XABCD Trading
How to Change NinjaTrader Bar Types? (2025)
Changing NinjaTrader Bar Types
NinjaTrader bar types can be changed from minutes to other options such as range bars or renko bar charts. This will depend on the traders needs and what they are wanting to use. But yes, you can change NinjaTrader bar types very easily by following these simple instructions.
1 Open a new chart inside of NinjaTrader. You can open a new chart from the control center, and clicking on the "New" menu followed by "Chart"
2 Right click on the chart and go to Data Series. More advanced keyboard users, just press CTRL + F and you will get the data series window opened
3 Under "Type" change this to the bar type you desire. That's it! Don't forget you can save this chart template as "default" to have it open up the exact same way every time.
2 Right click on the chart and go to Data Series. More advanced keyboard users, just press CTRL + F and you will get the data series window opened
3 Under "Type" change this to the bar type you desire. That's it! Don't forget you can save this chart template as "default" to have it open up the exact same way every time.
How to Change Bar Types in NinjaTrader 8

The following bar types are available currently in the NinjaTrader 8 platform:
- Tick
- Volume
- Range
- Second
- Minute
- Day
- Week
- Month
- Year
- Heiken Ashi
- Kagi
- Renko
- Point and Figure
- Line Break
Using Presets in NinjaTrader 8
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