XT Alert Builder - Advanced

Sep 1

The XT Alert Builder is designed to work with CrossTrade and provide an easy way to create strategy entries from Indicator signal sources. This Advanced Version builds off of the free Base version by introducing dual Signal Sources, stops and targets, NT8 ATMs, and RSI and MA Filtering conditions.

ALERT MESSAGE EXAMPLE
Remove any default text in the window and replace with ONLY your key and the alert_message variable.

key=your-secret-key;
{{strategy.order.alert_message}}

The {{strategy.order.alert_message}} variable along with your Secret Key will send CrossTrade compatible payloads for automated order execution in NinjaTrader 8.

SIGNAL SETTINGS

1. Establish your Signal Logic mode: Single (only the first source) or switch to AND which combines sources 1 and 2 or OR which uses one or the other.

2. Determine your Entry Signal Source (indicator or OHLC) for both buy and sell signals independently.

3. Determine your Exit Method
- Source Signal (indicators)
- Fixed Levels (stops and targets)
- ATM (NT8 ATM Template)

This ensures multiple types of exit logic do not conflict with one another.

4. Once you establish the Exit Method, you can customize each to your preference

If using Source exits, you can also optionally chance the Signal Type to 'Session End' which will delay the strategy exit until the last bar of the session based on the Trading End Hour/Minute you set in your Trading Hours section.

If using the Fixed Levels, provide tick values or switch to percentage mode.

If using an ATM, provide the exact name of the ATM Template from NT8. You will also need to ensure you send enough QTY to match what you have saved in the template settings.

TECHNICAL FILTERS
Extra filtering for your source signals using RSI and Moving Averages.

TRADING HOURS
Users can specify a trading session or time window to ensure signals only occur during desired hours. The Session End exit signal is based on this window.

NINJATRADER SETTINGS
- Your NT8 Account. Separate multiple accounts by comma for multi-account placement.
- Your preferred NT8 instrument in NT compatible format. (e.g. ES 03-25, ES MAR25) This is optional because if left blank we will automatically convert your TV ticker thats sending the alert.
- Your preferred NT8 quantity for your alert This is not linked to the strategy directly.

CROSSTRADE ADVANCED OPTIONS
Features such as our Flatten first, Require Market Position, Delay Timer, Rate Limiting, and Max Position command enhancements have also been included. More info on these can be found in our Help Docs.

Trade well,
- CrossTrade Team

Sep 3

Release Notes

Fixed an issue with the Trading Hours to allow windows to extend overnight.

Sep 8

Release Notes

Introducing a new Exit Management switch for the Take Profit and Stop Loss levels. This fixes two issues by dictating how these levels get placed. If you use TradingView then the strategy exits are responsible for triggering the close order. This also enables the chart markers to be plotted for backtesting purposes. If you switch to NinjaTrader, then the stop and target levels are included with the entry order instructions and rest on NT8, without exit triggers interfering from TV (and causing blank messages)

Additionally, because of this change, S&R logic can be handled more gracefully by sending a FLATPLACE to close the exiting position, before opening the new trade in the opposite direction.

6 minutes ago

Release Notes

- Added in an End of Session Cleanup feature which sends a Closing action at the end of the trading hours window.
- Added in a Max Trades per day filter
- Changed the signal painting logic to avoid showing any non-signal plots and avoid any confusion.