Does drift affect 1-minute bars?

The warning targets tick-based bars. Missing historical ticks still reduce the volume of the bars they belonged to, so a reconnect is the clean fix for any comparison.

Does the badge disappear by itself?

It is cleared when a new history replay starts, which happens when the bridge reconnects.

“⚠ drift N” badge on a NinjaTrader bridge chart in Senzoukria

The drift badge appears when NinjaTrader announced more historical ticks than the bridge delivered to Senzoukria. Tick-based bars such as 100T may not align bar for bar with NinjaTrader for that session; reconnecting retries the history.

Senzoukria · Troubleshooting · Updated September 2026

At a glance

Badge: “⚠ drift {n}” next to the timeframe pills
Tooltip: “NinjaTrader announced {expected} historical ticks for {symbol}, but only {received} were received…”
Consequence: 100T bars may not align bar for bar with NinjaTrader for this session
Fix: Reconnect to retry

What you see

A small “⚠ drift {n}” badge next to the timeframe pills, where n is the number of missing ticks. Its tooltip reads “NinjaTrader announced {expected} historical ticks for {symbol}, but only {received} were received. 100T bars may not align bar-for-bar with NT’s chart for this session — reconnect to retry.” The status bar keeps showing LIVE.

Why it happens

The bridge protocol starts with a header that announces how many historical ticks NinjaTrader will send, followed by the ticks and an end-of-history marker. When fewer ticks arrive than announced, Senzoukria records the difference instead of hiding it. Count-based bars are the most sensitive: a single missing tick shifts where every following 100-tick bar closes, while the live part of the session keeps flowing normally.

How to fix it

Reconnect the bridge: a new backfill starts, the drift badge is cleared, and the history is sent again.
Keep the NinjaTrader chart’s loaded range reasonable. The bridge only replays what that chart has loaded, and a very long 1-tick chart strains NinjaTrader; the indicator recommends a 100 Tick chart with Tick Replay on.
If you compare Senzoukria and NinjaTrader bar for bar, compare time-based bars, which are not shifted by a missing tick in the same way.

What it is not

Not the “NT misconfigured” banner, which is about the missing sequence counter or Tick Replay.
Not a loss of live data: the badge concerns the historical batch of the current session.
Not a reason to wipe the chart: a new backfill merges by bar and replaces bars where it is more complete.

When to contact support

If the problem persists, contact support through Menu → Report a problem, or on the Senzoukria Discord. Copy the tooltip numbers (announced and received) and the instrument, and say how much history the NinjaTrader chart had loaded.

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Frequently asked questions

Does drift affect 1-minute bars?: The warning targets tick-based bars. Missing historical ticks still reduce the volume of the bars they belonged to, so a reconnect is the clean fix for any comparison.
Does the badge disappear by itself?: It is cleared when a new history replay starts, which happens when the bridge reconnects.

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