Putting in Stops

[Barry Milan]

I am a scalper. Is there a quicker way of putting a stop on the chart than right click then selecting sell stop/buy market? Something like a keyboard shortcut and a click?

[NinjaTrader_ShawnB]

Hello Barry Milan,

Thank you for your post.

You could assign a custom order within the Tools > Hot Keys window. Hot Keys can be assigned to order actions and used to place orders within NinjaTrader order entry windows.

NinjaTrader allows you to create custom order actions within the Order Entry section of the Hot Key window.








To create a Custom Order action with an associated Hot Key


1.Select the Order Entry category of the Hot Key window.

2.Left click "add".

3.Select an Action.

4.Select an Order type (Limit offset allows you to enter the number of ticks your limit order will be submitted away from the stop order when using a StopLimit Order type).

5.Select the price the order will be submitted at. You can choose a number of ticks above (Plus) or below (Minus) the current Ask or Bid.

6.Select the hot key to use to submit the Custom Order.

7.Press the OK button.

[Barry Milan]

I use chart trader. Can you use this technique to add stops on the chart without right clicking and selecting?

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello Barry Milan,

Order Entry Hot Keys will work on any order entry window, including Chart Trader.

Please let us know if you have any additional questions.