20 SMA strategy

[alassafi]

hello everyone,

I am new here and looking for some help to creat a simple strategy for ninja 7.

I want to buy when a closed price is crossed over the 20 simple moving average, and go short when a price is closed lower than 20 SMA, all that with trailing stop of 10 ticks away from 20 SMA.

Any help please.

[SBMT17]

hello allasafi,
Please watch this attached video. It is very good for beginners, like me and you, to learn how to code your own strategy. Then, proceed to Pablos channel. What a great teacher!!
If you need further assistance continue to ask!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F1rAp2yJHU&t=5s

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello alassafi,

For NinjaTrader 7 you can create this strategy in the Strategy Wizard.

However, an SMA with a period of 20 is never going to cross an SMA with a period of 20. They would be the same line and would never cross. It would make more sense for the periods of the SMA to be different.

On the Conditions and Actions page in Set 1 Add a new condition. On the left select Indicators > SMA > set Period to 20. In the center select CrossAbove. On the right select Indicators > SMA > set Period to 20.
On the Stops and targets page click Add > select Trailing stop > set Mode to Ticks, set Value to 10.

Below is a public link to the NinjaTrader training video Strategy Wizard 301 hosted on YouTube. This video demonstrates how to setup an SMA cross over strategy.

https://youtu.be/FmBiNYsf1e8

Also, below is a link to a forum post with helpful information about getting started with NinjaScript.

http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?p=493678#post493678