Downloads and resources: Clara Core, Clara FastPass, trade logs, and setup guides

Downloads & Resources
Clara Core Free Download

Before you download: Clara Core has a negative risk-to-reward ratio and is high-variance. Run it on a simulation or evaluation account first, and read all the information on this site to understand what you are running, before risking real capital.

The download button opens a short form; it requires a name and an email. The email carries your download link. After that you hear from us when the new Clara Core is released each November, and when a new strategy, indicator or tool comes out. Nothing else. We never sell your data, and we will not email you weekly or monthly. That is annoying, and we do not do it.

For everything that comes after the download:

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A note on your browser. Chrome may warn that this file is not commonly downloaded. That is what browsers show for any new file that has not been downloaded many times yet, and it settles as more people install it. Choose Keep to continue.

Download from this website only. Clara Core is distributed exclusively through clarasystems.io. Anyone can put our name on a file, and a copy from anywhere else can be altered or carry malware regardless of what it is called. The locked file protects the strategy logic; we cannot vouch for a copy that never came from us. If it did not come from this site, do not run it.

How updates work: each release runs for one year, then stops trading and points you to the current version, always a free re-download. Beyond that, at most one corrected version ships per cycle, before year end, and only if something actually needs work, announced through our channels. We monitor live behavior against the code logic every trading day, so watching for code problems is our job, not yours. Full details in the FAQ.

Clara Core & NinjaTrader Setup Guide

After you download, read the Setup Guide. Everything from import to the daily routine is in it.

Read it online or download the PDF. Same guide, same content.

Read the Setup Guide →Download PDF →. VPS Guide &
How To Free Up Storage Space

Which plan to buy, what NinjaTrader actually requires against what it recommends, the plans we run and the ones we have tested, and why we use Hyonix. Then the clean-up: the cheapest plans arrive with the drive nearly full, so the guide covers what to clear, what must never be deleted, and the NinjaTrader settings that fill a disk quietly. It freed about 10 GB on our own 30 GB machine, and the same steps keep any VPS lean whether or not it is short of space.

Read it online or download the PDF. Same guide, same content.

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Referral Links & Discounts

These are referral links: Clara Systems may earn a commission if you use them, at no extra cost to you. Clara Core stays free either way. We do not publish prop firm referral links or discount codes; the reasoning is on the Structure page.

NinjaTrader

Trading platform required to run Clara Core. Create the free account, sign in once to confirm it is active, then download NinjaTrader Desktop from your account.

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Hyonix VPS

The virtual private server we use to run Clara Core.

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Equity Trust

Self-directed IRA accounts with futures trading access.

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NinjaTrader® is a registered trademark of NinjaTrader Group, LLC. No NinjaTrader company endorses, recommends, or approves Clara Systems; full notice in the disclaimer.

The Human Edge

The strategy handles the charts. This is the part no one automates: you.

The path to becoming a professional trader extends far beyond a strategy. These cover the parts of the work that sit outside the charts: the body, the mind, and the discipline the long game demands. Read them, or listen on the drive; several are on audio. The full thinking behind this list is on Trading & The Mind.

Suggested Reading
Trading in the Zone
Mark Douglas
"You don't need to know what is going to happen next to make money."

The book on the psychology of trading: thinking in probabilities, and acting without hesitation or fear.

Find it on Amazon →
Suggested Reading
The Daily Stoic
Ryan Holiday
"We don't control what happens to us, only how we respond."

A daily framework for separating what you control from what you don't, and staying level when the outcome is uncertain.

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Suggested Reading
The Compound Effect
Darren Hardy
"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily."

Small, consistent actions compounding into outsized results over time. The logic behind scaling slowly and letting an edge work.

Find it on Amazon →
Suggested Reading
Atomic Habits
James Clear
"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems."

Systems over goals, and the mechanics of showing up. Discipline built into process rather than willpower.

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Suggested Reading
Spark
John J. Ratey
"You exercise to build your brain; fitness is the side effect."

The science of how physical movement sharpens focus, mood, and decision-making. The case for stepping away from the screen.

Find it on Amazon →
Suggested Reading
Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
"Sleep is the greatest legal performance-enhancing drug that most people are probably neglecting."

How sleep governs judgment, focus, and emotional control. The recovery underneath every good decision.

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Performance Data

Clara Core · 1,568 trades · May 2019 – September 2026 · $1.90 round-turn commission applied

The files are provided exactly as exported: raw CSV, unformatted on purpose. Original form is what makes them verifiable; open them in Excel, Google Sheets, or any analysis tool and run the numbers yourself. One quirk worth knowing before you audit: the instrument column shows the contract selected at export time (MNQ 12-26) on every row, including historical ones. That is how NinjaTrader labels exports, not an error, and it is left untouched. Original form is the point.

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The Platform Cross-Check

The identical $300 model run twice, once on NinjaTrader and once on TradingView, January 2021 through September 2026. Two independent data feeds, one export from each. The performance page shows how closely they agree; these are the files to check it with.

Cross-Check Trade Log:
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Cross-Check Trade Log:
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Clara FastPass: Free

FastPass is a free tool to potentially pass prop firm evaluations in one day. Read the instruction guide before you consider using it. Clara Systems accepts no responsibility for prop firm rule violations, account losses, or any outcome resulting from the use of this tool. Use at your own risk.

FastPass runs on two evaluation accounts at once. At a time you set, one account enters long and the other short, each with a take profit and a stop loss. If the market moves cleanly in one direction, one account may hit the profit target and pass its evaluation, while the other fails. Getting funded is the objective, and it carries real risk and real cost you need to understand first. The instructions below cover how to use it and how to test it on a simulation account before you run it on a paid evaluation.

Read The Instructions →Download The Instructions (PDF) →
Get Clara FastPass Free

A short form on this site. The download link is emailed to you within a minute. Read the instructions first.

Prop Firm Compliance Template

A base compliance disclosure template for traders who receive prop firm inquiries about their trading approach.

This template is a base disclosure you can adapt. Adjust the risk per trade and account details to match your configuration before submitting.

How you respond to your prop firm and how you choose to operate is your responsibility. Review your prop firm's current terms before use.

Read the template (PDF) →Editable text file, use this to submit →
Trade Journal Template

Track daily sim vs live results to measure consistency and catch deviations early.

Free.

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