How do you plot price manually on NT8

[Rod500]

I've been demo trading for a minute and I think it will be helpful if I can just tap a key and plot the price(candle stick) manually rather than watch it take time to unfold. I saw a Guru on on YouTube do just that. I am sure it will help me with the limited time I got to study until I figure out my style and approach to trading.

[NinjaTrader_PatrickG]

They were likely using market replay, as this allows you to playback prior times in the market and varying speeds. I can't think of another way to 'print' data on a chart faster than real-time. To be sure you'll want to contact the person you're referring to to find out exactly what they were doing.

I have provided a link below to our YouTube video that provides a brief overview of downloading Market Replay data, connecting to the Playback Connection, and replaying data:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvoc16oJhk8

To use the Playback Connection you will first need to have data for Market Replay.

There are 2 ways of getting market data for Market Replay:

1. Record live market data To do this you will need to enable the Market Replay Recorder by going to Tools> Options> Market Data > check 'Enable market recording for playback' > OK. Now data will be recorded for any instrument in any NinjaTrader window that is receiving live market data. Level II (market depth) data is only recorded if a Level II, SuperDOM, or FX Pro window is open and receiving data for the instrument. The Market Analyzer window is the recommended recording window as multiple instruments can be added to one Market Analyzer window and all recorded at the same time. Please see the following help guide page for more information: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...ReplayRecorder
2. Download replay data from the NinjaTrader server.
   
   NinjaTrader offers a limited amount of replay data free to download. Only the most common instruments are currently available.

To download replay data:

• Select the Tools menu in the Control Center, select the menu item Historical Data and select "Load" tab. Here the section "Get Market Replay data" can be expanded.
• Select the instrument and date of the desired replay data and press the OK button to begin the download.

Please see the following help guide page for more information:

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/index.html?set_up12.htm#HowToDownloadPlaybackDataFromTheNinjaTraderServer

Notes:

• Record for market replay must be disabled from the Data tab of the Options menu before downloading replay data.
• NOT available when connected to the Playback connection.

To start playback, first disconnect from any other connections. Connect to the Playback Connection by going to Connections > Playback Connection.

Select the time frame for the Market Replay Data you would like to view. NinjaTrader windows will only display data for instruments and times you have data available.

You can check what data you have available by right clicking on the Playback Connect controls and selecting 'Available data'. Data will only be displayed within the selected time frame.

I have provided a link below to our Help Guide that goes over Market Replay.

• http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...connection.htm