Native strategy execution
Add a Gunbot strategy to a chart and let it trade through your NinjaTrader account.
Gunbot strategies for NinjaTrader 8
Run Gunbot automated trading strategies natively in NinjaTrader 8. Set them up on your charts, test in Sim101 and follow their trading activity in Gunbot.
Included with Gunbot Unlimited
Put Gunbot strategies on your NinjaTrader charts
Your charts and sessions
Choose your instrument, chart and trading session in NinjaTrader. Test your setup in Sim101.
A connected trading overview
Follow strategy charts, positions and orders without jumping between separate views.
Run in NinjaTrader. Follow in Gunbot.
Use NinjaTrader for chart setup and strategy execution, and follow the running instances in Gunbot alongside your exchange bots. Choose the instrument, bars, Trading Hours template and account in NinjaTrader. In Gunbot, keep track of charts, positions and orders, with controls such as pausing new entries.
Choose a strategy and chart
Match the strategy to your instrument, bars and trading session.
Configure in NinjaTrader
Add the strategy to your chart and set its parameters.
Follow it in Gunbot
See its charts and trading activity, and use the available strategy controls.
What you need
- Gunbot Unlimited and NinjaTrader Desktop on Windows.
- A NinjaTrader account and a data connection for your instruments.
- Gunbot on the same Windows setup or on a connected Windows, Linux or macOS host.
Broker, platform and market-data access are separate.
Included strategies
Classic Gunbot strategies are included as native NinjaTrader strategies, alongside specialist profiles. Look for the GB prefix in the NinjaTrader strategy list.
These editions are adapted for NinjaTrader. The guide brings the strategy list, chart requirements and settings together, including the specialist profiles.
Questions and answers
Is this included in Unlimited?
Yes. Both integrations are included in Gunbot Unlimited and in the current Gunbot downloads.
Do I need to write NinjaScript?
No. The integration includes native NinjaTrader strategies you can add to a chart and configure through their parameters.
Which Gunbot strategies can I use?
The selection includes StepGrid, SpotGrid, StepGrid Scalp and other classic Gunbot strategies, alongside specialist strategies. See the setup guide for the full list and each strategy’s chart requirements.
Does NinjaTrader need to run on Windows?
Yes. The strategies run inside NinjaTrader Desktop on Windows. Gunbot can run on the same Windows computer or connect from a separate Windows, Linux or macOS host.
What extra costs or accounts do I need?
Your desktop platform, broker account and market-data access remain separate from Gunbot. Check their instrument availability and fees.
Where do I configure my strategy?
Add the Gunbot strategy to a chart in NinjaTrader and choose its instrument, bars and trading session there. Follow its charts, orders and available controls from Gunbot.
Can I try a strategy in simulation?
Yes. Use NinjaTrader’s Sim101 account to evaluate your strategy setup before choosing how to trade it.
Included with Gunbot Unlimited
Broker, platform and market-data access are separate.
