NinjaTrader 8/NQ and MNQ futures/Automated strategies

Rules-based NQ strategies that wait for their trade

JRH Strategies makes five automated strategies for Nasdaq-100 futures on NinjaTrader 8. Each one trades about once a week, follows the same fixed rules every day, and comes with its research results and its weak spots in plain view.

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Platform: NinjaTrader 8, version 8.1.5 or later
Markets: NQ and MNQ futures (CME)
Pace: About one trade a week, each
Positions: One at a time per strategy
Plans: Monthly, or one payment. See pricing
Status: Coming soon. Join the waitlist

The lineup

Five strategies with five different jobs

Each strategy trades on its own fixed rules. They differ in when they trade, how they protect a trade and how they set position size.

NQ · MNQ · intraday breakoutJRH BreakoutA stop and a profit target on every trade. Flat on most days.Last three, newest first+$110−$333+$201.501.87profit factor1.04trades a week$1,622largest drawdown NQ · MNQ · intraday trend-followingJRH TrendStays in while a trend holds. Twice your base size on about one trade in three.Last three, newest first+$596.50−$33+$133.501.95profit factor1.38trades a week$2,969largest drawdown MNQ · selective intradayJRH SelectFew, carefully chosen trades, with a stop-loss order on every entry.Last three, newest first−$121−$121+$4274.10profit factor0.96trades a week$455largest drawdown MNQ · intraday momentumJRH MomentumAt most one trade a day, with a built-in daily loss limit.Last three, newest first+$8.76−$273.74+$735.761.64profit factor1.06trades a week$1,802largest drawdown NQ · MNQ · overnight session, long onlyJRH OvernightTrades only the overnight session and is flat before the 9:30 ET open.Last three, newest first+$30.50−$2−$23.03profit factor0.80trades a week$1,170largest drawdown

Research backtests at one MNQ contract (the base size), after commission and slippage. The largest drawdown counts open trades at their worst point. Each small drawing is the session of that strategy's most recent trade in the research data: a simplified price path with the entry and the exit marked, and no prices, times or levels. Under it, the results of its last three trades at 1 MNQ, newest first. Test periods and costs differ by strategy, and each strategy's page lists them with every other figure.

Hypothetical performanceCFTC Rule 4.41 · NFA Rule 2-29

These results are based on simulated or hypothetical performance results that have certain inherent limitations. Unlike the results shown in an actual performance record, these results do not represent actual trading. Also, because these trades have not actually been executed, these results may have under- or over-compensated for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Simulated or hypothetical trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to these being shown.

HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM.

ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.

Plain limits

The same limits on all five

These limits are fixed in the code. Knowing what a strategy won't do is as useful as knowing what it will.

One position at a time per strategy. None of them adds to a trade once it's on.
No averaging down, no martingale and no doubling after a loss.
Nothing over a weekend, and nothing carried from one trading day into the next. Four of the five trade only during US regular hours. JRH Overnight trades only the overnight session and is flat before the 9:30 ET open.
The same chart gives the same decision. There is no discretion and no "AI" in any of them.
No personal advice. We sell the same software to everyone and can't tell you what or how much to trade.
No promises. Every result on this site is hypothetical, and each strategy's weak spots sit next to its numbers.

Connections and integrations

Runs inside NinjaTrader 8

Every JRH strategy installs as a NinjaTrader® 8 add-on and runs inside the platform. The NinjaTrader platform and simulator are free to download and use, with no deposit required, and NinjaTrader's free trial includes 14 days of real-time data.

How JRH Strategies works with NinjaTrader and Kinetick →

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Before you go live

Watch it on Sim first

Every plan is a license key for up to two computers, such as a home PC and a VPS, and it works on NinjaTrader's simulator as well as live accounts. These strategies trade about once a week, so give them time on Sim. NinjaTrader's Market Replay lets you watch more trades on recorded market data.

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