Connecting Entry and Exit manually

[alex.nt]

Hi,

Is it possible to assign an Entry order a specific Exit order, so NinjaTrader connects these two orders on the chart?

I have set of entries and a set of exits, however NinjaTrader seems to connect them in a kind of queue, i.e. first exit is connected to the first entry and so on, instead of actual sequence.

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello alex.nt,
Unfortunately there is no native way to do it. You have to further custom code your strategy to do it.

You have to assign custom name to entry/exits and exit the trades as per your desire.

[alex.nt]

I do have unique names for Entries and Exits.

Do you mean that (*) if I use identical names for entries and exits then NinjaTrader should connect them as actual entry ---> exit on a chart?

I am not sure if that is right because NinjaTrader assigns Exits to Entries based on its own logic. If (*) had been correct then NinjaTrader would not have closed a single position.

In other words, what would be the way to assure that Entry A has Exit B, and only B?

[koganam]

I do have unique names for Entries and Exits.

Do you mean that (*) if I use identical names for entries and exits then NinjaTrader should connect them as actual entry ---> exit on a chart?

I am not sure if that is right because NinjaTrader assigns Exits to Entries based on its own logic. If (*) had been correct then NinjaTrader would not have closed a single position.

In other words, what would be the way to assure that Entry A has Exit B, and only B?

By naming the Entry signal and specifying that the Exit is for that signal. e.g.,

 
ExitLong(string fromEntrySignal);

There are other more elaborate overrides. ref: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...l?exitlong.htm

[alex.nt]

Hi koganam,

Sorry, I meant Unmanaged approach. As far as I understand signal tracking features do not work in this case (as stated in documentation).

So the question remains the same: how would one explicitly assign one order (Exit) to another order (Entry)?