How to add multiple instruments into a NinjaTrader chart panel
One particularly useful feature in the NinjaTrader app is the ability to add multiple instruments to a single chart panel. This allows traders to simultaneously view and analyze the price action of different instruments, facilitating correlation studies, comparative analysis, or multi-asset strategies—all within a unified interface.
By combining multiple instruments in one chart panel, you can:
Compare price movements: Identify trends, divergences, or correlations between markets.
Overlay instruments: Visualize two or more instruments on the same price scale for direct comparison.
Enhance analysis: Use custom indicators across multiple instruments for deeper insights.
- First you open your NinjaTrader app. Start with the RIGHT CLICK on the panel and go to DATA SERIES:
- Once you’re in DATA SERIES, you should pick an instrument you’d like to add on the top of the little window (In our case BTCUSD)
- Select the INSTRUMENT you’d like to add from the drop-down menu and you will see that it will show up as the NEW PANEL:
- Click on APPLY and it will show up in your existing CHART PANEL, so you can follow two instruments at the same time and/or compare the prices in the real time.
- You can customize the panels dimensions by clicking on the MIDDLE LINE that separates your two instruments and resize the one you want to:
- Start with RIGHT CLICK on the panel you want to add instrument on and go to DATA SERIES:
- Then, just like before, select the instrument you’d like to add (ETHUSD in our case):
- Then make sure you select the PANEL where you want to add the INSTRUMENT to:
- Make sure to set SCALE JUSTIFICATION to OVERLAY:
- Check if PANEL and SCALE JUSTIFICATION are set and click APPLY:
- Then the CHART will appear in the SELECTED PANEL like this:
Updated on: 12/08/2025
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