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NinjaTrader 8

Practical guides for the NinjaTrader 8 platform, written from its official Help Guide: installation order, importing indicators as a ZIP, chart settings, Tick Replay for tick-by-tick history, the order book and the footprint chart.

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How to Use Footprint Charts in NinjaTrader 8Two ways to get a footprint chart in NinjaTrader 8, what each one needs, how to prepare the chart so the numbers are readable, and a step-by-step routine for using it at your levels.Read the article →How to Install Custom Indicators in NinjaTrader 8 (ZIP Import)Most NinjaTrader 8 indicators arrive as a ZIP archive imported with Tools > Import > NinjaScript Add-On; source files (.cs) are copied and compiled instead. Both methods to install indicators in NinjaTrader 8, step by step, with the errors to expect.Read the article →NinjaTrader 8 Chart Settings for Futures BeginnersMost of what a NinjaTrader 8 chart shows is decided in one window, the Data Series. The NinjaTrader 8 chart settings a futures beginner should understand, plus the platform time zone and chart templates.Read the article →NinjaTrader 8 Setup Guide for BeginnersA practical NinjaTrader 8 setup path for beginners: account and simulation, installation, market data connection, the settings to change on day one, and a first chart ready for indicators.Read the article →NinjaTrader DOM Tutorial: Reading and Trading from the Order BookHow to use a NinjaTrader DOM in practice: the SuperDOM, the TEVO DOM window, how each one sends orders, and the settings that keep practice on a simulation account.Read the article →Tick Replay in NinjaTrader 8: What It Does and When You Need ItTick Replay feeds historical bars to your indicators one market data event at a time, so order flow tools calculate history the way they would have live. What Tick Replay changes in NinjaTrader 8, how to turn it on and when to leave it off.Read the article →

Free tools for this section

  • Free NinjaTrader 8 indicators15 indicators, 5 order flow tools and 10 ICT models, each with its documentation.
  • Installation video tutorialThe 12 steps from downloading the packs to adding an indicator on a NinjaTrader 8 chart.
  • TEVO DOMTEVO DOM, a free Level 2 depth of market for NinjaTrader 8: price ladder, depth, size changes, Time & Sales and confirmed order entry in its own window.
  • TEVO FootprintTEVO Footprint, a free footprint indicator for NinjaTrader 8: bid × ask volume per price, diagonal and stacked imbalances, bar POC and a delta table.

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