Documentation & FAQ
A complete guide to every button, setting, and hidden shortcut in Nexus Chart Trader for NinjaTrader.
1. Shortcuts & Mouse Interactions
When you are FLAT (no open position), hovering your mouse over the big BUY or SELL buttons (or POP buttons) triggers a visual preview on the chart. You will see "Phantom" lines for your Entry, Stop Loss, and Take Profit based on your current settings. This lets you visually verify your Risk/Reward before you click.
Yes! To save time, you can scroll your mouse wheel while hovering over these buttons:
- BUY / SELL / 🖱️BUY / 🖱️SELL / POP / Trigger Buttons: Adjusts Order Quantity.
- TP Button: Cycles through your Take Profit values.
- SL Button: Cycles through your Stop Loss values.
- RISK Button (in Prev. Candle Mode): Adjusts your Dollar Risk amount.
- BE+X / SL-X Buttons: Adjusts the tick offset for that specific button.
- Account Selector: Cycles through your available accounts.
2. The PnL Dashboard
Simply click on any account name in the Daily P&L list. The panel will instantly switch that account to be the "Master Trading Account." The active account is always highlighted.
In the collapsible "Tools Panel" (toggled with ▼/▲), you will find PnL controls:
- [+] / [-] Button: Toggles between a compact view (Name/PnL) and an expanded view that also shows Balance.
- + / − Buttons: Increase or decrease the maximum height of the scrollable account list.
- 👁️ Button: Toggles Streamer Mode, which redacts account numbers for privacy.
4. Risk & Target Steppers
Clicking the center of the SL Stepper cycles through three modes:
- Dollar SL (
$): Risk defined by a fixed dollar amount (e.g., $150). - ATR SL (
ATR): Multiplier of the current ATR value. - Previous Candle SL (
PREV): Automatically calculated based on the previous candle.
6. The Tools Panel (▼/▲)
- REC (●/■): Controls for the automated Trade Recorder.
- 🤖/👤 Button: Toggles Smart Account Rotation on or off.
- 🎯 Button: Toggles the on-chart Execution Markers.
- PRO / EVAL / SIM: Filter buttons for account types.
- [+], [-], +, −: Controls for the PnL Dashboard view.
7. Trade Recording
This feature works with OBS Studio to automatically record your screen whenever you are in a trade.
- Click ● REC to Arm the recorder.
- Entering a trade starts the recording automatically.
- Going flat globally stops the recording.
For setup instructions, see the Trade Recording Guide.
8. Settings Guide
Common parameters found in the Indicator Properties window:
Reset Order Qty to 1:Safety feature resets quantity after every trade.Breakeven Trigger/Plus:Set to-1for automated recommended values.Enable Trading Schedule:Restricts trading to specific hours for discipline.