Real time vs OnBarUpdate

[werido]

Hi,

is there a way to execute orders in a strategy at the moment it crosses the desired point, as opposed to on the next bar after it has crossed that point? Is there a way to tell the strategy that it doesn't have to wait for the bar update, but rather execute the order immediately when the conditions are met?

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello werido,

Yes, this is controlled with CalculateOnBarClose.

False = Logic is processed with every incoming tick.
True = Logic is processed at the close of a bar.

[werido]

Hello werido,

Yes, this is controlled with CalculateOnBarClose.

False = Logic is processed with every incoming tick.
True = Logic is processed at the close of a bar.

Thanks. Now, if I set CalculateOnBarClose to True in the strategy code but set it to False in the option when applying the strategy to the chart, will that False override the "True" that's in the code and calculate it on each in coming tick?

Thank you

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Yes, the selection made in the gui (false in this case) will override whatever is written in code.

[werido]

Thank you!!

[werido]

wait, all my strategy conditions in the code are under OnBarUpdate, so even if I change CalculateOnBarClose to false, do I need to change the OnBarUpdate to OnTickUpdate or something like that to make the strategy execute the moment it meets the conditions and not wait for the the bar to update?

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

No, there is only one property that controls this - CalculateOnBarClose