How to start using NinjaTrader version 8 data

NinjaTrader v8 now works with Sentient Trader. However Ninja Trader v8 requires indicators to be imported from the a zip file in the Sentient Trader installation folder. This zip file is bundled with the ST installer and will be in the folder where ST is installed. The zip file is called:

SentientTrader_Data_NinjaTrader_8.zip file.

To import the indicator in Ninja Trader use the menu Tools> Import> NinjaScript. Inside you will find two indicators:

• SentientTraderEOD8 which should be attached to EOD charts in Ninja Trader. This will store the data for daily charts in ST.
• SentientTraderINTRADAY8 which will store the data for intraday charts in ST. This indicator needs to be attached to every chart required in ST (for instance daily, four hour, hourly, 15 minute, 5 minute and 1 minute).

Both indicators will write status messages to the NinjaScript Output window. This can be viewed by using the menu in NinjaTrader: New> NinjaScript Output.

The indicators both also have a setting which enables you to change where the data is stored. The default path will be in your Documents\STNT folder, but you can change that to anything you like by putting the full path to the folder in that setting (N.B. there should be no \ at the end of the path name). An example of a path is: 

C:\Users\user\Documents\My Dropbox\Ninja Data

If you decide to change the path then make sure that you then set the same path in Sentient Trader. The easiest way of setting the path in ST is to add a new chart with Ninja Trader data to the workspace and click on the Change Folder menu item at the top left of the data window, browse to the folder and select it. You can also set the path to Ninja Trader data by changing the setting in ST. Go to Tools> Options> Data tab and near the bottom is NinjaTrader data folder.

If you choose to have multiple folders for Ninja Trader data this is possible by setting the inputs on the NT indicator correctly for each chart, and then when creating the chart in ST you browse to the correct folder and choose the data. On reopening in ST the chart (or workspace) will retrieve the data from the same folder.

If for any reason you can't find the .zip file with the NT8 indicators for Sentient Trader then the please contact support and they will help locate the file or provide a new one.

For more information on using Ninja Trader data with Sentient Trader take a look at the article on the subject here. There is also more material on the Hurst Cycles Trading Academy and in the Online User Manual.