Running a NinjaScriptStrategy from the Strategies Tab

You can run a NinjaScript strategy in real-time in a live or simulation account via the Strategies tab of the Control Center.

Setup Tips

Following are some key points and instructions on on how to run a NinjaScript strategy from the Strategies tab of the Control Center window:

•	NinjaTrader MUST be connected to a live brokerage or market data vendor

•	A NinjaScript strategy is a self contained automated trading system and orders generated are live and not virtual. Cancelling strategy generated orders manually can cause your strategy to stop executing as you designed it. If you want to manually cancel an order, terminate the strategy first.

•	Strategies initiated from the Strategies tab will NOT appear in a chart

•	If running an FX strategy, please review the "Running FX Strategies" section for critical information

Running a NinjaScript Strategy

To run a NinjaScript strategy from the Strategies tab:

1.	Left mouse click on the Strategies tab found in the NinjaTrader Control Center

2.	Right mouse click within the Strategies tab. The right click menu will appear.

3.	Select the menu item New Strategy... The New Strategy window will appear.

4.	Choose the strategy you wish to run from the Strategy drop down menu.

5.	Set the instrument, interval, and other optional strategy properties (see the "Understanding strategy properties section below") and press the OK button

6.	Check the box in the Enable column of the Strategies tab next to the strategy you wish to enable.

Strategy Properties (see image below)

The image below shows the adjustable properties for a strategy available in the Strategies tab of the Control Center (see the "How to run a NinjaScript strategy in from the Strategies tab" section above):

Parameters section	Sets any strategy specific user defined inputs
Price based on	Sets the type of market data used to drive the Data Series.
Type	Sets the bar type of the Data Series.
Value	Sets the Data Series value.
Instrument(s)	Sets the instrument(s) the strategy will run against
Days to load	Sets the number of days to load data
Session template	Sets the session time template for the Data Series. (See the "Session Manager" section of the Help Guide for more information)
Account	Sets the account the strategy will execute orders in
Calculate on bar close	If true, will only calculate the strategy's value on the close of a bar. If false, will calculate the strategy's value on each incoming tick.
Label	Sets a text label that will be displayed on the chart to represent the strategy
Maximum bars look back	Sets the maximum number of historical bars to use for strategy calculations. The TwoHundredFiftySix setting is the most memory friendly.
Min. bars required	Sets the minimum number of bars required before the backtest will start processing
Fill Type	Sets the algorithm for processing and filling orders on the historical data portion of the chart
Slippage	Sets the slippage amount in ticks for the historical portion of the chart
Entries per direction	Sets the maximum number of entries allowed per direction while a position is active based on the "Entry handling" property
Entry handling	Sets the manner in how entry orders are handled. If set to "AllEntries", the strategy will process all entry orders until the maximum allowable entries set by the "Entries per direction" property has been reached while in an open position. If set to "UniqueEntries", strategy will process entry orders until the maximum allowable entries set by the "Entries per direction" property per each uniquely named entry.
Exit on close	When enabled, open positions are closed on the last bar of a session
Exit on close seconds	Sets the number of seconds prior to the end of a session when open positions of a strategy will be closed
Stop & target submission	Sets how stop and target orders are submitted
Sync account position	Enables or disables an automatic attempt to sync the account position and strategy position.
Set order quantity	Sets how the order size is determined, options are: "by default quantity" - User defined order size "by strategy" - Takes the order size specified programmatically within the strategy "by account" - Allows you to set a virtual account value that is used to determine maximum order size based on margin settings per instrument set in the Instrument Manager
Time in force	Sets the order's time in force

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