profit target & stop loss after gap on new trading day

[emakon]

Hi,

how does Ninjatrader handle a profit target after a gap (first candle on new trading day)?
how does Ninjatrader handle a stop loss after a gap (first candle on new trading day)?

See images attached. Both strategys are exactly the same, but one does EnterLong the other EnterShort. One is executed on candles low the other on candles open.





Regards,

Martin

[NinjaTrader_AlanP]

Hello Emakon,

Thank you for your note.

You are short, market closes, market opens above your stop price and your order is triggered on the opening print.

Regarding the PT being filled after the open, at a lower price, this could be resolved by adding a secondary tick series to the script. Please see the following example,

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=6652

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

[emakon]

Hi Alan,

thanks for the info.

How do I define SetProfitTarget to work on the new data series?

As far as I know I can define BarsInProgress on EnterLong etc.

Martin

[emakon]

OK, I coded my own SL and TP

protected override void OnOrderUpdate(Order order, double limitPrice, double stopPrice, int quantity, int filled, double averageFillPrice, OrderState orderState, DateTime time, ErrorCode error, string comment ) {
			
			if ( order.OrderState == OrderState.Filled && order.Name == "X" ) {
				
				double TP_Price = averageFillPrice * ( 1 + SLTPinPercent / 100 );
				double SL_Price = averageFillPrice / ( 1 + SLTPinPercent / 100 );
				
				TP_Order = ExitLongLimit( 2, true, 1, TP_Price, "TP", "X" );
				SL_Order = ExitLongStopMarket( 2, true, 1, SL_Price, "SL", "X" );
			}
			
			if ( order.OrderState == OrderState.Filled && order.Name == "TP" ) {
				CancelOrder( SL_Order );
			}
			if ( order.OrderState == OrderState.Filled && order.Name == "SL" ) {
				CancelOrder( TP_Order );
			}
		}