Why only 50% of load while using Strategy Optimizer

[NinjaTrader_Chris]

Strategy Analyzer

Hello,

Thanks for your comments.

[zoltran]

Thank to all of you for your answers.

But, if I understand it well then, we better be looking for the most performant mono or dual core processor. Which is ....MHz?
?

Bull

A dual (or other multi-CPU) machine is still of great use on a trading machine.
You will run many other programs, such as your broker interface, R/T Quote provider, etc. (For example IB TWS and Esig/IQFEED).
You'll also likely have Excel, word and a few web browser sessions open, as well as an email program.
Ninja also seems to run each chart in it's own thread... (just a guess)

So all of these separate programs/threads can be spread or 'dispatched' to any of your multi-cpu. This is a huge benefit on high volume days like we've seen..,.. .. This will cause NT and your quote provider to both get very busy .. but a dual-core box will handle this much better than a single CPU.

So... for backtesting/optimization ... the fastest CPU you can get is important.. as well as ram.
For day-day trading .. dual/quad core have many benefits

Hope this helps.

[Ragingbull]

Thanks Zoltran, it is exactly was I was looking for confirmation.

Best regards.

[fifty2aces]

Ninja also seems to run each chart in it's own thread... (just a guess)

Can anyone confirm this? Does NinjaTrader as a whole run on a single core, or can different elements (charts, DOMs, T+S etc) run on different cores? I'm planning to get a new PC soon, and deciding whether to go for a dualcore or quadcore.

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

All UI components (including charts run in the same "main" thread). This is how windows apps work.

[dwt__]

I don't suppose it's possible to open two instances of NT, each with about half the required charts, etc?

dwt

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

Correct, this is not possible.

[andrewdale]

Dual/Quad Core implementation

If you were backtesting or optimising the same strategy on several different instruments, then it would just be a matter of sending the process for the calculations for each individual instrument to a seperate core.

I imagine in theory that this wouldn't be too complicated programming wise, although I do appreciate that in practice things can turn out to the contrary.

Considering practically all new PCs are dual core and an increasing number are quad core, are there any plans for future developments to incorporate this kind of functionality?

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

We already have this on our list for future considerations. Thanks for your suggestion.