How to increase lot size based position size

[franco12364]

Hello,

I want to know how to make a trade increase its lot quantity based on current position size, and add one lot to every next trade.
Example:
1st trade: short 1 contract. total position size: 1 contract
2nd trade: short 2 contracts. total position size: 3 contracts.
3rd trade: short 4 contracts. total position size 7 contracts.

So every next trade, I want to increase size by 1 contract, based on total position size.

I unlocked the code and I tried doing what I'm showing in the attached picture, but that just seemed to break the whole strategy. How can I implement this?

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi franco12364, thanks for your question.

Please make sure you have set your "Entries Per Direction" value properly in the strategy setup menu. In your example you would need Entries Per Direction to be set to at least 3.

Please let me know if this does not resolve your inquiry.