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Forum: NinjaTrader September 16th, 2018, 05:33 AM
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Posted By Fat Tails
Your chart is just self-delusion. Bear in...

Your chart is just self-delusion.


Bear in mind that there is no gap on the EURUSD chart.

It only appears on the 6E chart because of the accrued interest between the two expiry dates.

Also...
Forum: NinjaTrader September 9th, 2018, 05:39 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
If you use the setting "Non-adjusted", most, if...

If you use the setting "Non-adjusted", most, if not all of your indicators will display false values. This can be avoided by setting the chart to "Do not merge" or "Merge-BackAdjusted". With "Do not...
Forum: NinjaTrader March 16th, 2017, 01:08 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
I have noticed that the offset values are...

I have noticed that the offset values are calculated from the last traded price and not from the settlement price. I think they have those offset values sitting in a database. If I remember well, the...
Forum: NinjaTrader March 15th, 2017, 07:03 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
Rollover date for currency futures was Friday,...

Rollover date for currency futures was Friday, March 10.

All you need to do is to open the CME group website and look up the settlement prices for both the old and the new contract for Thursday,...
Forum: NinjaTrader June 11th, 2015, 02:39 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
When you select "save chart data as historical",...

When you select "save chart data as historical", NinjaTrader converts real-time data to historical data. This is not recommended, as your chart will be built from chunks and pieces of different data...
Forum: NinjaTrader June 10th, 2015, 03:56 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
1. When you start market replay your chart has...

1. When you start market replay your chart has two sections

First section = all data prior to start of replay: This is historical data taken from your historical data base. The data is...
Forum: NinjaTrader February 1st, 2015, 12:51 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
Both charts are showing merged, backadjusted...

Both charts are showing merged, backadjusted contracts. The current front month for CL is the March contract (CL 03-15). This means that this months and all later expiries show the same data until...
Forum: NinjaTrader December 11th, 2014, 05:28 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
The question is - how long you intend to...

The question is

- how long you intend to hold your positions (are you a scalper, daytrader, swingtrader or investor?)
- what tools you intend to use

Example:

(1) If you wish to use...
Forum: NinjaTrader September 17th, 2013, 02:20 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
This answer is confusing. I do not see how...

This answer is confusing. I do not see how NinjaTrader would allow you to select between @ES# and @ES#C.


The following is required:


Continuous Futures:

You simply need to load a chart...
Forum: NinjaTrader September 10th, 2012, 05:20 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
Rollover day was on June 7, you can check that...

Rollover day was on June 7, you can check that via the instrument manager. A rollover gap would therefore have shown between June 6 and June 7, and not between June 8 and June 11.

What you noticed...
Forum: NinjaTrader August 17th, 2011, 04:27 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
(1) Change the settings as Josh has explained. ...

(1) Change the settings as Josh has explained.
(2) Open a chart for ES 09-11
(3) It will show the contract ES 09-11 from June 9 (rollover day) until today, but show the contract ES 06-11 from June...
Forum: NinjaTrader August 15th, 2011, 02:42 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
That is a strange solution, the way Josh has...

That is a strange solution, the way Josh has suggested will certainly work correctly.
Forum: NinjaTrader August 14th, 2011, 03:50 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
You seem to refer to another piece of software...

You seem to refer to another piece of software which you do not mention. If you try to explain the same problem in a comprehensive way without refering to unknown definitions, it might be easier to...
Forum: NinjaTrader July 14th, 2011, 04:09 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
Trendlines rely on self-fulfilling prophecy, they...

Trendlines rely on self-fulfilling prophecy, they only work because traders use them. They can be used on any type of chart.



The CL example is the best you could choose. CL rolls every month...
Forum: NinjaTrader July 13th, 2011, 06:11 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
A continuous contract does not show real prices...

A continuous contract does not show real prices traded at real-time. It is an artificial construct.

They only way to show real prices traded over real time, is to use single contracts and switch...
Forum: NinjaTrader June 13th, 2011, 11:11 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
:thinking: Maybe some rolled at the end...

:thinking:


Maybe some rolled at the end of the session?

Maybe the eager daytraders were not aware of rollover day?
Forum: NinjaTrader June 13th, 2011, 05:16 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
Information by CME ...

Information by CME

http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/files/Rollover_Dates.pdf - Document attached below.

Excerpt:

"For example, if the rollover date is Thursday, June 9, 2011,...
Forum: NinjaTrader June 12th, 2011, 02:56 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
Yes, volume only shifted to the new contract on...

Yes, volume only shifted to the new contract on Friday. Now, rollover date means that investors shift their positions from the old front month to the new front month contract. At what stage you want...
Forum: NinjaTrader June 12th, 2011, 01:22 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
Your knowledge can be improved. The Globex...

Your knowledge can be improved. The Globex session for equity products starts at 3:30 PM Central Time. Only exception is Sunday evening, when the Globex session starts at 5:00 PM Central Time. You...
Forum: NinjaTrader June 5th, 2011, 11:00 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
That is the expiry date. Some contracts, in...

That is the expiry date. Some contracts, in particular index and currency futures have official rollover dates, when they should be rolled. These are different from the expiry date. Some exmaples...
Forum: NinjaTrader June 5th, 2011, 02:39 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
There is no official rollover date for oil. The...

There is no official rollover date for oil. The default rollover date shown by NinjaTrader is not an official rollover date.



Not, if you have entered the rollover date correctly.


The...
Forum: NinjaTrader February 13th, 2011, 08:04 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
NT cannot build a real continuous contract from...

NT cannot build a real continuous contract from single month contracts. NT can only display a continuous contract as ##-##, if it is supplied by your data vendor.

NT can merge contracts, which...
Forum: NinjaTrader February 13th, 2011, 06:03 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
The ##-## contract is provided by your data...

The ##-## contract is provided by your data provider. You can consider it as a different instrument, similar as a stock. The merge policy has no impact on this instrument.

If you want to display a...
Forum: NinjaTrader February 12th, 2011, 05:47 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 37,439
Posted By Fat Tails
First of all there are several ways of creating...

First of all there are several ways of creating continuous or merged futures. This document gives an overview of the options.
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