Error when trying to add XBTUSD Perpetuals

[wosheesh]

After successfully connecting to Bitmex feed, I couldn't see BITMEX in the list of instruments. So I tried to add the XBTUSD pair manually. It's listed in the instrument list as a "stock". Upon adding I got Assetion Failed window with the following message:

no instrument selected, probably a futures with invalid rollover/expiries

[ibuildit]

I'm getting it too, also on ETCWEEKLY

[ryanfox]

@ibuildit The name should be ETCWKLY - no E's.

@wosheesh you shouldn't have to add XBTUSD to anything before you use it in a chart, market analyzer, etc. The first time you may have to type XBTUSD into the entry widget, but after that NinjaTrader should remember it is a valid symbol.

[ibuildit]

This error occurs when you type BITMAX in the field, click the search icon, and the list of contracts appears and then click XBTUSD. The error does not appear if I type in XBTUSD in the field and hit enter.

[ryanfox]

It sounds like your local instrument database might be in a weird state. You can reset that by going to Tools > Database Management > check Remove User Added Instruments and click Update.

[d416]

What solved this issue for me is to add a default symbol to the XBTUSD definition - seems NT requires this (at least the version I have... NT8 8.0.11.1 64-bit)

Tools > Instruments
search for 'XBTUSD'
Double-click XBTUSD to edit, then scroll down to Symbol Map > beside 'Simulator' add 'XBTUSD' and click OK.

The symbol should then add without the error.

[ryanfox]

This should be resolved with v1.0.7 of the plugin. You may need to remove any existing BitMEX instruments in the NinjaTrader database, but should not be an issue after that.