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Guides: running NinjaTrader 8 strategies unattended

Plain answers to the questions traders search for when a strategy runs without them watching: stops, disconnects, leftover (orphan) orders, cancel-on-disable settings and prop-firm rules. Each guide cites NinjaTrader's own help guide and is useful whether or not you ever use StopWarden.

• Why a NinjaTrader strategy position ends up without a stop loss, and how to check

  Seven documented ways a NinjaTrader 8 strategy position ends up with no working stop, how to spot one in the Orders tab, and the settings that reduce the risk.

• What happens to a NinjaTrader strategy if your internet disconnects

  What NinjaTrader 8 does to a running strategy, its stop and its target when your connection drops, the On connection loss settings, and what to check on reconnect.

• Prop firm rules for automated strategies you run unattended

  What to check in a futures prop firm's rules before you run an automated NinjaTrader strategy unattended, plus what some firms' own pages say about automation.

• NinjaTrader cancel entry and exit orders on disable, settings explained

  What NinjaTrader 8's Cancel entry orders and Cancel exit orders when a strategy is disabled settings do, where they live, and why disabling is not flattening.

• Orphaned orders in NinjaTrader after a strategy is disabled

  Why NinjaTrader 8 strategies leave orphaned orders working after they are disabled, how to find them safely, how to clear them, and the settings that prevent them.

• How to run a NinjaTrader strategy overnight safely, a checklist

  A checklist for running a NinjaTrader 8 automated strategy overnight or unattended: the PC, the connection, the strategy settings, the stops and the morning check.

• ATM strategy stop vs NinjaScript strategy stop when you are disconnected

  How NinjaTrader 8 ATM stops and NinjaScript strategy stops behave when your PC disconnects: what stays at the broker, what runs on your PC, and server-side ATMs.