Total trades in a day

[pstechie]

Hi there,

I am developing a strategy that takes only certain number of trades in a day or quits trading when certain profit target or stop loss occurred in a day. I am using the following code.

if (Bars.FirstBarOfSession)
{
priorTradesCount = Performance.AllTrades.Count;
priorTradesCumProfit = Performance.AllTrades.TradesPerformance.Currency.C umProfit;


}

if (Performance.AllTrades.TradesPerformance.Currency. CumProfit >= 200
|| Performance.AllTrades.TradesPerformance.Currency.C umProfit <= -400
|| Performance.AllTrades.Count > 1)
{
return;
}

But when I try to compile this code, it says that "The name Prior trades count does not exist in the current context". What am I doing wrong?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hi pstechie,

We are not able to see how you are declaring this variable.

Can you include the full script? (comment out any lines that prevent compile)

To export your script do the following:

1. Click File -> Utilities -> Export NinjaScript
2. Enter a unique name for the file in the value for 'File name:'
3. Select the strategy from the objects list on the left -> click the right facing arrow ">" to add the strategy to the export
4. Click the 'Export' button -> click 'yes' to add any referenced indicators to the export -> click OK to clear the export location message

By default your exported file will be in the following location:

• (My) Documents/NinjaTrader 7/bin/Custom/ExportNinjaScript/<export_file_name.zip>

Below is a link to the help guide on Exporting NinjaScripts.
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...nt7/export.htm

[pstechie]

File Attached

Please find the export file attached.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello pstechie,

The issue is scope.

You have declared the priorTradesCount and priorTradesCumProfit in Initialize(). This means those variables are only available in Initialize() and cannot be accessed anywhere else in the script.

Declare variables in the #region Variables section.
Declare variables that are properties in the #region Properties section.

For more information, take a look at the EMA script. There is a period value that is declared in the #region Variables section.

Below is a publicly available link to a 3rd party site on the basics of variable scope.
http://www.blackwasp.co.uk/CSharpVariableScopes.aspx