Exit Position n bars since entry

[MAX]

Hello,

I'm testing a strategy and I've got a couple of questions:

1) Once in position, I'm looking to exit at the close of n bars since my entry bar.
2) I need to choose a different order, depending on the position of the next opening bar.
Let's say, for example, that if the next bars opens in a gap up, I want to enter short at
today's high and exit at the close of the bar.

Could someone help me with the code?

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

Hi MAX, for #1, you could use BarsSinceEntry(). For #2, you can specify which entry signal to look for with BarsSinceEntry():

// if the signal name you're looking for is "longEntry"
int barsSinceEntry = BarsSinceEntry("longEntry");

[MAX]

For #2, maybe I wasn't so clear.
What I need to translate is:

If open of next bars is higher than actual high, then sell next bar (stop) at actual high and close the position at the end of the bar.

Hope this clarify.

Thanks for your kind help.

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

Max, I'm not sure I follow. It would almost seem like the strategy you have envisioned "looks into the future". How would you sell at the high of the next bar? Anyways, unless you add intrabar granularity to your backtest, the backtester can't be told to buy and sell at the same bar.

If next bar means current bar and if actual means previous bar, then I think this code would do what you want:

// this code is untested and incomplete
// currentbarentry is a bool
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
     if (Open[0] > High[1])
     {
         EnterShortStop(High[1]);
         currentbarentry = true;
     }

if (currentbarentry == true)
{
         currentbarentry = false;
         ExitShort();
}

[MAX]

Hi,

I still didn't test your code, although I don't want to look into the future, but at the present bar (doesn't matter the time frame).

If, on the next bar, the open is in gap, I want to sell the market at this bar high in stop.
So I already know which my entry level is (this bar high). I just need to tell the code : If open of next bar is higher than actual bar's high then sell at actual bar's high stop.

I'm just giving an order based on my actual setup, depending on next opening.

Hope this clear.

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Max, thanks for clarifying - then I would suggest testing out the sample code Austin did for you.