ExitLongLimit not being updated

[guillembm]

I would like to find an explanation for this strange behaviour of Exit Limit orders.

I use to launch Exit Limit orders as a profit target with LiveUntil Cancelled set to true:

ProfitOrder = ExitLongLimit(0,true,Position.Quantity,ProfitPrice ,"","");

This is thi only active order. So, there are not other orders competing with this one. I allways manage to have only one active limit order.

The strange thing is that those orders sometimes dissapear from the Orders tab. When I print the order state of ProfitOrder it appears as filled (while the position is still open) , Cancelled or simply equals to null.

In this case what I do is to recover again the order. To do this I check that the market position is Long or Short and if ProfitOrder is null I set it again:

ProfitOrder = ExitLongLimit(0,true,Position.Quantity,ProfitPrice ,"","");

When doing this two thing happen: the order is not set again or I receive a message like this

"**NT** You can't change the order quantity below the amount of already filled units. Affected order: Order='03c9bc614a1c44f39851526af9b8e76f/Sim101' Name='Buy to cover' State=PartFilled Instrument='$AUDUSD' Action=BuyToCover Limit price=1.0155 Stop price=0 Quantity=130,400 Strategy='FOREX2' Type=Limit Tif=Gtc Oco='' Filled=104453 Fill price=1.0155 Token='03c9bc614a1c44f39851526af9b8e76f' Gtd='12/1/2099 12:00:00 AM'"

This later error message appears even when the Position.Quantity = 25947

Perhaps there is any previous step to take before setting up again the order?

thanks

[NinjaTrader_AdamP]

guillembm,

I am happy to assist you.

Unfortunately without some test case, such as your strategy, I am unable to really comment further.

Please ensure your strategy isn't causing cases like below :

Methods that generate orders to enter a position will be ignored if:
• A position is open and an order submitted by an exit method (ExitLongLimit() for example) is active and the order is used to open a position in the opposite direction
• A position is open and an order submitted by a set method (SetStopLoss() for example) is active and the order is used to open a position in the opposite direction
• The strategy position is flat and an order submitted by an enter method (EnterLongLimit() for example) is active and the order is used to open a position in the opposite direction
• The entry signal name is not unique

Methods that generate orders to exit a position will be ignored if:
• A position is open and an order submitted by an enter method (EnterLongLimit() for example) is active and the order is used to open a position in the opposite direction
• A position is open and an order submitted by a set method (SetStopLoss() for example) is active

Set() methods that generate orders to exit a position will be ignored if:
• A position is open and an order submitted by an enter method (EnterLongLimit() for example) is active and the order is used to open a position in the opposite direction
• A position is open and an order submitted by an exit method (ExitLongLimit() for example) is active

If you would post a strategy exhibiting the behavior and give me the setup details you are using to test it with (i.e. which data provider, which instrument, which timeframe, etc.). I would be happy to test it out for you.

Please let me know if I may assist further.