How Do I enter a trade not on the close but LOW???

[wallsteetking]

lets say that I want to enter on a doji but not on the close instead on the low of that candle. How would I write this in ninja script

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

So you mean you would want to recognize a doji and then place a limit order to enter long at the low of the doji on the next bar?

[wallsteetking]

Correct it should enter on the next bar

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

The orders would be placed by default on the next bar, so you can just act on your doji entry condition and place a limit order at Low[0] (the last completed bar on CalculateOnBarClose) - http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...rlonglimit.htm

That order would stay for one bar only though, if you don't resubmit or set liveUntilCancelled to 'true'.

[wallsteetking]

I got this so far Where would I put LiveUntilCancelled?

 /// <summary>
        /// This method is used to configure the strategy and is called once before any strategy method is called.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Initialize()
        {
            CalculateOnBarClose = true;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
        /// </summary>
        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
			
            // Condition set 1
            if (Open[0] == Close[0])
            {
                EnterLongLimit(DefaultQuantity,Low[0], "");
            }
        }

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

The liveUntilCancelled property would be set as part of the more advanced overload available for the EnterLongLimit() -

EnterLongLimit(int barsInProgressIndex, [I]bool liveUntilCancelled[/I], int quantity, double limitPrice, string signalName)

In a single series script like yours the BarsInProgress would be then just 0.

[wallsteetking]

is this correct

  protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
			
			
		
            // Condition set 1
            if (Open[0] == Close[0])
            {
				
                EnterLongLimit(0,true,DefaultQuantity, Low[0], "");
            }
        }

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Looks good, perhaps for identification would be better to name the signal explicitly.

[wallsteetking]

Cool!!! Hey I have one more question to ask. how can I tell ninjatrader to exit the long position after 2 bars. I noticed that when I put profit target of 4 ticks, it thinks all of the candles are profitable....... or should I create a muti time frame that takes the long on the 1 min chart?? which one would work better

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Correct, per default it could not look intrabar - that's something we have on our feedback list for the next major update though.

For now a MultiSeries script would be best, sending to 1 min for example for execution and then using the Exit methods for your stop / target, so you could have them deciphered as well on the lower series with added granularity.