Non-Trading Strategy

[Bobby-Wan]

Is there any way to run a strategy so that it shows you when to trade, but doesn't actually trade, so I can run and watch when it trades, but when I actually want to trade I do that manually?

Thanks!

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello Bobby-Wan,

Welcome to the NinjaTrader forums!

You can configure strategies to draw on your chart when conditions are met. You can draw instead of or in addition to placing orders.

The following help guide article can help you to use the strategy wizard to draw on the chart.

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/StrategyAction-DrawingOnAChart.html

[Bobby-Wan]

I know I can draw the indicators, I already have this implemented.

Basically what I want to do is run a strategy and have NinjaTrader just pretend that it's trading. What I want to do is follow along with the strategy and enter the trades myself manually. So the strategy doesn't do anything except act as an advisor, i.e., it would tell me when to trade but wouldn't actually do any of the trading, I would do that myself.

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello Bobby-Wan,

You can "pretend trade" by executing orders on the Sim101 account, of course.

Strategies look for conditions and perform actions.

I have attached a screenshot of some of the prebuilt actions you can do when conditions are true. You can draw dots, arrows, send yourself an email, alert with sound or text, etc. You're not limited to these items, but these are the ones available through the strategy wizard.

[Bobby-Wan]

So you're saying I should have two instances of NinjaTrader open?

One connected to Sim101 account and the other one connected to a broker, then run the strategy on the Sim101 account?

[Bobby-Wan]

Wait, no, I see, just have the strategy talking to the Sim101 account, ok got it, thanks!

[Bobby-Wan]

Actually, from what I hear, if I'm running a strategy and the SuperDOM at the same time they _both_ have to be trading on the same account. In other words, if I'm sending orders to my broker using the SuperDOM, then my strategy is sending them to my broker as well.

I'd like to be able to do something like EnterLong(0) and have it keep track of the profit target and stop loss for the order as if I had entered one.

Anyway, I probably can implement a simulated profit target and stop loss in NinjaScript, it's just that it would be handy if I could use the EnterLong(), ExitLong(), EnterShort(), etc., functionality to do it.

Thanks!

Bob

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Bob,

There is no requirement that says your SuperDOM going to your brokerage would require your NinjaScript strategy to go to the brokerage too. You can choose which account to trade on for both separately.