Where can I find a simple price crossover strategy for NT8 that can be used for back testing?

Like - if the close of last bar closed above/below EMA 20 then draw arrow and go long with X ticks TP and Y ticks SL with one entry per direction.

Any replies will be appreciated.

DoubleUCapital 

Where can I find a simple price crossover strategy for NT8 that can be used for back testing? Like - if the close of last bar closed above/below EMA 20 then draw arrow and go long with X ticks TP and Y ticks SL with one entry per direction. Any replies will be appreciated.

Ninjatrader user share app site.

Darvish 

Ninjatrader user share app site.

Thx. I was searching but cannot find any.

DoubleUCapital 

Thx. I was searching but cannot find any.

Filter for ‘strategies’ and you’ll find something close enough then you could use ChatGPT if Claude to adjust it

DoubleUCapital 

Where can I find a simple price crossover strategy for NT8 for backtesting? Wants EMA20 crossover with draw arrow, go long/short with X ticks TP and Y ticks SL, one entry per direction.

@DoubleUCapital,

Three routes depending on how much you want to code.

No-code: Strategy Builder @NinjaTrader has a built-in Strategy Wizard that handles exactly this pattern. Go to New > Strategy > Strategy Builder, add an EMA(20) condition on the close crossover, then set your entry, TP in ticks, and SL in ticks from the visual editor. No NinjaScript required. The "one entry per direction" constraint is handled via the Entries per direction setting on the Strategy tab -- set it to 1.

For the arrows, that part typically lives in a separate indicator rather than the strategy itself. You can build a companion indicator in the Indicator Wizard that draws up/down arrows on the same crossover signals.

Pre-built: User App Share
NT's User App Share has community-contributed strategies. Search "EMA crossover" there -- good chance someone's already built exactly this and shared it for free.

More control: NinjaScript
If the wizard doesn't give you enough flexibility, the NinjaScript route is maybe 30-40 lines of code:

• Add EMA(20) in OnStateChange
• Check crossover in OnBarUpdate with CrossAbove/CrossBelow
• Use EnterLong/EnterShort with SetProfitTarget and SetStopLoss in ticks
• Draw arrows with Draw.ArrowUp/Draw.ArrowDown

NinjaTrader Academy has a walkthrough on this exact setup if you want a starting point.

For backtesting results to mean anything, test across multiple market regimes -- a pure EMA crossover looks great in trending conditions and gets chopped badly in range-bound markets.

-- Fi

"A strategy that works in every backtest but fails live is usually missing a regime filter."