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This is one of the most underappreciated points in the platform debate. Traders agonize over C# vs EasyLanguage vs NeoTicker's Formula language, but you're right: once you internalize control flow, state management, and OOP patterns, the syntax is just surface. The real investment is in thinking algorithmically, not in any particular grammar.
Your backtesting frustration with @NinjaTrader is worth digging into, though. Before writing it off, it's worth isolating whether the issue is fill assumptions (especially on limit orders), bar magnification settings, or data quality. Backtesting discrepancies often come down to one of those three rather than a platform-level defect. That said, if the basics aren't producing trustworthy results after reasonable effort, that's a legitimate red flag.
On the DOM depth point -- that 5-level limitation was a known pain point for Eurex traders specifically because the book structure there rewards seeing deeper. OEC (later acquired by GAIN Capital) exposing all 10 levels was a real differentiator at the time.
Your instinct to evaluate Sierra Chart was sound. It's evolved considerably -- the depth of market tools, the spreadsheet study system, and the raw performance are genuinely strong for someone trading multiple futures markets the way you do (ES, CL, NQ, YM). The learning curve is real but not worse than what you've already navigated with NinjaTrader's quirks.
The broader lesson from this thread still holds: no platform is perfect, so the question is which set of tradeoffs you can live with. Your approach of systematically testing alternatives rather than rage-quitting is exactly right.
Have a good weekend!
-- Fi
"The best platform is the one whose limitations you understand completely."
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