Automated Trading Strategy "Imagining" Position

[Eastbank]

Hi there,

I have been running several Automated Trading Strategies successfully for the last month, however last night had a new problem.

I have written a new MA crossover strategy, similar to previous ones apart from the fact that this one is non-EOD.

On starting the strategy, it recognised a short position that was not there. At the next crossover, it went long with the correct position size as intended, but it also bought to cover the "imagined" short position that I didn't have, resulting in an overall long position that was twice the size that I intended.

If anyone knows how to solve this problem I would be very grateful for your tips!

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Eastbank, welcome to our forums! Please review this link below carefully, as it explains how to ensure proper synching between your strategy and account position to avoid the issues you ran into - http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...tPosition.html

[Eastbank]

Many thanks Bertrand- your prompt response is much appreciated

[Henrik]

Is there any more user-friendly solution for self-coding?
The opening of a manual position may indeed not really be the solution

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Henrik, welcome to our forums - you could instead just use the 'Wait Until Flat' option under Tools > Options > Strategies > NinjaScript ( http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...tegiesTab.html ). This way NinjaTrader would take the first freshly generated signal.

In addition: NinjaTrader 7 addresses strategy persistence across sessions and adds an auto syncronize feature - http://www.ninjatrader.com/webnew/NT7/NinjaTrader7.html

[Henrik]

Thank you for this great Tipp, Bertrand!