Get Data From Server In Strategy?

[Cpuerta]

I have a large amount of strategies running and most of them will not be active unless a trigger that is read from a local file tells them to.

Since I am running so many strategies, it takes a very long time to initialize all of them with the Get Data From Server option.

Is there strategy code that I can use that will toggle the get data from server from within the strategy?

[NinjaTrader_JoshG]

Hello Cpuerta,
Thanks for your post.

I do see you can get to it in NT8, but I do not see an easy way in NT7. I will leave this forum post open for anyone that has more information.

[Cpuerta]

Thanks Josh,

Can you help me understand the pitfalls with unchecking get data from server?

If I have no data in my local and I initialize a strategy, will there be any data loaded in the strategy? Will it load the say X bars look back that I set?

In NT8 there is a ReloadAllHistoricalData() function... does that exist in NT7?

[NinjaTrader_JoshG]

Unfortunately I do not have a whole lot of insight to offer here.

If I have no data in my local and I initialize a strategy, will there be any data loaded in the strategy? Will it load the say X bars look back that I set?

If you uncheck this option the strategy will only be able to load whatever data is stored locally.

In NT8 there is a ReloadAllHistoricalData() function... does that exist in NT7?

There is no equivalent method for this in NT7.

[Cpuerta]

I converted to NT8.

What is the method to call get data from server (if available) from within OnBarUpdate?

[NinjaTrader_JoshG]

You can get to that property by using

NinjaTrader.Core.Globals.MarketDataOptions.GetDataFromServer