User Variable Inputs?

[Dolfan]

I am looking to create a strategy in the Strategy Wizard that uses the User Variables. Specifically I would like the strategy to operate the same every day except that daily, before I load the strategy, I will right click on the strategy and input user variables. This is of course found on the Control Panel/Strategy Tab.

I know that are videos out there they show how to set up User Variables but for the life of me, I cannot find them either in the Forum or on YouTube. Can someone please enlighten me? Thanks!

Best regards,

Dolfan

PS I am not opposed to unlocking the code if necessary.

[NinjaTrader_JessicaP]

Hello Dolfan, and thank you for your question.

You set these kinds of inputs in the User Defined Inputs page, as pictured in the attached mycoolsetting.png . If you made those settings yourself and then clicked "View Code" , and did a search for mycoolsetting , you would find the following :

[FONT=Courier New]        #region Variables
        // Wizard generated variables

[B]        private string myCoolSetting = @"very cool"; // Default setting for MyCoolSetting

[/B]        // User defined variables (add any user defined variables below)
        #endregion

// ...

        #region Properties
   [Description("frosty")]

[B]        [GridCategory("Parameters")]

[/B]        public string [B]MyCoolSetting[/B]
        {
            get { return myCoolSetting; }
            set { myCoolSetting = value; }
        }
        #endregion
[/FONT]

Going over the three bolded lines in more detail, we find

[FONT=Courier New][B]private string myCoolSetting = @"very cool"; // Default setting for MyCoolSetting[/B][/FONT]

is where you set the default value, and the line

[FONT=Courier New][B][GridCategory("Parameters")]
[/B][/FONT]

is what makes MyCoolSetting show up on the parameters screen.
Please let us know if there are any other ways we can help.

[Dolfan]

Thanks Jessica. I notice that the lines are hidden as a default. Any way to make them visible by default?

Also, if I want a price point listed here as a User Variable I would select "Double" correct? Then the Default is 1 and the Min is 1, but when editing the strategy from the control center/strategy tab the default number is 1. If I put in a price of say $50.00 for oil will it take a reading from the 'Min of 1" and perhaps undercut my price point or will it defer to only my price of $50.00? If it does not measure the 'Min of 1' then what is this for?

Thanks once again!

Best regards,

Dolfan

[NinjaTrader_JessicaP]

Hello again Dolfan,

. I notice that the lines are hidden as a default. Any way to make them visible by default

The short answer is no. Expanding regions by default is an advanced topic. This publicly available stack overflow link would be a good place to start. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3...al-studio-2010

Also, if I want a price point listed here as a User Variable I would select "Double" correct?

Yes

Then the Default is 1 and the Min is 1...what is this for?

This is to prevent invalid input. If you put in a price of $50.00, your strategy will treat this like $50.00 using generated code . If you put in a price of -$800.00, then because negative 800 is less than the minimum 1, the script will treat this as 1.

Please let us know if there are any other ways we can help.