Trades do not show on some charts

[arnonmoscona]

Hi!

I am developing an automated strategy (quite complex) and I am currently debugging it using live data and a simulation account (a separate sim account created for this debug process).

I have attached this strategy to a simple chart window that is not linked to the rest and has no indicators or other strategies on it. In this window, like all other chart windows, I have Trades/Plot executions set to TextAndMarkers (the default).

For some reason, the trades that are generated by the strategy (as well as other trades) show up in all chart windows that display this instrument (a stock), but not on the window where the strategy is attached.

I cannot figure out why it does not display on this window. Note that all windows are 1min windows (although I think that this particular window started off being a 30sec windows and was later changed to 1min)

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

arnonmoscona, thanks for the post - are you 100% sure the strategy is really running on a chart and was not started from the strategies tab? Those would not be visualized in NT at all, but silently run in a performance optimized mode...

[arnonmoscona]

Absolutely positive.

[arnonmoscona]

And also I said in my post that the trades from the strategy are showing on the other chart windows. Just not on the chart window where the strategy is active.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Ok, thanks arnonmoscona - what happens if you close the particular chart giving your the issue and then recreate the same chart new and reattach the strategy, would the trades then show?

[arnonmoscona]

Yes. They do

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hi arnonmoscona,

Is this a strategy with ATM based orders? These would not display trade executions while the strategy is running, but do show on other charts as actual executions.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/using_atm_strategies.htm

[arnonmoscona]

No. It's using unmanaged orders

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Thanks. Can you clarify if you're having trouble with executions or orders? Executions from unmanaged approach should show on the chart, but orders do not show on the strategy chart.

[arnonmoscona]

As I said, it shows up briefly, until I disable the strategy. At that point everything is removed from the chart (but shows up on other chart windows)

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Sorry, what shows up briefly?

Can you please let us know the following so we're on the same page with what we're discussing:

• Are you not seeing orders or executions?
• For executions - actual executions or historical virtual executions?
• Is the strategy enabled or disabled?
• Are you having trouble with the chart the strategy is enabled on or a different chart?

I'm also available to work through this over phone if you prefer. - Send a note to support 'at' ninjatrader 'dot' com, include your phone number and availability and a link to this thread.

[arnonmoscona]

The executions and the drawn objects from the strategy show up as long as it is enabled. Once disabled they no longer show up on the chart.
The executions continue to show up on the other chart windows (for the same instrument). The drawn objects never show up for the other chart windows.

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

That would be expected behavior. When a strategy is applied to the chart, it shows only those executions that belong to one instance of it, either historical or actual executions it makes. If it's disabled, there would be no drawing objects or executions visible.

[arnonmoscona]

I see. This is sort of unexpected. I would like to see the executions and drawing even when the strategy is disabled. This is very useful while debugging. Please consider this a feature request.

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Thanks for the feedback. I've sent to our product development team to consider. This request is assigned ID # 1578.