bool longTradeOk / What´s wrong here?

[Deogenes]

Hi,
the only thing i want to do is to avoid a new Trade after realizied 8 Ticks profit, in the same direction.
Maybe, it sounds a little bit funny:but i want only to take some profit at the turning points and then wait for another turnarond and so on.

Can somebody help me to realize this plan.

Thanks for supporting me.

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello Deogenes,
You can compare the total long trades and total short trades taken by the strategy and then place the trades accordingly. A rough idea will be like

if (this.Performance.LongTrades.Count >= this.Performance.ShortTrades.Count)
{
	//take short trade only
}
else if (this.Performance.LongTrades.Count < this.Performance.ShortTrades.Count)
{
	//take long trade only
}

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/index.html?longtrades.htm

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/index.html?shorttrades.htm

Please let me know if I can assist you any further.

[Deogenes]

Hello Joydeep, thank you for support

your idea sonds absolutely logical and it is the nearest i´ve ever read. But even i do a lot of things wrong, look at that: Can you help me out?

[ private bool LongTrades = true;
private bool ShortTrades = true;
private int target = 8 ;

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

/// <summary>
/// This method is used to configure the strategy and is called once before any strategy method is called.
/// </summary>
protected override void Initialize()
{
//SetProfitTarget("buy", CalculationMode.Ticks, 8);
//SetProfitTarget("sell", CalculationMode.Ticks, 8);

CalculateOnBarClose = true;
}

/// <summary>
/// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
/// </summary>
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
// Condition set 1
if (this.Performance.LongTrades.Count < this.Performance.ShortTrades.Count)
{
If( Close[0] > SuperTrend(10, 0.5, true).UpTrend[0]);
EnterLong(DefaultQuantity, "buy");
SetProfitTarget("buy", CalculationMode.Ticks, 8);
LongTrades = true;
ShortTrades = false;
}
else if(this.Performance.LongTrades.Count>=this.Perform ance.ShortTrades.Count)
{
If (Close[0] < SuperTrend(10, 0.5, true).DownTrend[0]);

EnterShort(DefaultQuantity, "sell");
SetProfitTarget("sell", CalculationMode.Ticks, 8);
LongTrades = false;
ShortTrades = true;

}

#region Properties
#endregion
}
}
]

[sledge]

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
// Condition set 1
if (longTradeOk && Close[0] > SuperTrend(10, 0.5, true).UpTrend[0])
{
EnterLong(DefaultQuantity, "buy");
SetProfitTarget("buy", CalculationMode.Ticks, 8);
longTradeOk = false;
shortTradeOk = true;
}
else if(shortTradeOk && Close[0] < SuperTrend(10, 0.5, true).DownTrend[0])
{ EnterShort(DefaultQuantity, "sell");
SetProfitTarget("sell", CalculationMode.Ticks, 8);
longTradeOk = true;
shortTradeOk = false;
}

[Deogenes]

Great, sledge !!

I´ am so happy that this thing lately works like i wanted.
Thank you very much. I would offer you a glass of wine - if i could.
Thanks!