
You don’t have to be a programmer to automate your trading strategy in NinjaTrader 7. With the strategy wizard and condition builder, it makes it pretty easy to make an automated system or indicator without having a strong technical background. In this guide we create a simple MA CrossOver strategy using the Strategy Wizard. We [...]
Read more »The Log tab in NinjaTrader 7 can be a bit overwhelming. In this guide will go over what each color means, and what kind of information it gives you, so maybe next time you have an error you can solve it yourself rather than waiting on Ninja’s support staff. Trading futures and options involves substantial [...]
Read more »NinjaTrader‘s data grids are ubiquitous, they’re everywhere in the application. Most people don’t know all of the features they offer, sure you’ve right-clicked and seen a lot of stuff, and maybe even used them, but do you know what they all do? Watch this guide to find out all the functionality they offer. Trading futures [...]
Read more »In this guide, we’ll walk through all of the features available to you in the Market Analyzer that comes with NinjaTrader 7. It provides a quick snapshot of your selected instruments, and saves you from having to have several charts open at one time. Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is [...]
Read more »Backtests and optimizations not correlating with your forward testing? You’re probably running into curve-fitting, it’s our biggest issue with automated strategy development, and almost unavoidable to some extent. However, with the Walk Forward Optimizer that NinjaTrader 7 offers in the Strategy Analyzer, you can take some strong steps in ensuring it doesn’t happen to you. [...]
Read more »If you’ve ever run a backtest or optimization and have been overwhelmed by the results, look into NinjaTrader 7‘s newest feature, the Monte Carlo simulation. It allows you to run random simulations of your strategy on a random sampling of your historical trades and it plots the probability of certain outcomes. What it really does [...]
Read more »If you only got so far as to backtesting your automated strategies in NinjaTrader, you should really be optimizing. Think of it as several 1000 backtests in a row, constantly looking for the best version of your automated strategies. Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. [...]
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