sp500 and Volume

[jasinhbca]

When i add Volume bars (volume updown indicator) to my daily charts of SP500 & NDX, all the volume bars =1

How do i get the cash indices with actual volume charted ?

I'm using Kinetick for data.

thank you

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hello,

Thank you for your post.

Since index instruments are not traded there is no volume data for these products. I would recommend that you contact your data provider to see what symbol they would recommend that you use when checking volume for these type of instruments.

[jasinhbca]

thanks Kyle. Kinetick website shows a ticker of SPX.XO that may be it. I'll check with them. However when I try to enter that ticker in the Ninja instrument manager I can't do it. I do a search and it doesn't come up. Is there another way to add to instrument manager. ?

thanks

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Thank you for getting back to me, jasinhbca.

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

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.

[jasinhbca]

Thanks Kyle. I'll give it a try tomorrow.