Manual trade entered, then strategy should close the trade

[marcusplexus]

Hi,

I want to create a strategy that will close a position entered previously, most likely manually. Using Simulated Data Feed I shorted a contract, then enabled the script.

I have log messages generated to let me know what's happening with the script's logic. The section asking to close a (short) position gets executed but the ExitShort() method is not working. The Dynamic SuperDom shows I still have a contract short.

What do I need to do to get this running properly?

Thanks in advance.

mp

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello marcusplexus,
A NinjaScript strategy can close any position created by itself only. It cannot close a position which was created manually (using SuperDom or ChartTrader etc).

[Klaus Hengher]

it should work with undocumented methods

1.) get Position for instrument with Account.Positions
2.) close position with Position.Close() method

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello gplatis,

Thank you for your post.

In NinjaTrader 7 these functions are not supported. In NinjaTrader 8 you can refer to our Help Guide that goes into examples on the various functions. Please start at the Account section of the Add Ons in the Help Guide: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...ount_class.htm

Please let me know if you have any questions.

[fx.practic]

I have 2 questions in relation to this thread:

if talking about NT8:
1) Can strategy cancel position, opened manually using ATM mechanism?
2) Can strategy get unique ID and template name of active manually opened ATM strategy?

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello fx.practic,

Thank you for your post.

1. It is possible to close a position an ATM Strategy has opened. This is possible in NinjaTrader 7 as well. In both platforms submitting an order to close the position will close the position regardless of the ATM Strategy running.

2. This is not possible as the id are generated specifically in the NinjaScript code for the NinjaScript submitted ATM functions and orders.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

[fx.practic]

Excuse me, I want to clarify about bullet 1).


In post#2, in this thread, NinjaTrader_Joydeep said:

A NinjaScript strategy can close any position created by itself only. It cannot close a position which was created manually (using SuperDom or ChartTrader etc).

So, if an ATM was selected in ShartTrader or DOM while manually open, this position can be closed by strategy.
And, if "None" was selected when manually entered deal - strategy can't close it.

Is that correct?
Is that correct for both NT7 and NT8?

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello fx.practic,

Thank you for your response.

The position can be closed by the orders submitted in the strategies in both NinjaTrader 7 and 8. However, the protective Stop Loss and Profit Target that were submitted through the manually submitted ATM strategy will remain.

Managing manually submitted ATM Strategies is not possible in NinjaTrader 7 or 8 through a NinjaScript strategy that did not submit the ATM Strategy.

Please let me know if you have any questions.