Potential ATM conflict with automated strategy

[linterstellar]

Hi all,

When you run an automated strategy, is it always recommended to set the ATM strategy to none in chart trader?

I have an ATM strategy with fixed stop loss and take profit by currency. And I generally leave it on while running my automated strategy with a different set of TP and SL.

I noticed that my strategy performance differs significantly from actual trade performance, and the difference may be roughly attributed to whether I have ATM1 checked on/off in the template.. I am not entirely sure if true

Question - 1. does my strategy attached make any calls to my existing ATM settings? 2. and if not, what else can cause a big variance between strategy and trade performance while autotrading?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello linterstellar,

The selection of the AtmStrategy template drop-down on a chart with Chart Trader or a SuperDOM (or other trade window) will not affect a NinjaScript Strategy, however placing or modifying orders manually or adjusting the position will likely cause the strategy to become out of sync with the Account.

The post below has details.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-7/strategy-development-aa/99748-two-independent-strategies-on-the-same-futures-contract?p=792660#post792660