Bars to load priority

[cgeorgan]

Hi-

If I specify (programmatically) that a strategy needs the equivalent of 10 days of data loaded, but when I load the strategy into the "strategy manager" I set only 3 days to load, what command to the strategy will take precedence?

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi cgeorgan,

How have you hard-coded this?

Generally, the Min. Bars Required set in the UI will be used.

[cgeorgan]

Based on the minimum bars required by two indicators used within the strategy.

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi cgeorgan,

Can you provide a code snippet?

[cgeorgan]

Hi cgeorgan,

Can you provide a code snippet?

It's not really that complicated; let me put it another way:

If I have a strategy that uses two indicators that effectively need (each) 5 days of historical data, and I instruct the strategy - within the strategy's parameters - to load only 2 days, will that setting override the requirement that the indicators within the strategy load 5 days?

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi cgeorgan,

Understood, I'm just looking for the line of code that you use in the indicator for that requirement. Do you have any such code line in the indicator?

[cgeorgan]

Hi cgeorgan,

Understood, I'm just looking for the line of code that you use in the indicator for that requirement. Do you have any such code line in the indicator?

No, I set it when I add a new strategy to the "strategies" tab.

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi cgeorgan,

If nothing is hard coded to the indicators, the Strategy setting for Min. Bars Required will be used.