Pro’s and Con’s of TradingView Vs NinjaTraderTradingView and NinjaTrader are two different platforms – each with their own pro’s and con’s. So let’s discuss their strengths and weaknesses. We’re going to be comparing Tradingview Premium with NinjaTrader 8. We have broke these down into a few different categories:Getting Started With Each PlatformTradingView vs NinjaTrader – Cost AnalysisOrder Types Supported By … Read More

Day Trading Risk Management TipsTrying to figure out your day trading risk management plan? Well you’re in the right place. You might be new to trading, or been doing this for a while but the fact your even considering learning about risk puts you far beyond most traders. Yes, these risk management techniques we use with our xabcd patterns. However … Read More

You must learn to master how to do trading consistently. So no surprise, consistency is the highest ranked element traders need. You can get a full list of all 54 elements with the XABCD Periodic Table that is available as a free download. Here are 5 tips below that can help you with trading consistently as the most important element … Read More

Biggest Problems with Classic Candlestick PatternsThere are two types of candlestick patterns. The first type is your classic candlestick patterns, the second are our XABCD patterns. When we talk about candlestick patterns that have problems, we’re talking about the classic patterns. These are your problem patterns: cup with handle double bottoms/tops saucers head and shoulders triangles flags XABCD Patterns actually … Read More

We have a full youtube channel of tips and tricks for NinjaTrader 8 but here are a few were going to put together for easy reference. Renaming tabs, Automatic Backups, Days until rollover are all on the list to cover today.Renaming Tabs in NinjaTrader 8Renaming is very easy but also pretty powerful. Typically the way NinjaTrader is setup is to … Read More

How to Correctly Draw Support and ResistanceIndicators or No Indicators?The problem with support and resistance indicators can be demonstrated by starting out with a blank chart. Draw on the support/resistance levels you’ve identified with your eyes Once your done, load up the support and resistance indicator and see if it draws all the lines in the same spot as you. … Read More

Scanning Automatically vs Drawing XABCD Patterns ManuallyScanning patterns automatically vs manually is going to be a choice for each trader. The good news is the software we produce for NinjaTrader 8 will give you the flexibility to do it how you chose. Let’s look at the pro’s and con’s of each.Advantages of Automatic XABCD Pattern DetectionDetect Large Quantities of PatternsWith … Read More

How We Do Automatic XABCD Pattern Alerts?Our pattern alerts happen automatically the exact second all the ratios are valid. You’ll see nothing on your chart, and then a second later you might see a pattern alert trigger.×TIP 1 Yes, the pattern automatically gets drawn on your chart and it will do the hard work for you. Just attach the indicator … Read More

What To Do With The Middle Button in NT8?Chart Details Popup BoxOn any of the NinjaTrader 8 charts, all you need to do is push the middle mouse button down at any point. This will activate a box telling you the date, time, open, high, low, close and volume.The reason this is very useful (or the main reason I use … Read More

Navigation Shortcuts within NinjaTrader 8 are all pretty simple to use. Below we’ve listed 4 of them that you will find most useful in your technical analysis and every day chart navigation. We have also put all the tips in a video that demonstrates the function of each. Free-form Chart MovementShortcut Key: CTRL + Left MouseThis is extremely useful and … Read More

Wallpaper That Speaks to You!Need some wallpaper to serve as a reminder on your computer every time you go and sit down? Motivation can improve the level of efficiency in your trading and leads to a more stable work environment. Download Links: 4:3 (1920×1080) 21:9 (3440×1440)Download Links: 4:3 (1920×1080) 21:9 (3440×1440)Installing Wallpaper on Windows 10 View the photo by double … Read More

Changing NinjaTrader Bar TypesNinjaTrader bar types can be changed from minutes to other options such as range bars or renko bar charts. This will depend on the traders needs and what they are wanting to use. But yes, you can change NinjaTrader bar types very easily by following these simple instructions.Open a new chart inside of NinjaTraderYou can open a … Read More

YES!Yes you can run NinjaTrader 8 on a mac but it requires you to run some virtualization software as a layer between the NinjaTrader program and the Mac OS. Sorry Mac users, but NinjaTrader 8 can’t run directly on a Mac (you can using virtualization software), and it doesn’t appear that this is going to change any time in the … Read More

Why You Need To Care About NinjaTrader HotkeysNinjaTrader Hotkeys is an important feature but far too often they will probably think of buy and sell buttons for placing orders. This is not their only practical use. In fact there can be so many applications for hotkeys as trading platforms expand.One of those primary applications you can use them for is … Read More