Continuous ES contract?

[several]

Hello, I'm a new user struggling a bit with the contract change.

I know I can select the SEP or DEC contract. But which one is the continuous? If I select the one just called 'ES' I just get a blank chart.

The DEC contract loads but obviously it only has data for a few days.

[NinjaTrader_Clayton]

Hello several,

Thank you for the message.

Continuous contracts are symbolized with the Contract Date of ##-##.

• So, ES ##-## for example

If you put that in and nothing loads, then your data provider doesn't support Continuous Contracts.


To Roll over the instruments in your platform:

• Go to the Control Center > Tools > Database Management
• If you see instruments in the list > Click the "Rollover" button > Click OK
  • This should have automatically rolled over the windows in your workspace

If the windows did not automatically roll over:

• Go to the Chart or Window
• Click the 'Instrument' dropdown menu and look in the 'Futures' or 'Micros' list for the updated contract.
• Or, click into the Instrument selector and manually type the Instrument symbol on your keyboard and double-click the appropriate result as desired and it will automatically add the expiry.
  • Please click Here for more information on using the Instrument Selector as a search bo

If you don't want to see the old expired contracts at the top of the list, hover the mouse cursor over the old instrument and press the DEL or Delete key on your keyboard.


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