Double crossover

[Luke1234]

Hi, in the Strategy builder, I am trying to put in a condition to exit a trade if EMA crosses SMA twice, at first from above and then from below, but the Strategy builder does not get it.

In the "conditions and actions" section, I used "CrossBelow(EMA(10), SMA(20), 1)" and "CrossAbove(EMA(10), SMA(20), 1)" conditions and "ExitShort(DefaultQuantity, "", "")" action.

Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance. Regards, Luka

P.S. I am pretty new at this

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello Luke1234,

Thanks for your post and welcome to the NinjaTrader forums!

While this won't directly answer your question, here are links to the educational resources for the Strategy Builder:
Free live webinar every other Thursday at 4:00 PM EST, through this link to all webinars: https://ninjatrader.com/PlatformTraining
Previous recording of the Strategy Builder 301 webinar: https://youtu.be/HCyt90GAs9k?list=PL...auWXkWe0Nf&t=2
Help guide for the strategy builder: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...gy_builder.htm

Typically you would not get both a crossbelow and a crossabove in the same bar. What you could do is use a set that looks for the first cross direction and then set a bool variable you create to true. In another set when that bool variable is true and when you are in a short position and when the cross above happens, then exit short. You would need another set with some condition to reset the bool variable back to false, perhaps when you are in a flat market position?

[Luke1234]

Thanks for the swift answer, Paul

Aha, so both conditions i used get a "true" answer by the Strategy builder only if they happen on the same bar, if I undestand correctly? The Strategy builder does not record that the first condition was fulfilled and then waits if/untill the other one is also, and then says: "Yes, let's do it!". I guess I'll have to dig into the material you provided... REgards, Luke