CrossTrade Blog: Insights and Updates on Automated Trading. (Page 3)

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What's new at CrossTrade? July 2024 Update

A recap of five feature updates that happened at CrossTrade in June 2024.

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NKE Misses the Basket on Earnings

Nike misses earnings with terrible 2025 guidance, causing the stock to open down almost 20%

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Introducing Alert Comments: Include comments in TV alert messages

Thanks to the suggestion by one of our users, we deployed the ability to include comments inside a TV alert message.

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Enhancing Analysis with New Indicators in the Stock Screener

TradingView added new indicators to the Screener for enhanced analysis.

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CrossTrade is now part of the NinjaTrader Ecosystem

We're excited to announce that CrossTrade is officially part of the NinjaTrader Ecosystem.

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Submit Orders to Multiple NinjaTrader Accounts with Multi-Account Placement

With CrossTrade, you can send order requests to as many NinjaTrader accounts as you want.

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Breaking News: TradingView's June 2024 Screener Update Rolled Back

In a surprising move, TradingView made a decision to revert to the old Screener interface to keep its users happy.

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TradingView's June 2024 Screener Update Fallout

TradingView's recent screener update has clearly missed the mark for many of its users, highlighting significant issues in timing, usability, customization, and communication.

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How fast is CrossTrade? 194ms from TradingView alert to NinjaTrader order

Speed is everything. We added received & sent timestamps, plus total execution time through CrossTrade to NT8 to show just how fast we are!

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Introducing BBTrend™: A New Indicator from John Bollinger

TradingView, in collaboration with John Bollinger, has launched BBTrend, a new indicator that enhances traditional Bollinger Bands by offering a clearer view of market trends.

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Cannot find path to NinjaTrader: Fixing NT8 when it's not installed in the default location

Is your NinjaTrader a custom install? Learn how to get CrossTrade to work when NT8 isn't installed in the default location.

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Updates Featured

Open or Flatten & Reverse Trades Instantly with One TradingView Alert Message

Introducing the new "flatten first" option for NinjaTrader orders sent from TradingView. When enabled, any existing position in the same instrument will be flattened before the buy/sell order is created.

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NinjaTrader Expands Executive Team to Meet Retail Futures Trading Growth

NinjaTrader Group announced a significant expansion of its executive team, appointing four seasoned executives as part of its strategy to enhance its popular trading platform and meet the increasing demand from retail traders in the futures market.

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How To Guides Featured

Getting Started: Open your first NinjaTrader position from TradingView

Start CrossTrading in under 10 minutes. Follow along as we connect TradingView to NinjaTrader and open our first position through a TV alert in 4 easy steps.

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Navigating NinjaTrader: Building Webhook Commands for Automated Trading

Learn the powerful command capabilities of CrossTrade + NinjaTrader. Whether you're new to XT or looking to refine your command skills, this post will guide you through using various commands to manage your trades more efficiently.

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How CrossTrade sends TradingView alerts to NinjaTrader

A technical overview of how CrossTrade uses NT8's Advanced Trade Management feature to receive automated trading signals from TradingView.

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Welcome to CrossTrade: Connecting TradingView to NinjaTrader for Automated Trading

We are excited to introduce CrossTrade, a groundbreaking Windows desktop application designed to seamlessly integrate two of the most powerful trading platforms: TradingView and NinjaTrader.