Same entry code, different entry orders?

[julifro]

Hello. Excuse my English.
If the price is higher than the maximum of the black bar with the triangle I want to make a purchase and if the price is lower than the minimum of the black bar with the triangle I want to make a sale.
The problem is that if I place a purchase order first and then a sale order, the purchase is always executed first. On the contrary.
This is that with the same condition the strategy does not allow two orders. Execute first the one that appears first in the strategy.
This has a solution? thank you.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi julifro, thanks for your post.

You can place limit orders with EnterShortLimit() or EnterLongLimit().You can also use SetStopLoss and SetProfitTarget for automatic OCO protective orders.

Assuming the right-most bar in your image is the most current:

If the price is higher than the maximum of the black bar

Would be written as "if(Close[0] > High[1])"

price is lower than the minimum of the black bar

Would be written as "if(Close[0] < Low[1])"

All the best wishes!

[julifro]

The bar[0] would be the black bar with a triangle on top. The pseudocode would be

if High[0] < High[1] & Low[0] > Low[1]
EnterLongLimit
EnterShortLimit

EnterLongLimit is always run first.
If I put

EnterShortLimit
EnterLongLimit

Always run EnterShortLimit

In the attached image I want you to first open a long command by breaking the maximum of the black bar and a short command by breaking the minimum of the black bar.

Thank you.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi julifro, thanks for your post.

I apologize, I did not mention that you can not have entry orders on both sides of the market at the same time with the managed approach. You would need to write your strategy in the unmanaged approach style to bracket the market like this. To keep using the managed approach, you would need to set one at any given time, canceling the order if you need a limit order in the other direction.

There is a feature request to add the ability to bracket with the managed approach, I will add a vote to feature ID #SFT-3558.

All the best wishes!