Short Term Trading – What You Need To Know

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Short Term Trading: The Time Frame You Trade Can Make or Break YouShort term trading does have some key advantages. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t have their own set of challenges. The time frame you trade could say a lot about you as a person too. Someone who trades a shorter term time frame could have a shorter attention span … Read More

Getting started with the NinjaTrader 8 Market Analyzer?

NT8 Market Analyzers

Market Analyzer 101Most people have not used the market analyzer in NinjaTrader 8 and big reason for that is because they don’t know how. We’re going to fix that today and take you on a step by step walk through on how to master the market analyzer. This will talk about configuring columns, using instrument lists, using your filters and … Read More

How to use charts, templates and workspaces effectively in NinjaTrader 8?

Chart Templates in NinjaTrader 8

Are you using Charts in NinjaTrader 8 Effectively?Charts, templates and workspaces in NinjaTrader does not have to be hard to understand. Were going to make it really simple for you in this short video.Here is a few basic things that you can understand before watching the video. Charts: These charts can be used with windows and tabs. Templates: Templates belong … Read More

Pattern Recognition Traders – Single Biggest Mistake

The Biggest Single Mistake Pattern Traders MakeYou’re Ignoring 50% Of The Data AvailableIf you’re new to what we do here at XABCD Trading, you might be making this pattern recognition problem yourself… If you’re drawing patterns or using software to do it for you …using price (and not measuring time), then you’re ignoring half the data available to you. Patterns … Read More

How to use the Market Analyzer templates for scanning NinjaTrader 8?

Market Analyzer Templates

Start Scanning with Market Analyzer TemplatesThe market analyzer is part of NinjaTrader 8. It has a ton of abilities for scanning for potential opportunities if you know how to use it. This article is not going to cover the usage of it as we’ll probably have many videos on our youtube channel to cover that, but instead I want to … Read More

How To Setup Alerts For XABCD Potential Patterns?

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The Basics of Scanning and Alerting to Potential PatternsCan our NinjaTrader and MetaTrader XABCD software look for Potential Patterns? And you can do this quite easily… want to see how? We’ll show you a step by step example below on how to setup potential patterns so you can get alerted sooner to them using the market analyzer and our templates. … Read More

NinjaTrader 8 Trailing Stop Guide – Step By Step for 2023

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2 Ways to Setup Trailing Stops in NinjaTrader 8:Trailing stops in ninjatrader can be very easy and logical. But first, ask yourself this very important question if you’re thinking of setting up trailing stops in NinjaTrader 8: Are you already in the trade, or are you thinking about going in to the market?The reason why this is so important is … Read More

How To Avoid Trading Burnout and Being On 24/7?

Is It Possible To Not Burnout Trading?Many people getting into trading can suffer from trading burnout early on. When people get started in trading they want results and they want them right away. One of the fastest way to get a result of a trade is by trading a smaller time frame where a trade can work out a lot … Read More

Ninjatrader 8 Gmail Configuration and Setup (Step by Step)

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Step by Step InstructionsNinjaTrader 8 Gmail setup is possible regardless to what you have read online, however only if you read and follow these instructions carefully. Below you will find a step by step list of instructions which you should be able to setup your Gmail email alerts in 15 minutes. So if you don’t have 15 minutes because of … Read More

NinjaTrader 8 Upgrade Guide – Step by Step

NinjaTrader 8 Upgrade

Step by Step GuideNinjaTrader 8 Upgrade GuideOur NinjaTrader 8 upgrade guide will make it very easy for you to complete this process and you’ll be happy to know upgrading to NinjaTrader 8 is very easy. Also, a few points that are worth mentioning before we get started:What you need before beginning the NinjaTrader 8 Upgrade:You won’t be needing your wallet, … Read More

Here Is How To Set The Right Trading Goals in 2023

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Achieving Realistic Trading GoalsMost people won’t take the approach of setting trading goals from the beginning but if they do, often go for trading goals that are extremely high. 7 Steps To Setting Realistic Trading Goals: Don’t set goals that are too low that cause you to be uninterested Don’t set overly high goals that will cause you to risk … Read More

How To Overlay A Chart in NinjaTrader?

Overlay Charts in NinjaTrader 8

Video Instructions Overlaying A ChartOverlaying your charts is pretty easy on NinjaTrader once you know how to do it. Here is a video that will show you everything you need to know in order to get those charts working. Any questions, leave us a comment we will be happy to help you!Step 1: Go To Your Data SeriesIn order to … Read More

What is XABCD Trading and Why It’s Important?

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What is XABCD Trading?XABCD Trading is a way of using Time, Price and Frequency Waves to look for patterns for technical analysis traders. It can be used in any market, on any chart and on any time frame. The patterns are mapping out human emotions using both time and price analysis.Time is a very important concept to measure because how … Read More