How to, searching example for Add-On for Custom Connection / Custom Chart

[Airwave]

Dear everyone,

already searched but was not able to find examples or howto's.


I would like to build an Addon, that creates a connection to a custom broker. Similar to that one here: https://github.com/BitMEX/ninjatrade...x#installation

So that I then can create charts based on that broker pairs.

If that is doing much work, it would also be sufficient to create an addon that just can create chats based on a data stream.

Hope on your help and guidance.

Thanks in advance.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Airwave,

Welcome to the NinjaTrader forums!

The API can be used to push real-time data to NinjaTrader through the External Data Feed.

Below is a link to a forum post on the API.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/strategy-development/100199-orders-are-not-displayed-in-chart?p=793626#post793626

[Airwave]

Hello Airwave,

The API can be used to push real-time data to NinjaTrader through the External Data Feed.

Below is a link to a forum post on the API.
https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...626#post793626

Thank you very much.
Is this external data feed then appearing in the connections?
Additionally, could I then create a chart based on the data in different time units?
And can I work with indicators and strategies on that chart then?

Thanks in advance.

Cheers

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Airwave,

The External Data Feed can be added as a connection.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/index.html?connections_menu.htm#CreatingANewConnection

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

Push through real-time tick data and this can be used to build any bar type in real-time, the same as if the ticks were coming from a connected data provider.

Yes, real-time data from any source will build a chart. Yes, indicators and strategies can use real-time data that is building a chart.

[Airwave]

Thank you so much :-)

Is there probably an sample C# project?

Thanks in advance.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Airwave,

Yes, the link I have provided you does have a sample project.

May I confirm you have reviewed the forum post I have linked you?

[Airwave]

Hello Airwave,

Yes, the link I have provided you does have a sample project.

May I confirm you have reviewed the forum post I have linked you?

Ah yes, the Ninja8API.zip . Wasn't shure out of the discussion, that this is example is catching the same problem...

Thank you very much again.

[Airwave]

Hey ChelseaB,
Hey All,

I know had the time to try the Ninja8API.zip (https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...etch?id=886889) out of upper post.

Happy to say, that I got the applications running in my environment and the process of receiving the LAST() value from an open chart is working fine.

But within the process of sending an individual symbol to ninja, the chart keeps staying empty, even the application confirms sending with a success.

Think I'm doing something wrong and I hope you could help me please.

Could you point me in the right direction please?

Thanks you very much in advance.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Airwave,

I've run the release on a test machine with XXXB and this is working with out issue.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F-tHof9EjR9ULVl1ohYXGfOaszsK61LQ/view?usp=drivesdk

Are you testing this during market hours or are you using the Default 24/7 trading hours template?

Do you have NinjaTrader 7 open?

[Airwave]

Hi ChelseaB,

ah, see here what I've done:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1be6uOSHNxADIIP351lL5N3n4Qw1kLYVu/view?usp=sharing

Found out, that it has to do with the market history data...
When this is send it stops working.

Maybe wrong format?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Airwave,

This video shows data being received. This means it works.

The sample project does not have advanced logic and is just the bare bones minimum to send data.

There may be more logic necessary to remove subscriptions and then re-add them.