Need help with multiple connections and data feed prioritization

[ErikY]

I use Kinetick for my main data feed, have been using it for years. I just recently kicked off some live strategies on Forex.com.

In order to do that, I had to establish a connection with Forex.com

It appears that Forex.com is also sending instrument information over to Ninja, which I was unaware of. I am now finding that my data is different than a friends who uses exact same code as me, with the only difference being he does not connect to Forex.com. He only connects to Kinetick.

I ran a little test where I disconnected from Forex.com, reloaded all historical data, and my data matched perfectly with his. So clearly our Kinetick data feeds are identical, its the forex.com data throwing mine off.

I don't understand how to prioritize kinetick data over forex.com data.

If I go into Tools Market Data General Preferred connections real time, I have kinetic for everything, and forex for nothing

I ensured that and restarted ninja.

What I found was if I have both forex.com and kinetic connecting on startup, forex.com always takes priority for data feed when I am getting new data or reload historical data. If I only have kinetick on startup and not forex, even if I add forex, I am getting prioritization of kinetic.

My can manage my workflow in terms of leaving only kinetick on connect on start up and manually connecting to forex.com if thats what it takes, but I want to make sure I really understand this as it has a clear impact to my strategies and my auto trading. If there is a random nature to which data feed gets priority, I need to understand that.

Any help would be appreciated.

[NinjaTrader_JustinD]

Hello ErikY,

Thank you for using NinjaTrader.


Be sure you have your Preferred Connections set to Kinetick for both historical and live data as your strategies may be using the historical data for their calculations, and it may be pulling the live data from Kinetick while the historical is being pulled from Forex.com if you do not have both data types set to Kinetick only. If you have Preferred Connections set to Kinetick for both historical and live data but continue to see this behavior, please let us know.

[jeronymite]

ErikY These two posts are very relevant to using more than a single data feed and trading live:

• https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/...rs#post1218675
• https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/...-by-connection

Crucial point: If you trade live, be sure the data you use to make your trading decisions are coming from your account at the broker to whom you submit your Orders. Otherwise, you are essentially trading "blind".

Thanks.