12,21,50 only entering when all three cross over PS newb here

[csksbot]

hello,

apologies i am new to this. i have just created my first "strategy"

i have created a hyperscaleper on the 1 second that is proving to be very succefull, however it keeps trying to take long positions on the 1 minute downtrend, i only want it to take long positions on the 1 minute uptrend. i have...deduced..that the 50 ema works well. im trying to get the script to only enter if its above the 50 ema and then when the 12,21 cross over, unfortunately its only entering when all 3 have crossed over at the same time. see script. PS i also have no idea what im doing and completely winging it.

FastMA = 12;
SlowMA = 21;
LongMA = 50;
AddPlot(Brushes.Pink, "FastMA"); // stored as Plots[0] and Values[0]
AddPlot(Brushes.Blue, "SlowMA"); // stored as Plots[1] and Values[1]
AddPlot(Brushes.Blue, "LongMA"); // stored as Plots[2] and Values[2]

}
else if (State == State.Configure)
{
}
}

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (BarsInProgress != 0)
return;
//Add your custom strategy logic here.

// Check if RTH
bool market_open = ToTime(Time[0]) >= 150000 && ToTime(Time[0]) <= 210000;

// Moving Average
bool cross_above = CrossAbove(EMA(FastMA), EMA(SlowMA), 1);
bool cross_below = CrossBelow(EMA(FastMA), EMA(SlowMA), 1);
bool crossabove= CrossAbove(EMA(SlowMA), EMA(LongMA), 1);



Values[0][0] = EMA(FastMA)[0];
Values[1][0] = EMA(SlowMA)[0];
Values[2][0] = EMA(LongMA)[0];



//Etner Positions
if (market_open)
{
if (cross_above)
if (crossabove)
{
EnterLong(Convert.ToInt32(DefaultQuantity), "");
SetStopLoss("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 20, false);
SetProfitTarget("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 10);


}

// Exit Postitions
if (!market_open)
{
ExitLong();

}
}

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello csksbot,

Welcome the NinjaTrader forums and congrats on getting started with your first NinjaScript Strategy!

"i have created a hyperscaleper on the 1 second that is proving to be very succefull, however it keeps trying to take long positions on the 1 minute downtrend"

To confirm, is the chart a 1 second chart? (Or is this a 1 minute chart?)

" i only want it to take long positions on the 1 minute uptrend. i have...deduced..that the 50 ema works well. im trying to get the script to only enter if its above the 50 ema and then when the 12,21 cross over"

So both must be true, is this correct? The market price (Close[0]) must be above the EMA 50 at the same time EMA 12 is crossing above the EMA 21?

if (Close[0] > EMA(50)[0] && CrossAbove(EMA(12), EMA(21))

It would also be recommend to use prints if the behavior is not as you expect.

Print(string.Format("{0} | Close[0]: {1} > EMA(50)[0]: {2} && EMA(12)[1]: {3} < EMA(21)[1]: {4} && EMA(12)[0]: {5} > EMA(21)[0]: {6}", Time[0], Close[0], EMA(50)[0], EMA(12)[1], EMA(21)[1], EMA(12)[0], EMA(21)[0]));

Below is a link to a support article on using prints to understand behavior.

https://support.ninjatrader.com/s/article/Developer-Guide-Debugging-using-Print-and-TraceOrders

Last, it is advised to call Set methods before calling an entry method.

[csksbot]

Hello csksbot,

Welcome the NinjaTrader forums and congrats on getting started with your first NinjaScript Strategy!

"i have created a hyperscaleper on the 1 second that is proving to be very succefull, however it keeps trying to take long positions on the 1 minute downtrend"

To confirm, is the chart a 1 second chart? (Or is this a 1 minute chart?)

" i only want it to take long positions on the 1 minute uptrend. i have...deduced..that the 50 ema works well. im trying to get the script to only enter if its above the 50 ema and then when the 12,21 cross over"

So both must be true, is this correct? The market price (Close[0]) must be above the EMA 50 at the same time EMA 12 is crossing above the EMA 21?

if (Close[0] > EMA(50)[0] && CrossAbove(EMA(12), EMA(21))

It would also be recommend to use prints if the behavior is not as you expect.

Print(string.Format("{0} | Close[0]: {1} > EMA(50)[0]: {2} && EMA(12)[1]: {3} < EMA(21)[1]: {4} && EMA(12)[0]: {5} > EMA(21)[0]: {6}", Time[0], Close[0], EMA(50)[0], EMA(12)[1], EMA(21)[1], EMA(12)[0], EMA(21)[0]));

Below is a link to a support article on using prints to understand behavior.

https://support.ninjatrader.com/s/article/Developer-Guide-Debugging-using-Print-and-TraceOrders

Last, it is advised to call Set methods before calling an entry method.

hi thanks for reply yes its a 1 second scalper but uses the 1 minute trend as a guide for when not or to take a trade. thanks for reply. i actually made some amendments so that it works now FYI see below.