JASON NINJATRADER LEARNING CENTER
NinjaTrader Learning Center
From your first futures chart to a complete workflow.
A structured learning path for investors and traders who want to understand NinjaTrader tools, charts, market analysis, and risk management.
LEVEL 1 · 4 LESSONS
Futures & NinjaTrader Basics
Learn core futures terms and the platform before building your first chart.
- 01What Are Futures?Level 1🎬 Video lessonStart with contracts, expirations, and minimum price increments to learn the basic language used on futures charts.
- 02Meet NinjaTraderLevel 1📖 Written lessonLearn what the Control Center, charts, and common platform windows are used for.
- 03Your First NinjaTrader ChartLevel 1📖 Written lessonCreate a chart and identify its instrument, interval, data series, and trading-hours template.
- 04First Practice in a Simulated EnvironmentLevel 1🎬 Video lessonFollow a video introduction to chart controls and basic order displays in a simulated environment.
LEVEL 2 · 5 LESSONS
Getting Comfortable with NinjaTrader
Explore workspaces, chart controls, and market observation windows.
- 05Workspace LayoutLevel 2📖 Written lessonOrganize multiple chart intervals and a volume or order-flow observation window.Free tool: Workspace Guide
- 06Chart TraderLevel 2📖 Written lessonIdentify the chart-side order panel, its fields, and its interface states.
- 07SuperDOMLevel 2📖 Written lessonLearn NinjaTrader's SuperDOM (Depth of Market) price ladder and its bid/ask and market-depth columns.
- 08Market AnalyzerLevel 2📖 Written lessonArrange instruments and selected data points in a sortable observation table.
- 09ATM StrategyLevel 2🎬 Video lessonExplore Advanced Trade Management (ATM) Strategy templates and the related order-management interface.
LEVEL 3 · 6 LESSONS
Market Structure & Order Flow
Understand volume, price distribution, and ways to observe executed order flow.
- 10VWAP: Volume-Weighted Average PriceLevel 3📖 Written lessonUnderstand Session VWAP and standard-deviation bands as chart references.Free tool: VWAP Guide
- 11Volume ProfileLevel 3📖 Written lessonLearn how POC, VAH, and VAL describe the distribution of activity across prices.Free tool: Volume Profile Guide
- 12Opening RangeLevel 3📖 Written lessonObserve the High, Low, and Mid formed during a chosen time window without treating them as directional signals.Free tool: Jason Opening Range
- 13Cumulative DeltaLevel 3📖 Written lessonSee how Bid/Ask Delta can accumulate, and why data classification affects interpretation.Free tool: Cumulative Delta Guide
- 14Footprint / Volumetric BarsLevel 3📖 Written lessonLearn the price-by-price view of classified Bid × Ask volume, Delta, and Imbalance inside a bar.Free tool: Footprint Guide
- 15Volume Profile: Further StudyLevel 3📖 Written lessonCompare Volume, Price, and Tick Profile definitions and selected profile ranges.Free tool: Volume Profile Guide
LEVEL 4 · 6 LESSONS
Building a Market-Study Workflow
Bring preparation, risk planning, replay, and review into a repeatable routine.
- 16Pre-Market ChecklistLevel 4📖 Written lessonOrganize events, reference levels, chart context, and personal risk limits in one reviewable checklist.Free tool: Pre-Market Checklist
- 17Position Sizing / Risk CalculatorLevel 4📖 Written lessonEstimate a maximum contract quantity from a risk budget, stop distance, and tick value.Free tool: Jason Risk Calculator
- 18The R-Multiple Risk FrameworkLevel 4📖 Written lessonUse a pre-defined 1R unit to record planned risk and review outcomes consistently.Free tool: Risk Calculator
- 19Market Replay / PlaybackLevel 4📖 Written lessonUse historical playback to learn platform windows, data, and practice workflows.
- 20Trading JournalLevel 4📖 Written lessonBuild a learning log that records process and context, not only outcomes.
- 21From Indicators to a Trading SystemLevel 4○ In productionDistinguish display indicators from programmatic rules and outline a research and testing process.
FREE LEARNING RESOURCES
Tools, risk planning, and official references
Free NinjaTrader Toolkit
Opening Range indicator, chart guides, checklist, and study resources.
Browse toolkitRisk Calculator
Estimate position size from a planned risk budget and stop distance.
Open calculatorOpening Range Tool
Review the NinjaScript source and configurable range levels.
View indicatorOfficial Resources
Use NinjaTrader's current help guide for version-specific details.
Open Help Guide
ADVANCED LAB
Advanced Lab · Planned
These topics are not available yet; no unfinished tools are presented as complete.
- NinjaScript · Coming later
- Custom Indicators · Coming later
- Strategy Analyzer · Coming later
- Backtesting · Coming later
- Trade Detector · Coming later
- Market Depth Map · Coming later
- Advanced Order Flow · Coming later