Welcome to Running Your Strategy. This section will describe how to run your strategy using a simulated or live account. It is recommended to run your strategy in a simulated account with live data before running your strategy live.
If you would prefer, there is an online video that goes over running your strategy live. Please click on the video picture below to go to the Deep Signal Technologies YouTube Channel.
This example assumes you have already added your data feed and can connect to the data feed. If not, please look at the NinjaTrader help for more information.
To run your strategy using a simulated account, we need to go to NinjaTrader's Control Center and click on the Strategies tab. You should see the Control Center with the Strategies tab open.
Next, right click in the blank Strategies window and select New Strategy... or with the keyboard press Ctrl+N. The Strategies window should look something similar to the following.
Please select the strategy model you would like to use by selecting the dropdown list in the Strategy Data Folder. If you optimized the parameter values, then we will need to enter them in the Params section. In the Data Series section please type or select the Instrument you would like to use along with the bar Type and Value. In the Setup section, the Account parameter allows us to select a simulated or live account. Please select the Sim101 account if not already selected. If there are other changes to the parameters, please change them now.
To add the strategy to the Control Center's Strategy list, click on the OK button.
To enable the strategy, NinjaTrader must be connected to a data feed. If NinjaTrader is connected to a data feed then we can enable the strategy by clicking on the Enabled checkbox. When running a strategy it is helpful to have the NinjaScript Output window open. This will show any messages from the DST Library such as errors or informational messages.
Futures, foreign currency and options trading contains substantial risk and is not for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all or more than the initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardizing ones financial security or lifestyle. Only risk capital should be used for trading and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.