Parameters Explained · v0.1.0-draft · English
Configuration and Parameters
Goal: understand every setting you can see on a Matrix strategy, and why the list is short on purpose.
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Understanding Parameters
A walkthrough of the parameter panel and what each field actually controls.
- What each parameter controls
- Which defaults are safe to keep
- Where to check before changing anything
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Why so few settings?
Matrix strategies are rule-based systems - the entry, exit, and risk logic is fixed and tested as a whole. Exposing every internal number would let a setting be changed in a way that was never validated together. What you can adjust is exactly what's meant to be customer-controlled.What you can configure
| Setting | What it does | Where to find it |
|---|---|---|
Contracts Per Instrument | How many contracts the strategy trades per signal, for this instrument. | Strategy parameters panel, "01 - Position Sizing" |
Include Trade History In Backtest | Whether NinjaTrader saves full order/trade/execution history during backtests. Turning it off reduces memory usage on long backtests; it does not affect live trading. | Strategy parameters panel, "Backtest" |
Screenshot placeholder - strategy parameters panel showing exactly these two fields
What you won't see, and why
Entry conditions, stop-loss/take-profit levels, risk-multiplier logic, and end-of-day handling are internal to each strategy and not customer-editable in this release. This is a deliberate product decision, not a missing feature - see Troubleshooting if a setting you expect to see isn't there and you're not sure why.
Expected result
You're configured when...
Contracts Per Instrument reflects the size you actually intend to trade, reviewed deliberately - not left at whatever it defaulted to.Common mistakes
Trading a size you didn't mean to
The default contract size may not match your intended risk. Always check this value before your first enable - see the Safe First Launch Guide.