Maximum playback speed where alerts will always trigger?

[davydhnz]

Hi,

I read online that "Alerts are checked every 200 milliseconds, so using them in Playback could result in an alert not triggering."

Is there an official maximum speed for playback where audio alerts should always playback consistently?

I need to test my alerts system, but there's no point going so fast they don't sound,
but if I go 1x speed that would take years to test what I want to test.

Any advice would be appreciate,

Thanks!

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello davydhnz,

Thanks for your post.

Alerts are checked every 200 milliseconds and the Playback connection pumps data in every 1 second when set to MAX speed. Due to this, alerts are not intended to be used with Playback while using an increased speed. This could be seen in the 'Using Alerts' section of the NinjaTrader 8 help guide linked below. From the help guide:

2) Alerts are not intended to be used with Playback while using an increased speed. Alerts are checked every 200 milliseconds, so using them in Playback could result in an alert not triggering.

Instead of using the Playback connection, you could use the Simulated Data Feed connection and the Sim 101 account to test your alerts.

See the help guide documentation below for more information.

Using Alerts: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ing_alerts.htm
Understanding How Playback Works: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ePlaybackWorks

Let me know if I may assist further.