Does the New NT 8.1 Impact Custom Indicators, Add-ons, etc?

[NinjaTrader_Zachary]

Hello Bruce,

Thank you for your reply and no problem! We definitely understand the newness of it all.

2 instances of the Desktop application would be a bit different and is more inline with the traditional connection limitations. It would not be possible to connect within the Desktop application with the same set of credentials at one time. While you could certainly open the Desktop application in multiple locations using your Client Dashboard login, only one of those can be connected to the account at a time while using those credentials. Connecting on one would disconnect the other.

[QuantKey_Bruce]

While you could certainly open the Desktop application in multiple locations using your Client Dashboard login, only one of those can be connected to the account at a time while using those credentials. Connecting on one would disconnect the other.

To better understand this situation, could you please clarify if this is only because of the data feed? Or, is it the case that regardless of the data feed we can't have two Desktop instances connected to the same account?

[NinjaTrader_Zachary]

Hello Bruce,

Thank you for your reply.

I need to issue a correction to my previous statement, as there was a slight misunderstanding of the new connection technology on my part. I've done a bit more research and do apologize for any confusion here. When you connect using your new Dashboard credentials in the new NinjaTrader Desktop, you are allowed up to 2 connections to the data at a time. This could be Web and Mobile, Mobile and Desktop, Web and Desktop, or Desktop and Desktop. So to answer the original question, if you are connecting using your new Dashboard credentials on 2 different Desktop instances, you would be allowed to do so. This is in contrast to the previous NinjaTrader Continuum connection API, which would only allow a single connection at a time.

Again, my apologies for the misunderstanding here.

[QuantKey_Bruce]

So to answer the original question, if you are connecting using your new Dashboard credentials on 2 different Desktop instances, you would be allowed to do so. This is in contrast to the previous NinjaTrader Continuum connection API, which would only allow a single connection at a time.

Thank you Zachary, that is helpful.

Can you answer if the new connection that uses the dashboard credentials uses CQG data like Continuum?

[backtester831]

Hello Bruce,

Thank you for your reply.

I need to issue a correction to my previous statement, as there was a slight misunderstanding of the new connection technology on my part. I've done a bit more research and do apologize for any confusion here. When you connect using your new Dashboard credentials in the new NinjaTrader Desktop, you are allowed up to 2 connections to the data at a time. This could be Web and Mobile, Mobile and Desktop, Web and Desktop, or Desktop and Desktop. So to answer the original question, if you are connecting using your new Dashboard credentials on 2 different Desktop instances, you would be allowed to do so. This is in contrast to the previous NinjaTrader Continuum connection API, which would only allow a single connection at a time.

Again, my apologies for the misunderstanding here.

For desktop and desktop, it's only with multi provider option turned off in one, or both, right? (in order to force NT Desktop to use the web connection instead of NinjaTrader Continuum connection API).

Because the new Dashboard credentials are used in 8.1 either way (NT desktop won't open without the new login modal), but seems like the deciding factor is that multi provider checkbox in the options.

[NinjaTrader_Zachary]

Hello Bruce,

Thank you for your reply.

Correct, the new NinjaTrader connection uses CQG as the source for it's futures data.

[NinjaTrader_Zachary]

Hello backtester831,

Thanks for the question!

For desktop and desktop, it's only with multi provider option turned off in one, or both, right? (in order to force NT Desktop to use the web connection instead of NinjaTrader Continuum connection API).

Because the new Dashboard credentials are used in 8.1 either way (NT desktop won't open without the new login modal), but seems like the deciding factor is that multi provider checkbox in the options.

Actually, whether or not the multi provider option is enabled, this should still be possible in either scenario. However, when you do have multi provider enabled, you'd want to make sure that you've created and have connected to the new NinjaTrader connection type on both Desktop instances rather than the legacy NinjaTrader Continuum adapter. NinjaTrader Continuum would still be limited as it was previously, but the new NinjaTrader connection allows up to 2 connections simultaneously.

[drewski1980]

Dear Support,

Please comment on how (if) the new Version 8.1 Impacts custom add-ons, indicators, strategies, etc. Some vendors report that their add-ons do not work with the new NT version.and advised not to install the new version.

Ref::

https://futures.io/ninjatrader/59412...tml#post880037

Thanks.

aligator
hi Aligator- I tried to DM you but couldn’t. I made a post to ask you a question!

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/1242604-trendgrabber-by-aligator-aligator

[aligator]

aligator
hi Aligator- I tried to DM you but couldn’t. I made a post to ask you a question!

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/1242604-trendgrabber-by-aligator-aligator

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