The most affordable & lightweight order flow tool directly over your charts, as a browser extension.
Instantly convert streaming market prints into a high-precision order flow ladder, continuous volume profile, wave delta momentum curve, and block liquidity radar. Zero clunky desktop software. Zero computer lag.
tapeHUD is strictly an analytical visual overlay that clarifies your existing browser Time & Sales stream. It presents live order flow clearly without placing or routing trades.
Compatible across leading Prop Trading Firms (100% evaluation compliant) and Cryptocurrency Exchanges wherever a Time & Sales feed is active.
tapeHUD Features and Limitations
Built on honest engineering principles. No fake promises, no expensive external data subscriptions, and zero hidden gotchas.
tapeHUD Features
High-precision real-time order flow intelligence computed locally in your browser.
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Live Time & Sales Ingestion
Reads raw executed transactions directly from your platform's active Time & Sales feed in real time. No external server hops, no delays, and zero extra exchange data fees.
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Block Order Detection & Sweep Clustering
Exchanges shred large block orders into dozens of algorithmic micro-fills. tapeHUD's sub-second clustering engine reconstructs them into true consolidated Block Orders with fill counts (e.g. 15x–50x) and multi-tick sweep price ranges (➔).
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Dynamic Volume & Filterable Block Profiles
Plots executed volume per tick in real time. Dynamically tracks Point of Control (POC) migration, High Volume Nodes (HVN), and low-volume liquidity voids (LVN), with filterable profiles by contract size.
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Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) & Divergences
Tracks aggressive Ask buying minus Bid selling in real time (Ask − Bid net delta). Instantly spot CVD divergences: buyer exhaustion at swing highs or passive absorption at key support.
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Order Flow Imbalance Engine (BUY IMB / SELL IMB)
Flags diagonal aggressive buying or selling imbalances (3:1 and 4:1 ratios) directly on price rows with stacked imbalance tags. Pinpoint trapped traders at market extremes for asymmetric reversal entries.
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Iceberg Absorption Radar & Acoustic Alerts
Instant audio cues sound when hidden iceberg limit orders soak aggressive market sweeps at passive liquidity walls, freeing multi-screen traders from staring at the tape.
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Real-Time Order Flow Bubble Chart
Visualizes trades in real time by volume size, delta color, and execution speed—making it effortless to identify trapped buyers/sellers, momentum bursts, and exhaustion turns.
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Wave Delta Momentum Curve & Trade Windows
Tracks short-term aggressive order flow momentum in real time across customizable trade windows (500 to 5,000 prints). Instantly shows whether aggressive buyers or sellers are driving the active wave, making it easy to identify momentum shifts and absorption before price reverses.
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Block Delta 2D Liquidity Heatmap & Origin Markers
Maps institutional block trades and key liquidity levels over time with directional net delta color tinting and execution birth-origin markers. Pinpoint where the largest market participants entered and whether aggressive buyers or sellers dominated the level.
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One-Click CSV Session Export
Export your full session Volume Profile, Block Order profile, and complete log of trades (Big Trades, multi-tick Sweeps, and Iceberg absorptions) with a single click to CSV for trade journaling, Excel modeling, or quant backtesting.
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Ultra-Lightweight Overlay & 6 Pro Themes
Draggable and resizable floating HUD with zero computer lag. Includes 6 hand-tuned pro color themes (Emerald, Amber, Pure Black, Gray, Nordic Frost, Sand Paper) and automatic position memory.
tapeHUD Limitations
Architectural boundaries designed for lightweight speed without platform bloat.
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No Resting Limit Book (No DOM / L2)
tapeHUD focuses 100% on confirmed executed trades (actual money traded), not resting limit orders. This avoids paying for heavy DOM feeds and protects you from reacting to spoofed/canceled fake liquidity.
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Requires Platform Time & Sales Tab Open
Because tapeHUD does not connect to external data vendors, your platform's built-in Time & Sales window must remain open in the browser for the extension to capture and calculate live ticks.
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Session-Based Live Recording
Visualizes data in real-time from the moment you open your trading platform. It does not fetch past historical market replays from days or hours before the browser tab was opened.
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Memory Buffer Resets When Cleared
Clicking the "Clear" buttons wipes current in-memory profiles, delta, and trade logs, allowing you to reset from zero for a fresh economic release or new trading session.
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Switching Tickers Requires a Quick Reset
When you switch the instrument you are watching (e.g. from NQ to ES or CL), simply click the "Clear" button on the HUD so the price ladder and profiles calibrate cleanly to the new asset's tick structure.
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Pure Visualization Overlay (No Trade Routing)
tapeHUD does not route, execute, or automate broker trades. It is strictly an analytical visual lens; all risk management and trade execution remain 100% under your control on your broker platform.
Experience tapeHUD with simulated ES futures prints
This is not a mock image. The widget below is a simulation running tapeHUD’s actual volume profile ladder and bubble chart in your browser.
From Market Noise to High-Probability Execution
How real-time order flow confirmation eliminates guesswork before you enter positions.
Map Market Structure
Establish High Volume Nodes (HVN) and dynamic POC to see whether price is balancing or breaking out into liquidity voids.
Spot Delta Divergences & Momentum Shifts
Identify buyer or seller exhaustion with Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD), track real-time aggressive momentum on Wave Delta, and listen for acoustic iceberg alerts at key levels.
Confirm Trapped Traders
Validate momentum with aggressive 3:1 diagonal buying or selling imbalances and stacked delta on the ladder.
Execute with Asymmetric Risk
Anchor your invalidation directly behind High Volume Nodes (HVN) and Points of Control for high-probability risk-to-reward entries.
Start with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Full access to all order flow tools risk-free on your live trading charts.
- Full 7 days of unrestricted access
- All features enabled
- Block Order Detection, Icebergs & CVD
- Wave Delta & Block Delta Heatmap
- 1 Active Workstation License
- 100% Pure Visualization Tool
- Zero risk — Cancel anytime with 1 click
By continuing, you agree to our Terms & Risk Disclosures.
Single workstation license for active traders.
- All features included with one payment
- Ladder, CVD, Wave Delta & Block Delta
- Zero add-on fees for extra tools
- 1 Active Device License
- 100% Pure Visualization Tool
- Cancel anytime with 1 click
By continuing, you agree to our Terms & Risk Disclosures.
Dual workstation license for desktop + laptop rigs.
- All features included with one payment
- Ladder, CVD, Wave Delta & Block Delta
- Zero add-on fees for extra tools
- 2 Simultaneous Device Licenses
- 100% Pure Visualization Tool
- Cancel anytime with 1 click
By continuing, you agree to our Terms & Risk Disclosures.
* Prices in USD. Local taxes or VAT calculated at checkout based on your billing country.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the 7-day free trial work? +
When you activate your 7-day free trial, you receive immediate access to the full, unrestricted tapeHUD software package and workstation license key. You get complete access to all order flow tools—Big Trades ladder, Sweep consolidation, Iceberg absorption radar, continuous Volume Profile, CVD delta, Wave Delta momentum curve, Block Delta heatmap, and Bubble Chart—directly on your live trading charts. If you decide not to continue, cancel anytime with a single click before the 7 days are up with zero charge.
What is Auction Market Theory (AMT) and how does tapeHUD apply it? +
Auction Market Theory (AMT) states markets facilitate trade via two-way auctions, rotating between Balance (fair value) and Imbalance (price discovery). tapeHUD applies AMT by plotting the real-time Point of Control (POC), High Volume Nodes (HVN), Low Volume Nodes (LVN), and volume profile distributions directly over your charts.
What is Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) and how do I spot delta divergences? +
Order Flow Delta is aggressive Ask buying minus Bid selling (Delta = Ask − Bid). Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) aggregates net delta across the session to spot divergences: Delta Exhaustion at swing highs or Iceberg Absorption at key support.
What is Wave Delta and how does it help spot momentum shifts? +
Wave Delta calculates rolling aggressive order flow momentum across customizable trade windows (500, 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, or 5,000 prints). While Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) measures session-wide cumulative volume, Wave Delta isolates the immediate wave. It reveals whether aggressive buyers or sellers are actually sustaining price advancement, allowing traders to detect momentum deceleration and absorption turns well before price changes direction.
What is Block Delta and how does the liquidity heatmap work? +
Block Delta is a 2D order flow liquidity heatmap that maps institutional block trades and key price levels across time. When trades meet your minimum lot threshold (e.g. 20+ contracts), Block Delta projects an anchor ray across the chart. Rays are color-coded by Net Delta (emerald green for net buying aggression, ruby red for net selling aggression) with a dedicated origin dot displaying the exact birth timestamp and print index. This provides clear institutional price memory and high-volume reaction zones at a glance.
What is the difference between iceberg absorption and price exhaustion? +
Absorption occurs when large passive limit icebergs soak aggressive market sweeps without price moving. Exhaustion occurs when aggressive traders simply stop buying or selling, allowing price to reverse in a liquidity vacuum.
How are bid/ask order flow imbalances calculated in tapeHUD? +
Imbalances compare aggressive buying at ask vs selling at bid diagonally across adjacent ticks using a 3:1 ratio (300%) threshold. Stacked imbalances signal aggressive momentum or trapped traders primed for violent reversals.
How does tapeHUD detect and reconstruct fragmented block orders? +
When large participants execute sizable orders, modern exchange matching engines slice them into dozens or hundreds of split-second micro-fills to disguise size. tapeHUD monitors incoming tape prints with a sub-second real-time clustering engine. When rapid fills occur at the exact same moment, tapeHUD reconstructs the pieces into a single consolidated Block Order—revealing the true cumulative size, execution count (e.g. 15x fills), and swept price range (➔).
Why is tapeHUD the most affordable and lightweight order flow tool available? +
Unlike standalone desktop platforms costing $80+/mo and consuming gigabytes of RAM, tapeHUD starts at $8.99/mo (1 device) and $12.99/mo (2 devices) with zero extra data fees and zero computer lag.
Does tapeHUD connect directly to market data feeds? +
No. tapeHUD does not provide and cannot connect to external data feeds. It visualizes the existing Time & Sales feed from your current broker or trading platform across prop trading firms and crypto exchanges.
Does tapeHUD display DOM (Depth of Market) or resting passive limit orders? +
No. tapeHUD is powered exclusively by executed Time & Sales (Level 1) market transactions. It visualizes aggressive buying/selling volume, Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD), block trades, and price absorption where passive liquidity soaked aggressive orders. It does not display resting passive limit orders or Level 2 / DOM book depth. Every metric represents actual, confirmed trades that took place in the market—eliminating misleading spoofed or phantom limit liquidity.
Is tapeHUD compliant with prop firm evaluation rules (Apex, Topstep, MyFundedFutures)? +
Yes, 100%. tapeHUD is strictly an analytical visual indicator. It does not place orders, trade on your behalf, or execute automated strategies, making it fully compliant with evaluation and funded account rules.
Which platforms and markets does tapeHUD support? +
Compatible across futures and equities prop trading firm web platforms and cryptocurrency exchanges (spot & perpetuals)—anywhere an active Time & Sales feed is displayed.
How do the acoustic iceberg audio alerts work? +
When passive limit orders absorb aggressive market sweeps at the same price without ticking through, tapeHUD triggers an immediate acoustic audio alert so you never miss absorption while watching multiple screens.
How do I install tapeHUD after purchase? +
Install tapeHUD directly from the Chrome Web Store with one click and activate your license key. You will be up and running on your charts in under 30 seconds.