Most software draws the auction. This one reads it.
CutlassEdge gives you the day type, the magnet levels, and the base rates on what usually happened next, not just a TPO chart you’re left to interpret alone. Built by a full-time ES trader, for a fraction of the $285 a month the specialists charge for the drawing alone. On sale now at cutlassedge.com.
Everyone draws the auction. Almost nobody reads it for you.
Profile software comes two ways, and both just draw the picture and hand you the pen. The reading, the part that actually takes years, is left entirely to you.
Bolted onto a general platform
The profile is a side feature. It’s cheap, it draws a passable TPO chart, and it stops there. No day types, no base rates, no read. You are on your own the moment the letters appear.
The specialist tool
Deep and capable, priced like a boat payment, and still just a very good drawing. That is $3,420 a year to render the auction beautifully and leave the interpretation to you.
My audience has asked me the same thing for years: is there a sane, affordable version of the good stuff? So I started building the tool I actually wanted, one that does the reading with me, not just the drawing.
It reads the auction. You make the call.
The day’s structure and an impersonal directional read, the same for every trader looking at this market.
Educational read, not advice.
Base rates from your loaded history, with the sample size shown on every line.
Statistics shown are computed from historical market data and describe the past. Hypothetical or historical results have inherent limitations. They do not represent actual trading, are prepared with the benefit of hindsight, and do not reflect real conditions such as slippage, fees, and liquidity. No representation is made that any account will or is likely to achieve similar results. Sample sizes are shown because small samples mislead.
A magnet map of untested references, carried forward day to day and ranked by how much they tend to pull price.
Your data never leaves your machine
Local-first, bring your own data feed. Databento or Interactive Brokers to start, more feeds after launch. Your CME license stays yours.
Native on both, auto-updating
A real desktop app on Mac and Windows, not a browser tab. Fast, offline-capable, and it updates itself.
Reading options built in
Dyslexia-friendly display options are in from day one, because the person who built it is dyslexic and got tired of software that ignored it.
A trader building his own tools, in the open.
Not a software company that hired a trader for authenticity. A full-time ES trader building the platform he wanted.
The wins, the dead ends. You get to watch it get built, and see exactly what it can and can’t do before you decide.
One plan. No tiers. Priced in plain sight.
Subscribe during the launch window, the first 90 days after launch (through December 6, 2026), and your rate for the CutlassEdge base app stays locked at $59 per month or $590 per year for as long as your subscription stays active, even if we raise prices later. The lock covers the base app only. Future add-ons and higher tiers are separate.
Software only. You connect your own market-data feed, the same bring-your-own-data model every serious tool uses, so this is the price of the app, not a bundle with data you overpay for.
Try CutlassEdge for a full month. If it’s not for you, cancel within 30 days of your first payment for a full refund. No walking the plank, no hard feelings.
Money-back guarantee applies to first-time subscribers, one refund per customer. Covers your CutlassEdge subscription only; your market-data feed is billed separately by your data provider.
SECURE CHECKOUT AT CUTLASSEDGE.COM
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The execution co-pilot comes after the chart.
The long-term vision includes Quarterdeck, a trade-execution co-pilot that sits on top of the chart. It carries real responsibility, so it comes later, built carefully and vetted properly, after the charting platform is proven and shipping. The chart earns its place first. The co-pilot has to earn yours.
Frequently asked questions.
What will it cost?
One plan, no tiers: $59 a month, or $590 a year (two months free), shown on this page in plain sight. That is the price of the software; you bring your own market-data feed. You buy it at cutlassedge.com, where checkout and the 30-day money-back guarantee live.
How do I get it?
It is on sale now at cutlassedge.com. One plan, $59 a month or $590 a year, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. You download it there and connect your own data feed.
What markets does it cover?
ES and NQ at launch. The auction logic applies broadly, but we’re shipping it locked in and working properly on the two markets most of this audience trades before widening.
Does it give me signals or tell me when to trade?
No. It does not give you personalized signals, tell you what to do, or place trades. It shows the same impersonal read and the same base rates to every trader looking at the same market, as education. You make every call.
What platforms does it run on?
A native desktop app on both Mac and Windows, auto-updating. It runs locally on your machine, not in a browser.
Do I need my own data feed?
Yes. You connect your own market-data feed, the same bring-your-own-data model the specialist tools use. It keeps the software affordable and your data local to your machine. It works with Interactive Brokers or Databento to start, with more feeds after launch.
Is this the cheaper alternative to the expensive profile software everyone asks about?
Cheaper, yes, but that undersells it. The expensive tools draw a beautiful profile and leave the reading to you. CutlassEdge does the reading too, day types and base rates and magnet levels, for a fraction of the price. Made by someone who paid for the expensive option for years and got tired of it.
What about the execution bot?
That’s Quarterdeck, a later add-on. Auto-execution carries real responsibility and regulation, so it ships after the charting platform is proven, built carefully and vetted. The chart comes first.
Get CutlassEdge.
On sale now: $59 a month or $590 a year, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Checkout and download are at cutlassedge.com.
TRADING INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS. READ THE RISK DISCLOSURE
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