To apply / set your Template to a New Chart, open a new chart (Control Center >> File >> New >> Chart). A Data Series window will open. In this window, you usually select your Instrument and contract, please do that, and on the bottom right corner of the window you'll an option for a drop down menu labeled: Load The Following Chart Template. Click on that drop down menu and select DT PS (this is the Double Tail Template). Reference the image below to get a visual of this selection.

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To apply / set your Template to an already existing Chart you need to Right-Click on the chart to open a menu. From that menu go down to Templates >> Load and a small window will popup. It is in that popup window you will select DT PS (Double Tail Template) to be applied to your chart. See image below for reference.

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And that is it! It's a fairly simple process to add the DT template to a new and or an already existing chart.

Launch your NinjaTrader software / application. The first window it brings up is the Control Center.

You will need to be successfully connected to your Data Feed provider so that your charts will populate with candles. Follow this path.

CONTROL CENTER >> FILE >> CONNECT >> (select your provider)​

Your Data Feed Provider

This is something that needs to be established when you have installed NinjaTrader's software / application. If you have not done this, please refer to the Activation Process >> Step 2.

In the Control Center window, click on FILE >> NEW >> CHART

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The Data Series window will automatically open. You will need to select an instrument to put in the chart. You can select ANY instrument you want. Ideally, just to get the Validation and Setting done, pick: CL or ES or NQ.

Selecting an Instrument

From within the top left section of the Data Series window, click on the instrument of your choice, just once. Then down below click NEW. You will see the instrument you picked is now showing in the bottom left section of the Data Series window.​

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You will need to validate your indicator in order to use it on a chart. With the DATA SERIES WINDOW still open, go to the top right section labeled: PERIOD, there you will modify the TYPE. To modify the TYPE, click on MINUTE (to the right of TYPE) to enable the drop down menu.

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Selecting an Instrument

In the drop down menu scroll down to locate the indicator: TOMbars2. Click on TOMbars2.

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Your Validation Code

For this next step you will need your TOMbars2 validation Code provided below.

IMPORTANT: If you have more than one machine ID activated, then pay close attention to which code is assigned to which machine ID.

Entering Your Validation Code

You can enter the validation by copy & pasting.

Validation Code - Copying

Simply DOUBLE CLICK on the Code, to highlight. Once it is highlighted you may copy it one of two ways: 1.) Right click on the highlight to open the menu options and select COPY, or, 2.) on your keyboard hit and hold CTRL, and with CTRL held down click the letter C [to copy]; then release. Either way will copy whats highlighted.

Now to Enter the Validation Code

In the PERIOD section, look for the row labeled: BRICK SIZE. By default it is set to 5. You will enter the Code here. Remove the 5 and enter (paste) the Code - be careful to not add any blank spaces before or after the code, this will make the validation process not work correctly.

Pasting the Validation Code

You can paste the code one of 2 ways: 1.) Right click on the highlight to open the menu options and select PASTE, or, 2.) on your keyboard hit and hold CTRL, and with CTRL held down click the letter V [to paste]; then release. Either way will paste the highlighted.​

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Completing the Validation Process

After you've entered the Code, on the bottom left of the DATA SERIES window is the OK button. Click OK to close the window. This will also trigger the chart to pull the data feed from your provider and populate the chart with candles.

It is always a good habit to relaunch your NinjaTrader just after importing a new .zip file. Shut down and exit your NinjaTrader. As NinjaTrader shuts down, a window will pop up giving you options to save or not save. You will need to select YES TO ALL. This will allow NinjaTrader to register the newly installed (imported) .zip files.

After you've completed the Validation process you can move onto the LTE - KSTRATS.

Download all the .zip file(s) to your local machine (computer). If you are prompted with an option to save, select "SAVE AS" so that file is saved with its original name. NEVER OPEN OR UNZIP ANY OF THE .ZIP FILE(S).

To prepare yourself for the installation (import) process, you will need to know where you downloaded the .zip file(s). Take a moment to locate them in your computer. Make a (mental) note where you found them, you will need them later in the install (import) process.

Launch your NinjaTrader software / application. The first window it brings up is the Control Center. It is here, in the Control Center, you will import the .zip file(s).

In the Control Center window, click on FILE >> UTILITIES >> IMPORT NINJASCRIPT.

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By NinjaTrader default a message window will pop up with a general warning about importing file(s). Click on YES.

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A new window will open for you to locate the .zip file(s). Click on the .zip file you wish to install and at the bottom of the window click OPEN. The window will disappear and this will trigger the installation into NinjaTrader.

ATTENTION: Only one .zip file can be installed at a time.​

CONFIRMATION OF INSTALLATION (IMPORT): NinjaTrader will pop up a message confirming the import was successful.

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ERROR OCCURS WHEN IMPORTING (INSTALLING): If you receive an error when installing (importing) the .zip file, then you will want to take a snapshot of the error and submit a ticket with NinjaTrader's Support. You will want to give NinjaTrader's Support an opportunity to resolve the issue that created the error. You can reach NinjaTrader's Support via their site >> NinjaTrader Support

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After you have resolved your issue with NinjaTrader's Support, you may continue to the next step in your installation process.

If you have to install (import) other .zip file(s), then you need to REPEAT STEPS 4-6 for each .zip file.

It is always a good habit to relaunch your NinjaTrader just after importing a new .zip file(s). Shut down and exit your NinjaTrader. As NinjaTrader shuts down, a window will pop up giving you options to save or not save. You will need to select YES TO ALL. This will allow NinjaTrader to register the newly installed (imported) .zip file(s).

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