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[laurent]

Hello,
my strategy is in place.
I'd like to add something in the coding script for reallive trading and also for backtest.
I work on intraday 3 minutes charts, I don't what the strategy to take the first signal of the day to avoid false trading signals due to overnight, gaps...
Thanks
Laurent
I tried no trade within 10 first minutes but it didn't worked out.

[NinjaTrader_Ben]

Hello,

I would build a bool flag that swtiches once the first would be signal comes. This may help:

time_to_trade = false; //put in the initialize block

//put the code below in the OnBarUpdate() block

if(...your criteria for placing trade....)
{
if(time_to_trade)
{
//order placement here
}
time_to_trade = true;
}

[laurent]

time_to_trade

Thanks for your initial answer.
Unfortunately, unable to do it correctly.
Is it possible to join the script, it is one published in ninja strategies section to add this function.
Otherwise, can you tell me more about time_to_trade function, I didn't find it in the help section.
Laurent.

[NinjaTrader_Ben]

Hello,

time_to_trade is a made up custom variable I created. Sorry I made a mistake in my last post. You need to add your bool flag variable to the variables section and initialize and declare it there.

Here are code snippets on how to do it for the long side in the SampleMACross. Just do the same thing for the short side:

#region Variables
privateint fast = 10;
privateint slow = 25;

privatebool time_to_trade = false;
#endregion


if (CrossAbove(SMA(Fast), SMA(Slow), 1))
{
if(time_to_trade)
{
EnterLong();
}
time_to_trade = true;
}

[laurent]

Thanks a lot , one last question pls.

I'd like to add a global stoploss to my strategy and backtest different values of global stoploss in the strategy analyser.
I added :
SetStopLoss(500, true); in the Initialize() block
Where should I add a line to get setstoploss as a parameter in the strategy analyser ?
Thanks again for your fast and accurate answers.
Laurent

[NinjaTrader_Ben]

Hello,

So you want the 500 to be a user input parameter? If so, review this link on how to do it:

http://www.ninjatrader-support2.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5782