Advanced Second Entry Strategy

Why Traders Use This Strategy Add-On

• Trades the indicator’s own 2EL/2ES signals — no separate signal logic to second-guess
• Submits the entry on the same bar the signal confirms, one tick beyond that bar’s own extreme
• Applies its own structural stop once filled, anchored to the signal bar’s opposite extreme
• Cancels stale unfilled entries automatically at the start of the next bar
• Force-flattens rather than leaving a position with no protective stop applied

Continuation and Fade, Driven by Trend

Direction is decided by the indicator’s own Dow-theory swing-pivot trend tracking, not just the raw signal direction.

• Continuation — a trend-aligned signal (2EL in an uptrend, 2ES in a downtrend) arms a trade in that same direction
• Fade — a counter-trend signal arms the opposite direction instead, betting the counter-trend breakout fails
• Fade is on by default and can be turned off, so a counter-trend signal is simply skipped rather than traded raw
• A neutral trend (no established pivot sequence yet) is treated as trend-aligned

Order Submission and Structural Stop Management

The strategy submits and manages its own orders directly against your ATM template — there’s no dependency on any other AddOn to arm entries.

• Stop order placed one tick beyond the signal bar’s own extreme, with a configurable break offset
• Unfilled entry orders are only good for the bar they were submitted on and are cancelled as soon as the next bar starts
• A rejected order triggers a one-bar cooldown before it can be resubmitted
• Once filled, a structural stop one tick beyond the signal bar’s opposite extreme is applied via your ATM template’s stop order
• If the structural stop can’t be applied after repeated attempts, the position is force-flattened rather than left unprotected

Filters and Indicator Pass-Through Controls

• Optional EMA filter — requires price on the correct side of the EMA, with an adjustable maximum distance
• Strict Signal Bars pass-through — only trade signals whose bar closed strongly enough in the breakout direction
• Projection lines pass-through — draws the indicator’s own anticipated entry/stop/target lines on the strategy’s auto-added chart instance
• Status HUD showing current trend, active order/position state, and what’s being watched next

Requirements and Known Limitations

• Requires the Advanced Second Entry indicator — sold separately, or bundled at checkout with this add-on
• Not backtestable in Strategy Analyzer — ATM strategies only execute against live, Sim, or Replay order routing, a NinjaTrader constraint rather than something specific to this strategy
• Validate using Market Replay or a Sim account before running live
• One trade active at a time; a new signal isn’t evaluated again until the prior one is flat

Learn More

Need setup help? See the Advanced Second Entry documentation.

Need support? Visit the support page.

Advanced Second Entry Strategy is built specifically for the NinjaTrader platform.