Sma crossing

[G-Force]

I'm looking to find code for entering long on each bar close above the fast ma when the fast is above the slow.

Also please clarify how to exit a position after consecutive up closes.

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello G-Force,

Thank you for your inquiry.

Here is simple code that will check if the close is above a fast SMA (let's say a period of 20) and the fast SMA is above a slow SMA (let's say a period of 100) and enter long:

if (Close[0] > SMA(20)[0] && SMA(20)[0] > SMA(100)[0])
     EnterLong();

For more information about the Close DataSeries, SMA() method call, and EnterLong() please take a look at the following links below:

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/?close.htm

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/?moving_average___simple_sma.htm

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/?enterlong.htm

To close a position after consecutive up closes, what you can do is establish a counter that will keep track of consecutive up closes. If there is a down close before your consecutive condition is met, you can reset the counter.

Here is an example for five consecutive up closes:

#region Variables
private int counter = 0; // create the counter
#endregion

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
     if (Close[0] > Close[1])
          counter++; // if the current close is greater than the previous, increment the counter
     else
          counter = 0; // reset the counter back to 0 because the current close isn't greater than the previous

     if (counter == 5)
          ExitLong(); // if there have been five consecutive up closes, exit long position
}

For more information about ExitLong(), please take a look at this link: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG.../?exitlong.htm

Please, let us know if we may be of further assistance.