strategy signals on chart!

[futureszone]

Hello Strategy Development Team,

I'm new on NT8 strategy coding. I have mindset based on trading view pine script whenever i have a strategy and apply it to any chart I would see immediately signals and any other strategy rules. like long/short arrows, tp/sl levels etc...

now with nt8. the chart seems blank and not reacting to any strategy applied on it, this is very important stage when i review the work of my programmer to ensure that the strategy is in accordance with my requirements and rules.

i know there is an indicator to code but still it is not relevant to coded strategy. so how to determine on live chart if my programmer coded the script identically to what i want it?

i have no coding experience, looking forward to hear from you,

many thanks

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello futureszone,

Thanks for your post.

When a strategy is enabled, it processes historical data to determine trades that the strategy would have made on the data that is already on the PC/chart and to determine what position the strategy is in. (Strategy positions are separate from actual Account positions.) You will see the historical positions calculated by the strategy when enabling it if the strategy is made to process historical data. The strategy will also draw objects and plot idnicators on the chart if it is programmed to do so.

Note that if the strategy is programmed to skip historical processing, the strategy will start from a flat position and no historical orders, drawing objects, or indicators will be plotted historically.

Since the strategy is being programmed by a third-party developer, you should reach out to the developer directly for specific instructions on how to operate the strategy. Then, if the strategy is not operating as expected when following the developer's instructions, you would need to reach out to the developer so they could modify their code or provide further instructions.

You could consider enabling the SampleMACrossOver strategy that comes default with NinjaTrader to see an example of how a strategy will calculate historical orders and plot indicators when the strategy is enabled.

Please let me know if I may assist further.

[futureszone]

Hello futureszone,

Thanks for your post.

When a strategy is enabled, it processes historical data to determine trades that the strategy would have made on the data that is already on the PC/chart and to determine what position the strategy is in. (Strategy positions are separate from actual Account positions.) You will see the historical positions calculated by the strategy when enabling it if the strategy is made to process historical data. The strategy will also draw objects and plot idnicators on the chart if it is programmed to do so.

Note that if the strategy is programmed to skip historical processing, the strategy will start from a flat position and no historical orders, drawing objects, or indicators will be plotted historically.

Since the strategy is being programmed by a third-party developer, you should reach out to the developer directly for specific instructions on how to operate the strategy. Then, if the strategy is not operating as expected when following the developer's instructions, you would need to reach out to the developer so they could modify their code or provide further instructions.

You could consider enabling the SampleMACrossOver strategy that comes default with NinjaTrader to see an example of how a strategy will calculate historical orders and plot indicators when the strategy is enabled.

Please let me know if I may assist further.

Hello Brandon

thank you as always for very helpful feedback, something was missing (enable box) as i received a feedback from the programmer today as he wanted to ask me about parameters rules and not ready to run it. but i noticed enable option box on built in strategy like ma cross if on it is on if off then its off, back in tradingview it will automatically run when plotted on chart!

have a good week and best wishes.
FuturesZone

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello futureszone,

Thanks for your note.

A NinjaScript strategy must be manually enabled on a chart after adding the strategy to the chart.

When enabled, the strategy will be running on the chart and processing logic/placing trades. When disabled, the strategy will not be running on the chart.

Here are some help guide links for more information about enabling a strategy.
Enabling a Strategy from the Control Center — https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...eStrategiesTab
Enabling a Strategy in a Chart window — https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...rategyInAChart

Let me know if I may assist further.

[futureszone]

Many thanks BrandonH for the help guides.