Complete Guides
Opinionated, end-to-end walkthroughs for the most common CrossTrade setups.
The rest of the docs are a reference manual — great for looking up how a specific feature works. These guides are different. Each one walks you through a complete use case from start to finish, covering which features to use, how they interact, what will go wrong, and how to fix it.
Start with the guide that matches what you're trying to do.
Your First Automated Trade
Install the XT Add-On, send your first webhook alert from TradingView, and watch it execute on NinjaTrader. One instrument, one account, one market order. Everything else builds on top of this.
Start here if: You're new to CrossTrade and haven't sent a working alert yet.
Automating TradingView Strategies
Connect a Pine Script strategy to NinjaTrader with dynamic variables, Strategy Sync, and out-of-sync protection. Covers the full workflow including ATM integration and the strategy_exit_block pattern.
Start here if: Your TradingView script starts with strategy(...) and you want entries, exits, and position state to stay aligned between TV and NT8.
Automating TradingView Indicators
Turn indicator buy/sell signals into separate automated alerts with hardcoded actions. The simpler path — no offsetting requirements, no sync ambiguity, full control over what each alert does.
Start here if: Your TradingView script starts with indicator(...), or you're using a third-party indicator and want the most straightforward setup.
Managing Multiple Accounts
Trade across prop firm evaluations, funded accounts, and personal accounts using multi-account placement or the Trade Copier. Covers NAM loss limits, trading windows, stealth mode, and contract rollover.
Start here if: You're running one strategy across multiple accounts, copying trades to followers, or navigating prop firm rules.
Exit Management Techniques
Three ways to get out of a trade: ATM strategy templates, payload brackets (take_profit / stop_loss), and TradingView-managed exits. Includes a decision tree for choosing the right approach, hybrid setups, and the orphaned orders problem.
Start here if: You know how to enter trades but need to figure out how stops, targets, and exits should work for your setup.
Running Multiple Strategies
How to run more than one strategy without them stepping on each other. Covers the one-position-per-instrument reality, what strategy_tag actually does (and doesn't do), and practical configurations for same-account and cross-account setups.
Start here if: You have multiple strategies that might trade the same instrument or account and you need them to coexist.
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