Monitoring opened positions

[NinjaCustomer]

If I want to write ninjascript to watch positions being opened and closed (but not modify, just watch i.e. read only) but not created by this code... what are my options? indicator? strategy? add-on? all of the above?

what are relevant part of the docs?

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello NinjaCustomer,

That would require using the addon methods however you could add that to an Indicator if you are trying to mark a specific chart.

What did you want to do after reading the open position?

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/account_class.htm

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/positions_account.htm

I look forward to being of further assistance.

[NinjaCustomer]

I would prefer to use an indicator (so it would have no problem reading such data?) because I find indicators easier to manage than addons. Especially during development.

Just want to read this data and calculate some stats

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello NinjaCustomer ,

Yes that would work fine for that purpose. The samples in the page I linked show an addon however you can do this from the indicator as well. The same concepts apply, you need to find an account which is the first link in my last post, all of the other samples in the account sub section rely on that sample of finding the account. Once you find the account you can subscribe to its events or search through its collections.

I look forward to being of further assistance.