Hey, betatesters, general impressions so far?

[Speedie6]

I see the list of improvements in the works for NT 7, and am of course enthusiastic about much of what is coming. And, of course I know that the product is still in beta and has lots of bugs and work to do at this point. And of course I also know that many people are frustrated with how long it is taking to get done.

So, ignoring all that, and just concentrating on general impressions and direction, how are the beta testers feeling? Do you think it will (eventually) rock?

[roonius]

I see the list of improvements in the works for NT 7, and am of course enthusiastic about much of what is coming. And, of course I know that the product is still in beta and has lots of bugs and work to do at this point. And of course I also know that many people are frustrated with how long it is taking to get done.

So, ignoring all that, and just concentrating on general impressions and direction, how are the beta testers feeling? Do you think it will (eventually) rock?

It already does.

[tradejockey]

It will take another 3 to 4 months before it will come out... Ray mentioned next year (2010). I personally am interested only in strategy analyzer... Hopefully backtesting design issues are fixed. I stepped thru my code in visual studio a few times and am convinced that some issues are not related to my code... (multi time frame multi instrument).

[Speedie6]

It already does.

Sounds like you're an enthusiastic user already. Its hard to tell what its current state is from the posts, as, of course, most people post when they have a problem, not when they don't.

[zweistein]

It is not so different to NT 6.5. The concept is the same and you won't be better trader by bying NT7. Much smoother and more consistent in its functions.

[Speedie6]

After posting this, I've read a couple of reports from beta testers with overall very positive reviews. Sounds great!

[Speedie6]

The concept is the same and you won't be better trader by bying NT7. Much smoother and more consistent in its functions.

Well, "smoother and more consistent" will help me be a better trader. Looking forward to it.

[RatioTrader]

Some very basic fuctions do not work properly. Fore example using fibonacci which i use heavily in my trading does not save and causes a lot of freezing. Hopefully they can work that out.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

RatioTrader, have you tried already the Fibonacci tools & templates on the latest 7.0.0.3 released today?

[RatioTrader]

How do you save a template and yes im doing this in the New version released today...

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Just apply for example the Fib Retracements and customize as you need, then right click in its 'Properties' and select to 'Manage' templates, then same procedure as we have already in the ATM's for the templates...

[Alfred]

Still cannot save new settings as the default settings (with hot key access) on some draw tools...will this be forthcoming ??

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Still cannot save new settings as the default settings (with hot key access) on some draw tools...will this be forthcoming ??

Thanks

Alfred, would you mind providing a specific example?

[Alfred]

Hi Ray...

Here is a short video re default settings on some draw tools...you want to be able to reset the default settings provided by Ninja on all tools where there are custom settings allowed....and then be able to access your particular new default settings with the hot key provided for that tool.

http://www.screencast.com/t/SxMF0WoYeYFw

I also suggested elsewhere expanding the hot key tree on all tools with custom settings so one could easily access any custom setting with a hot key of choce...this would give the draw tool library tremendous leverage.

Thanks...

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

Alfred,

To save the defaults you would need to right click in the Properties window and select "Manage Templates". Then you can save new Defaults into the template. I was unable to reproduce the problem message you got. Can you please confirm you are on NT7B3 for this video?

[VTtrader]

Josh,
I'm using NT7b3 and it seems that you can save a custom template under a new name, and apply that template. But you can't save a custom template as the "default" template, and the "default" template is the one that gets applied first.

At least that's what seems like the problem, as I understand it.

VT

[Alfred]

Hi again Ray...Josh...

Was on Beta 2 that last video...this one below is Beta 3...I understand you can save some new settings to a custom template...but how do you revise the standard default settings provided by Ninja as your new preferred default settings and save so that one can access with the hot key for that tool ??

http://www.screencast.com/t/tUHu3yBiehh6

Thanks...

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

Got it. Understood now. Will look into.

[grkbear]

So far so good overall. A huge improvement over 6.5 by far. Runs much more efficient than 6.5. Thanks!!!!!

Grk

[paulchow2k]

I wish we can time shift the charts as those traders in Australia or London will have issues laying over the different futures data.

http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz215/icemanmelb/Print-2.png

I wish NinjaTrader 7 could do something similar to MultiCharts as far as different time zones are concern..

http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz215/icemanmelb/FuturesCompare-23.png

paul

[pbastowski]

Hi Bertrand

Where can I download the latest NT7 beta from?

Thanks

Paul

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi Paul - please send a note to sales at ninjatrader dot com with NT7 beta request in the subject, thanks

[pbastowski]

Thanks, Bertrand.

I got a reply from support telling me that I am too late for the beta program.

Never mind, I will just wait for the final debugged product :)

[J_o_s]

Nice to read the positive reactions on NT 7, I'm looking forward to its release. :)

I was wondering about the (various?) ways to download historical data with NT7, and I was hoping you guys could shed some light on this topic.

The problem for me with NT 6.5.xx, is that, besides my workspace with the instruments I trade, I have created another workspace which contains all the symbols I collect historical data from (for backtesting and system development purposes). Because the Market Analyzer in NT 6.5 only saves Market Replay data for each instrument, I have a chart for every symbol that I collect historical data from (around 60 symbols). Off course this slows down NinjaTrader tremendously, and that's why I update these charts once a week through this special workspace.

However, I'm not quite satisfied with this "solution", and I was hoping that NT7 brings improvements in this area. If not, what's the most efficient way to collect historical data from a lot of symbols?

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

In NT7, you have what is called the Historical Data Manager. You can select whole lists of instruments and use a download button to go ahead and download data for all the selected instruments.

[J_o_s]

In NT7, you have what is called the Historical Data Manager. You can select whole lists of instruments and use a download button to go ahead and download data for all the selected instruments.
Excellent. That's a very nice feature. Thanks for implementing it. :)