Use fixed prices as "User Defined Inputs". Possible?

[Imbah]

Im quite a newbie with a "Strategy Analizer' and i will apprecieate a little help with my strategy.

Core idea of the strategy:

We have a range of prices (manually settled) of CrudeLight instrument.
(for example)
HighPrice is: 73,50
Low price is: 70,50
and "middle price" is: 72,00.

Trading conditions:
if ask = Middle price"

action:

settup 2 break-out orders.
stop-long at ""HighPrice"" and stop-sell order at "LowPrice"
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Plus these "prices" must be changed few times during the day, and there will be a few trades overall.



So, should i go in such way as this looks like on these two screenshots?

1)


2)



or its not the best(impossible) way to go?

Can you advice something more?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

For the type of the variables, choose double.

[Imbah]

Im still have some weird troubles here.
I guess i just dont understand how to "start| my strategy or real-time (demo account).



From the 1min chart, from the top "strategies" menyu, ive launched y system. Everything goes well, but, nothing happens when the "condition" trigger supposed to start trading....


But, what even more weird (for me), then when i shutdows the strategy. On the chart i can see different sell and\or buy arrows. And its looks like the stategy tryed to trade there... but it didnt happened in real-time. And on previous data.


Here is how my code looks lika at the moment.
Any adviced?



/// <summary>
/// Enter the description of your strategy here
/// </summary>
[Description("Enter the description of your strategy here")]
public class Hydra : Strategy
{
#region Variables
// Wizard generated variables
private double highprice = 73; // Default setting for Highprice
private double middle = 71.75; // Default setting for Middle
private double lowprice = 68; // Default setting for Lowprice
// 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()
{
SetStopLoss("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 30, false);
SetProfitTarget("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 30);

CalculateOnBarClose = true;
}

/// <summary>
/// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
/// </summary>
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{

// Condition set 2
if (GetCurrentAsk() == Middle)
{
EnterLongStopLimit(1, Highprice, Highprice, "");
EnterShortStopLimit(1, Lowprice, Lowprice, "");
}

}

#region Properties
[Description("Highprice")]
[Category("Parameters")]
public double Highprice
{
get { return highprice; }
set { highprice = Math.Max(73.000, value); }
}

[Description("Middle")]
[Category("Parameters")]
public double Middle
{
get { return middle; }
set { middle = Math.Max(71.75, value); }
}

[Description("Lowprice")]
[Category("Parameters")]
public double Lowprice
{
get { return lowprice; }
set { lowprice = Math.Max(68, value); }
}
#endregion

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Imbah, I would suggest you test with one entry side only first, as in this setup you most likely run into the 'Internal Order Handling Rules' - http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...verview36.html (bottom section of this link)

Also 'TraceOrders' are very helpful to debug strategies - http://www.ninjatrader-support2.com/...ead.php?t=3627

[Imbah]

Hmmm, and now i even more confused. After readin these links which you gave me, i`ve decide that at first i must try to launch some super easy strategy onto chart, just to test whenever it will work or not.

So, i`ve created a easy strategy (for a test), and i launched in onto chart via (strategies) window.

Blah.. nothing happens.
All i see is "old trades" which just shows me what does the strategy "supposed to do" on revious bars. But on a real-time basis nothing happens.


Here is my code:

/// <summary>
/// Enter the description of your strategy here
/// </summary>
[Description("Enter the description of your strategy here")]
public class Hydra2 : Strategy
{
#region Variables
// Wizard generated variables
private int myInput0 = 1; // Default setting for MyInput0
// 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("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 5);

CalculateOnBarClose = true;
}

/// <summary>
/// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
/// </summary>
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
// Condition set 1
if (GetCurrentAsk() == 68.68)
{
EnterLong(DefaultQuantity, "");
}
}

#region Properties
[Description("")]
[Category("Parameters")]
public int MyInput0
{
get { return myInput0; }
set { myInput0 = Math.Max(1, value); }
}
#endregion


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So, as you can see, only one "rule" here.

I`ve tested it 10 mins ago on CL 10-09 instrument. Market touches 68.68 price for about 15 times..... nothing happens.



I have a strange feelings, that im just forget to push some final button....
otherwise i dont understand how a strategy with 1 rule dont work anyhow.

[Baruch]

Imbah,
On the chart you need to right click and click on "STrategies" or ("Ctrl+S") and from it to pick a strategy. Not from Strategies on Control Center!

Baruch

[Imbah]

Imbah,
On the chart you need to right click and click on "STrategies" or ("Ctrl+S") and from it to pick a strategy. Not from Strategies on Control Center!

Baruch

thats exactly how i do it all the time!






btw, on that screen you can see that the sterategy "draws" an arrows'ebtryes'exit on previous data..... but it doesnt repeat same things when its about real-time....

[Baruch]

Set CalculateOnBarClose =false;

Baruch

[Imbah]

Set CalculateOnBarClose =false;

Baruch

On these parameters (which are in picture in previous post) or should i do it on StrategyAalizer in the first window of strategy wizzard? (there is "calculate on bar close checkbox too).

[Imbah]

ohhhh its workin. finnaly.