Stopmarket order wait for a number of bars

[Prisalice]

Hello,

I'm new here. I would like to know how to define the parameters of the enterlongstopmarket such that it waits for a number of bars, after a pattern has been detected, to enter the market.

Thanks.

[NT-Roland]

Hi Prisalice,
Welcome to the forum :-).
Here is one idea how to accomplish what you have in mind using the Strategy Builder (no coding in NinjaScript required).
Step 1: Create a custom series (int), e.g. "TriggerBar".
Step 2: Create an input parameter (int). e.g. "WaitForBars".
Step 3: In "Set 1", check if your pattern = trigger occurred. If "YES", set the custom series TriggerBar[0] to the Current bar (number).
Step 4: In "Set 2", check your pattern. If it did not occur again, set the custom series TriggerBar[0] to the value it had before, TriggerBar[0] =TriggerBar[1]. Otherwise, Step 3 will kick in again.
Step 5: In "Set 3", check, if the Current bar (number) equals TriggerBar + WaitForBars (Offset). If "YES", enter the market. You had a pattern (trigger) and you waited a number of bars after the last occurrence of the pattern (trigger).
Alternative: If you don't want a new occurrence of the pattern to update the TriggerBar[0] and delay your entry, consider to only increase TriggerBar[0], if CurrentBar - WaitForBars is greater than TriggerBar[0]. With that, only pattern occurences outside of the waiting period are considered relevant. In other words, you would fire a trade after the first occurrence of the pattern plus 1x waiting period, no matter if the same pattern occurred again.
Have fun.
NT-Roland

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Prisalice,

Welcome to the NinjaTrader forums!

NinjaTrader_PaulH has an example of a bar counter in the Strategy Builder you may find helpful.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/1078475-setting-a-crossover-within-n-bars-form-another-condition#post1078538

Is this script you are making an unlocked script or something made in the strategy builder?

NT-Roland, as always solid advice.

[Prisalice]

Thanks Ronald and Chelsea.

Maybe I didn't explain it well. I want to use this order to enter a long position:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/?enterlongstopmarket.htm

Syntax
EnterLongStopMarket(double stopPrice)
EnterLongStopMarket(double stopPrice, string signa lName)
EnterLongStopMarket(int quantity, double stopPrice )
EnterLongStopMarket(int quantity, double stopPrice , string signalName)

But I understood that this order will expire at the end of a bar and I would like to know if it is possible to configure this order to expire at the second, third or fourth bar and wait for the price to touch this order.

Or I could also use this order:

https://ninjatrader.com/es/support/helpGuides/nt8/?enterlongmit.htm

Syntax
EnterLongMIT(int barsInProgressIndex, bool isLiveUntilCancelled, int quantity, double stopPrice, string signalName)

But using "isLiveUntilCancelled" parameters.

I would appreciate if you have examples of how to use these commands as I need.

Thank you again.

Prisalice.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Prisalice,

If you would like an order to remain alive and not automatically expire use true as the isLiveUntilCancelled parameter.

EnterLongStopMarket(int barsInProgressIndex, bool isLiveUntilCancelled, int quantity, double stopPrice, string signalName)
https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...stopmarket.htm

For example:
EnterLongStopMarket(0, true, 1, High[0] + 5 * TickSize, "buyStopEntry");


If you want to later cancel the order use CancelOrder() with the order object assigned to a variable in OnOrderUpdate().

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/onorderupdate.htm

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/managed_cancelorder.htm

[Prisalice]

Hello,

Thank Chelsea.

Prisalice.