Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long (doesnt work)

[davedxb]

Im trying to write a code that says, if a current market position is open, do not create a contract. So the code has to wait and check till the old contract finishes, then enters a new one.

I tried the following..."doesnt work)
I also tried using just
if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long)
Still doesnt work.,....on a 1min chart, the code keeps buying multiple contracts...and you can see it increase....2,3.....4...
I want to make sure it enters only one at a time...



if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long || Position.MarketPosition)
{
if (MACD(12, 26, 9)[0] > MACD(12, 26, 9)[1]
&& MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[0] > MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[1])
{
AtmStrategyCreate(OrderAction.Buy, OrderType.Market, 0, 0,
TimeInForce.Day, GetAtmStrategyUniqueId(), "myfill",
GetAtmStrategyUniqueId());
}
}



regards,

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi Dave, since you're working with the AtmStrategy methods here you would need to use the related GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition() as well for those checks -

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/getatmstrategymarketposition.htm

A complete workking example of those methods combined can be reviewed via the 'SampleAtmStrategy' script installed with NT per default.

[davedxb]

Ive tried many ways.....strategy still keeps entering orders even when there is an existing open position.

if (GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition("myfill") == MarketPosition.Long
|| GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition("myfill") == MarketPosition.Short)
{dont enter}



if (GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition("myfill") != (MarketPosition.Long | MarketPosition.Short))
{enter}

no matter what i do.... != == ||....doesnt work....strategy still enters market multiple times. I even tried MarketPosition.Flat (assuming Flat means not long or short)


Full Code:

if (GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition("myfill") == MarketPosition.Long
|| GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition("myfill") == MarketPosition.Short)
{
}
else
{
if (MACD(12, 26, 9)[0] > MACD(12, 26, 9)[1]
&& MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[0] > MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[1])
{
AtmStrategyCreate(OrderAction.Buy, OrderType.Market, 0, 0,
TimeInForce.Day, GetAtmStrategyUniqueId(), "myfill",
GetAtmStrategyUniqueId());
}

// Condition set 2
if (MACD(12, 26, 9)[0] < MACD(12, 26, 9)[1]
&& MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[0] < MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[1])
{
AtmStrategyCreate(OrderAction.Sell, OrderType.Market, 0, 0,
TimeInForce.Day, GetAtmStrategyUniqueId(), "myfill",
GetAtmStrategyUniqueId());
}
}

[davedxb]

This seemed to work....messy code...but works

if (MACD(12, 26, 9)[0] > MACD(12, 26, 9)[1]
&& MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[0] > MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[1]
&& GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition("myfill") == MarketPosition.Flat)
{
AtmStrategyCreate(OrderAction.Buy, OrderType.Market, 0, 0,
TimeInForce.Day, GetAtmStrategyUniqueId(), "myfill",
GetAtmStrategyUniqueId());
}

// Condition set 2
if (MACD(12, 26, 9)[0] < MACD(12, 26, 9)[1]
&& MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[0] < MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[1]
&& GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition("myfill") == MarketPosition.Flat)
{
AtmStrategyCreate(OrderAction.Sell, OrderType.Market, 0, 0,
TimeInForce.Day, GetAtmStrategyUniqueId(), "myfill",
GetAtmStrategyUniqueId());
}

[davedxb]

This seemed to work....messy code...but works

if (MACD(12, 26, 9)[0] > MACD(12, 26, 9)[1]
&& MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[0] > MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[1]
&& GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition("myfill") == MarketPosition.Flat)
{
AtmStrategyCreate(OrderAction.Buy, OrderType.Market, 0, 0,
TimeInForce.Day, GetAtmStrategyUniqueId(), "myfill",
GetAtmStrategyUniqueId());
}

// Condition set 2
if (MACD(12, 26, 9)[0] < MACD(12, 26, 9)[1]
&& MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[0] < MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[1]
&& GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition("myfill") == MarketPosition.Flat)
{
AtmStrategyCreate(OrderAction.Sell, OrderType.Market, 0, 0,
TimeInForce.Day, GetAtmStrategyUniqueId(), "myfill",
GetAtmStrategyUniqueId());
}

No does not work....just looked at it....entered 2 contracts after a couple of minutes

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Dave, please check into the example we ship with NT, namely the 'SampleAtmStrategy' - it would show how to setup the general structure, which would include checks and reset for the order and atmStrategyId.