Limiting consecutive same direction trades

[futures614]

Is there a way in the Ninja Strat Wizard to limit the number of consecutive trades either long or short? I would like to limit the strat to take for example 3 long trades or 3 short trades in a row and then reverse to the opposite direction. Thanks in advance.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello futures614,

Thank you for your note.

This would not be possible with the Strategy Wizard.

To find the number of consecutive orders in a direction you will need to use a loop:

(edit)

consecutiveOrders = 0;
for (int i=Performance.AllTrades.Count; i>0; i--)
{
//Print(i+" - "+Performance.AllTrades[i-1].ToString());
if (Performance.AllTrades[i-1].Entry.MarketPosition == Performance.AllTrades[[B]Performance.AllTrades.Count-1[/B]].Entry.MarketPosition)
{
consecutiveOrders++;
}
else
{
break;
}
}
Print(consecutiveOrders);

This code would print the number of trades where the entry order position matches the last trade's entry order position.


You could also choose to increment a value in OnOrderUpdate or OnExecution that resets when an order is in the opposite direction.

[futures614]

Thank you ChelseaB

I appreciate your feedback.

[futures614]

Conditions & actions ? for the strategy wizard

I'm trying to use the slope or rising/falling of a trend indicator in my conditions and actions for filtering longs and shorts. I would appreciate any help as how that can be done in the strat wizard. Thanks in advance.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hi futures614,

Attached is a screenshot of how to use Rising in the Strategy Wizard.

This example looks to see if the ADL is rising.

[futures614]

Thank you ChelseaB

I appreciate your time and response.

[futures614]

I followed the screenshot example and I receive the following error message:
Return type of left expression 'Boolean' and right expression 'ADL' do not match. I get the same error when I try to use the StepMa indicator that I'm trying to incorporate into my strat.
I would appreciate any help you can offer. thanks you

[futures614]

The name of the old indicator(StepMaV72Sharky) in the strat wizard is not the same name as the indicator under tools/edit ninjascript/indicator(StepMa). I thought the old indicator showing in the strat would be replaced when I downloaded a newer version. I deleted all the files of the old indicator I could find, restarted Ninja and still find the V72 in the strat wizard. How do I get the newer version to show in the strat wizard? The new version shows in my list when I do a chart.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hi futures614,

May I have a screenshot of the Strategy Analyzer with the Rising condition you are making?

To send a screenshot press Alt + PRINT SCREEN to take a screen shot of the selected window. Then go to Start--> Accessories--> Paint, and press CTRL + V to paste the image. Lastly, save as a jpeg file and send the file as an attachment.

For detailed instructions please visit the following link
http://take-a-screenshot.org/


Regarding the StepMaV72Sharky indicator, the way it shows in the Strategy Wizard should be the same as the Indicators list from a chart (but may be different from the list of indicators in Tools -> Edit NinjaScript -> Indicator...)

Have you closed the Strategy Wizard and reopened it to see if the list has updated?

May I have a screenshot of how this appears in the Indicators window from a chart?
May I have a screenshot of how this appears in the Strategy Wizard?

I look forward to your reply.

[futures614]

Requested screenshot of strat wizard

Hi futures614,

May I have a screenshot of the Strategy Analyzer with the Rising condition you are making?

To send a screenshot press Alt + PRINT SCREEN to take a screen shot of the selected window. Then go to Start--> Accessories--> Paint, and press CTRL + V to paste the image. Lastly, save as a jpeg file and send the file as an attachment.

For detailed instructions please visit the following link
http://take-a-screenshot.org/


Regarding the StepMaV72Sharky indicator, the way it shows in the Strategy Wizard should be the same as the Indicators list from a chart (but may be different from the list of indicators in Tools -> Edit NinjaScript -> Indicator...)

Have you closed the Strategy Wizard and reopened it to see if the list has updated?

May I have a screenshot of how this appears in the Indicators window from a chart?
May I have a screenshot of how this appears in the Strategy Wizard?

I look forward to your reply.

Sorry for the delay. Attached is the screenshot of the strat wizard and thanks for your help in directing me to do a screenshot. I did learn that the file in the strat wizard and in my indicator list is one and the same.

[futures614]

Better screen shot

I think this screenshot is better than the previous one I sent. Thanks for your indulgence.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hi futures614,

May I also have a screenshot of the Indicator window from a chart?

(Right-click chart -> select Indicators... -> scroll to StepMaV72Sharky)

[futures614]

Indicator screen from chart

Hi,

Here is the screen shot from the indicator screen on my chart.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hi futures614,

Thank you for the screenshots.

Just to confirm, you have recompiled and restarted NinjaTrader before taking these screenshots correct?

If so, I'd like to take a look at this with you. Please send an email to platformsupport [at] ninjatrader [dot] com. In the email, please add a link to this forum thread.

[futures614]

Yes to your question. I'm getting ready to send email now.