard connection)
- Direct API connectivity depends on ProjectX / TopstepX service availability and account permissions.
- User-selected account enablement and contract sizing must be correct for each account.
- Platform/API changes may require updates and can temporarily disrupt execution or dashboard data.
NinjaTrader NT8 strategy (desktop / VPS execution)
- Execution depends on your local machine or VPS staying powered on and connected, with NinjaTrader running and the strategy enabled.
- PC crashes, sleep mode, Windows updates, NT8 restarts, data disconnects, chart/instrument misconfiguration, or licensing issues can stop trading.
- You are responsible for your broker connection, market data subscriptions, and NT8 platform operation.
PickMyTrade bridge / Rithmic (current Rithmic path)
- PickMyTrade is a third-party routing service with separate pricing, uptime, and terms.
- Rithmic-connected accounts currently use a PMT bridge path in this version; routing can fail due to PMT, Rithmic, broker, or credential issues.
- Webhook formatting, account IDs, tokens, and connection status must be configured correctly for execution to work.
4) Broker / prop firm rules and account responsibility
You are solely responsible for complying with your broker and prop firm rules, including (where applicable) trailing drawdown rules, consistency rules, permitted platforms/connections, account limits, and payout policies.
Different firms may allow different connection paths (Tradovate, Rithmic, ProjectX, etc.) and may change rules without notice. Always verify current rules directly with the broker/prop firm.
You are responsible for selecting appropriate contract size and maintaining adequate drawdown room. General sizing examples on this site are guidelines only and not guarantees of survivability.
5) Third-party services, fees, and dependencies
Depending on your selected connection path, you may need one or more third-party services or subscriptions, such as PickMyTrade, market data, broker platform access, or optional copy-trading software. These are not controlled by Elev8+ and may charge separate fees.
Service availability, features, pricing, and integrations can change at any time. Elev8+ is not responsible for third-party outages, billing disputes, or policy changes.
6) Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Elev8+ is not liable for trading losses, missed trades, rejected orders, downtime, data discrepancies, account lockouts, or any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from use of the site, software, scripts, dashboards, or integrations.
Your use of automation is at your own risk. If you do not understand the setup or the risks, do not trade live and contact support before enabling automation.
7) User checklist before going live
- Confirm the correct connection path version is selected (Tradovate, NinjaTrader, ProjectX, Rithmic, or PickMyTrade).
- Verify account ID / connection status / permissions and enabled accounts.
- Confirm contract sizing (MNQ vs NQ) and leave adequate drawdown room for your account type.
- Test in sim/demo/evaluation conditions first where possible.
- Review broker/prop firm rules regularly and monitor for connectivity or platform changes.