How to add multiple expirations of a contract when in Month Abbreviation mode?

[tradrdude]

Howdy,
How can I add multiple expirations of a futures contract when in Month Abbreviation mode (the preference in Tools-Options-General-Symbology display style)?

When searching for an instrument to add to a list, alternate contract expiration dates do not show up like they do when in Exchange mode.

Here's a screenshot when I search for NQ (and looking to add the March expiry, so I can see which contract has more volume).

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Clayton]

Hello tradrdude,

Thank you for the message.

You demonstrated this using the "Instruments" window which is kind of like a dictionary of all the available instruments and their contracts. It isn't a real place to select these different contracts.


Within the Market Analyzer window, just click on it and start typing to add a new instrument:

• Type your desired instrument and contract and press Enter to add it to the list
• For example, type ES 06-24 on your keyboard and then press Enter and it will add it
  • Click here for more information and an example of this process
  • Click here fore more information on how to use the Instrument Selector box as a search box as well

If you are wanting to chart the current and future contracts next to each other, you may want to switch the platform's Global Merge Policy to "Do not merge" so that you can see the historical data for each specific contract and not have them merge:

• How Can I Learn How NinjaTrader's Merge Policy Impacts My Charts?

Please let us know if we may provide any further assistance.