Create and Automate a Trade Setup in 5 Minutes

If you’ve been curious about turning your chart ideas into actionable orders without writing a single line of code, this walkthrough is for you. Pablo Maglio, founder of The Indicator Store, demonstrated how traders can use Markers Pro 2025 to create a visual signal, connect it to orders, and automate execution—all in minutes.

 

What is Markers Pro 2025?

 

Markers Pro 2025 is designed to help you turn chart “markers” (e.g., arrows, dots, triangles, background paints, lines drawn by indicators) into tradable signals. The tool can detect many visual cues from a wide range of indicators on the NinjaTrader Desktop, then trigger entries and exits based on rules you define. It can run fully automatic or semi-automatic, and it still lets you manage each trade manually when you want hands-on control.

 

Build entry and exit logic, no coding required

 

You can create logic visually with Markers Pro. For example, you can apply a slope detector to a moving average and define a rule such as “Go long when the slope turns up” or “Go short when the slope turns down.” Prefer bar patterns? Compose a simple condition such as “Detect a green bar when the previous bar was red.” When your condition is true, Markers Pro can paint your preferred on-chart signal and, if enabled, queue an order.

You can also layer filters to align signals with broader context. For instance, you can opt to only take long signals when a higher timeframe line is rising, or you can restrict signals to certain times of day. These filters can help you focus on setups that fit your plan.

 

Use ATM strategies for trade management

 

Where the Strategy Builder relies on standard orders, Markers Pro 2025 can route entries through NinjaTrader ATM (automated trade management) strategies. That means you can predefine multiple targets and stops, trailing behavior, auto breakevens, and chase options, then select that ATM for execution. Once in a position, you can still move orders on the chart, adjust quantity, or cancel orders, just as if you had placed them manually.

Want to switch trade management on the fly? Change the selected ATM, and the next qualifying signal will use the new parameters.

 

Choose how orders fire: Auto, semi-auto, or manual

 

• Automatic: When enabled, all qualifying long and/or short signals execute automatically according to your rules.
• Semi-automatic: After a qualifying signal triggers an order, the corresponding long/short toggle turns off. Re-enable it when you’re ready for the next trade.
• Manual: Enter at your discretion (e.g., if you missed the original signal) and let Markers Pro monitor exit conditions to manage the trade.

This flexibility can help you keep discretion where you want it while automating repetitive parts.

 

Manage risk, timing, and reversals

 

Daily profit and loss limits, session windows, and order “bar life” settings can help you govern when and how orders work. Prefer reversals? If enabled, Markers Pro can close an open long position when a short signal appears (and vice versa), check your daily limits, and initiate the new trade. If you’d rather avoid countertrend entries during strong moves, you can disable shorts or longs temporarily with a single click.

 

Put it together in five minutes

 

Here’s a simple, fast flow you can try in a sim environment:

• Apply your indicator (e.g., an HMA) and add a slope or crossover detector.
• Define the entry rule (e.g., slope turns up) and choose a visible marker to paint.
• Map that signal to an order type (market, limit, or stop) and set a bar-life timer.
• Select an ATM with your preferred targets and stops.
• Optional: Add a filter (e.g., only take longs when a higher-time-frame slope is rising).
• Toggle auto or semi-auto and test before going live.

This workflow can help you go from idea to automated execution quickly while keeping control over risk and trade management.

 

Keep learning

 

Pablo Maglio and The Indicator Store team offer ongoing training where they build a trade setup each week, explore both the Strategy Builder and Markers Pro, and discuss how to translate ideas into rules you can test and trade. If you’re ready to explore trading automation, start in the NinjaTrader sim environment, validate your rules, and refine your ATM parameters before considering live markets.

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