Can I Chart Ascii Or CSV files in NT?

[maxreturn]

With my old charting platform I could chart Ascii and/or CSV files. Can this be done with Ninja Trader? These would be end of day breadth files that I constructed in Excel to plot underneath a daily plot of the SPX.

Best Regards
Chuck

[NinjaTrader_RJ]

Hello Chuck,

Thank you for your note.

Unfortunately Ascii and CSV is not directly supported, however you can convert this date to a .txt file and import into NinjaTrader.

Please see this section of our Help Guide for more information on how to import data into NinjaTrader: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h.../importing.htm

[maxreturn]

Hello Chuck,

Thank you for your note.

Unfortunately Ascii and CSV is not directly supported, however you can convert this date to a .txt file and import into NinjaTrader.

Please see this section of our Help Guide for more information on how to import data into NinjaTrader: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h.../importing.htm

Hello RJ. I have the files set up in the correct format. My only question is do I need to have headers in the first line of the file (open,high,low,close,volume)?

Best Regards
Chuck

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hi Chuck,

No headings are required - just the raw data is needed here.

[maxreturn]

Hi Chuck,

No headings are required - just the raw data is needed here.

Hello Kyle. I tried importing the date files as instructed. But I'm getting an error message. I have attached an image of the error message and attached the data file that I'm trying to import. Can you please take a look? Thanks

Best Regards
Chuck

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hi,

Can you please post an image of the Log tab as it exists on your PC?

[maxreturn]

Hi,

Can you please post an image of the Log tab as it exists on your PC?

Hello Kyle, I'm assuming that you're referring to the log tab in Ninja Trader. If you need anything else, please let me know.

Best Regards
Chuck

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

Hello,

This message indicates that you have not setup a symbol with the same name as this file name.

You should ensure that the file name matches a symbol in your instrument manager.

If the symbol you are attempting to import is 21POS, you will need to add an instrument to your instrument manager named 21POS.

NinjaTrader comes pre-loaded with the most commonly traded instruments however, you may find the need to add an additional instrument. Please follow the instructions below to add an instrument in the Instrument Manager.

• From the NinjaTrader Control Center window select the menu Tools > Instrument Manager
• Press the "New" button
• *Enter in instrument specific information and select the appropriate exchange (add Default exchange for equities in addition to the actual exchange)
• Fill in any relevant information under the "Misc" tab such as symbol mapping for your target connectivity provider
• Press the "OK" button

* If you wish to add an equity, this can be accomplished without following the steps above. Just open a chart (for example) and start typing in the symbol and a new instrument is automatically created.
The instrument is now added to the master instrument list. Please follow the instructions below if you want to add this instrument to an instrument list.

• Select the instrument list you wish to add the instrument to via the "Instrument lists" drop down list in the upper left hand corner
• Select the exchange (Default recommend for equities) as this will route orders to your broker smart routing system
• Select the appropriate expiration date if this is a futures instrument
• Press the "<" button to add the instrument to the list

You are now complete and can press the "OK" button.