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ATM Strategy for Ninjatrader

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 keepdchange 
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Could someone help me out with setting up a strategy in the Ninjatrader's ATM strategy on the DOM. Here is the strategy:

3 contracts.....Profit target for the first 2 contracts at 5 ticks with stop loss at 5 ticks.
The 3rd contract is a runner with auto trail. Once it reaches 7 ticks the stop loss moves to breakeven+1. Then if price reaches 10 ticks in profit, stop loss is 5 ticks. This continues until stop is hit. So, always a 5 tick stop loss after 10 ticks of profit on the runner.

I would really appreciate if someone would help me get this setup. I have gone through Ninja videos, but was not much of a help.

Thanks in advance.
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hi,
at first you have to chooose an initial stop + a target for the runners-contract -
ie SL 10 / target 80

then you have to define a stop strategy as your trailing.

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i find its not done very logicaly this ninja-ATM-stop-strategy-window -- it took me also some time geting it when begining with ninjatrader.

have a look here - it should work like this.

and of course give both a name via rightklick > "manage ..... template" + save them.

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Hi max-td and All,

After reading posts #2 and #3, I was trying to write an ATM Strategy based on the two demo images. However, NT gave an error message. Could you kindly help?

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hi fusion,
you have to choose an initial StopLoss for the 2. contract.
0 as stopLoss doesnt work

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hi fusion,
you have to choose an initial StopLoss for the 2. contract.
0 as stopLoss doesnt work

Thank you for your response.

I'm learning ATM Strategy. Could you kindly fill in value for A and B based on the ATM strategy in post #, please? TIA!

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best way to learn more about how ATMs work is :

use our search upper right corner > search for "ATM" - you will find lots of threads with good examples about it !

2 very good threads you find will be these :





but also the others will help to understand more how ATMs work .

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