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    "description": "Detects large bid/ask prints with an adaptive threshold (rolling median \u00d7 multiplier, floored), then plots them as buy/sell bubbles at the exact price they hit \u2014 sized by volume.",
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            "name": "What counts as a 'big' trade?",
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                "text": "Big is relative \u2014 that's the whole point. The indicator tracks the largest single bid- or ask-side print at each price level for each of the last fourteen bars (configurable), takes the median of those, and multiplies by 1.5\u00d7. Anything trading above that line gets flagged. So during a slow drift, 200 lots might qualify. During a news event, the bar moves to 1,500. A floor of 50 contracts is applied no matter what, so dead-tape periods don't generate false bubbles.",
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            "name": "Why bubbles on the price chart instead of a separate panel?",
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                "text": "Because the price the big trade hit is half the information. A 1,500-lot buy at the bottom wick of a flush bar tells you something different from the same trade at the top of a green candle. A separate panel collapses every print to a vertical bar at the bar's x-coordinate \u2014 you lose the price coordinate entirely. Plotting bubbles directly on price means absorption, distribution, and aggressive entries are all readable in one glance, with their location preserved.",
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            "name": "What's the difference between Individual and Aggregated modes?",
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                "text": "Individual shows every single big print separately \u2014 you might see five blue bubbles stacked at the lows of one bar. Best on 1-minute charts and below. Aggregated merges all buys for the bar into one bubble at the buy-VWAP, and all sells into one at the sell-VWAP, with bubble size proportional to total flagged volume. Best on 5-minute and above where individual prints stack into illegible clusters. Switch modes from the parameter panel without reloading.",
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            "name": "Does it require the NinjaTrader OrderFlow+ add-on?",
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                "text": "Yes \u2014 OrderFlow+ is required to use the indicator the way it's meant to be used. The default VolumeAtPrice detection mode reads bid/ask volume from NinjaTrader's Volumetric bars, and Volumetric bars are an OrderFlow+ feature in NT8. Without OrderFlow+ enabled on your license, that mode can't load and a red error message will appear on the chart. You can check whether you have it under Help \u2192 About in NinjaTrader, or by trying to add a \"Volumetric\" bar type to a chart. If your chart uses Renko, Point & Figure, Line Break, or Kagi bars, the indicator automatically falls back to time-based volumetric series for the data source \u2014 but those series still need OrderFlow+ to populate. There is a secondary SinglePrint detection mode that runs on raw tick data and works without OrderFlow+, but it only catches individual large trades \u2014 it can't see size accumulating at a price level the way VolumeAtPrice can. Treat it as a limited fallback, not a replacement. To get full value out of Big Trades, you need OrderFlow+.",
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            "name": "Which instruments and chart types does it work on?",
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                "text": "Any instrument with real bid/ask volumetric data \u2014 ES, MES, NQ, MNQ, YM, RTY, CL, GC, and most major futures. The volumetric series the indicator reads from is time-based and added internally, which means it also works on Renko, Point & Figure, Line Break, and Kagi charts \u2014 not just minute and tick bars.",
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            "name": "Is the threshold tunable, or am I stuck with the default?",
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                "text": "Every input is exposed. Lookback Bars sets how reactive the threshold is (3\u2013200). Volume Multiplier sets how strict the cutoff is (1.0\u00d7 catches more; 3.0\u00d7 catches only the loudest). Min Volume Floor prevents false signals when the median collapses. Most traders leave the defaults \u2014 they were chosen against three months of NQ tape \u2014 but the knobs are there if your instrument needs them.",
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            "name": "Does it work on any NinjaTrader 8 edition?",
            "@type": "Question",
            "acceptedAnswer": {
                "text": "Yes, every edition \u2014 Free NT8, NT8 Lifetime License, and every tier in between. The only requirement is NinjaTrader 8 version 8.1.6 or newer \u2014 that's the build where NinjaTrader introduced email-based licensing, which the indicator uses to authenticate. Older builds can't authenticate; update via NT8's Control Center \u2192 Help \u2192 Check for Updates first if you're on an earlier version.",
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            "name": "Can I install it on multiple machines?",
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            "acceptedAnswer": {
                "text": "Yes \u2014 anywhere you sign in to NinjaTrader 8 with your user email. The license is tied to your NT8 user, not the machine, so desktop, laptop, and VPS all work the same. One user, unlimited machines.",
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            "name": "Do I get updates?",
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            "acceptedAnswer": {
                "text": "Yes, lifetime updates. Every new version is free forever. If you buy the Complete Bundle, every future indicator I ship is also included at no extra cost.",
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                "text": "Indicators are non-refundable \u2014 once you download, the software is yours to keep. Two ways to de-risk before buying: (a) try any of the free indicators first to confirm they load and run on your setup, and (b) email me with any pre-purchase questions at info@steady-turtle.com.",
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