Chart resets each time program opens?

[sledge]

Thank you sir. NT is quite a learning curve for me after having used a platform with everything built-in for so long. Here is a screencast http://screencast.com/t/aJosdrfrOekN that better explains where I am with all of this at this stage. Thank you for your help figuring this out.

After selecting your indicator or strategy, hit "NEW" to bring it down into the lower left box, then change the parameters, then hit OK or APPLY.

Then Right click the chart, templates, SAVE AS, give it a name, "AROON07282012" (I usually date mine).

save as default would be the default chart setup for any new chart you create.

Then File, Workspace, save workspace as, "EURUSDAROON" or whatever.

[tedpenner]

Thank you sir. NT is quite a learning curve for me after having used a platform with everything built-in for so long. Here is a screencast http://screencast.com/t/aJosdrfrOekN that better explains where I am with all of this at this stage. Thank you for your help figuring this out.

tedpenner,
Ahh, I see. Could you describe the behavior you are getting as well as what you would expect here?

[NinjaTrader_AdamP]

tedpenner,

Ahh, I see. Could you describe the behavior you are getting as well as what you would expect here?

[tedpenner]

Adam, thank you.
I'm not sure what you mean by 'attaching it to the chart'? It is activated in the strategy analyzer.

tedpenner,

Hmm. I am not seeing anything immediately wrong with this. When you attach this to a chart and activate it, what color does the strategy turn in the "Strategies" tab of your Control Center?

Could you clarify what is happening on your charts?

[NinjaTrader_AdamP]

tedpenner,

Hmm. I am not seeing anything immediately wrong with this. When you attach this to a chart and activate it, what color does the strategy turn in the "Strategies" tab of your Control Center?

Could you clarify what is happening on your charts?

[tedpenner]

I have a strategy that is auto-trading based on a chart study called the aroons oscillator. The main problem is that it doesn't appear to be executing based on the chart conditions. The underlying problem though, is that the chart disappears on each load of the program. Is there any way to make sure this doesn't happen?

Code (built using the conditional wizard) is provided below for reference. Assistance is greatly appreciated.

# Part of this code has been removed due to length restrictions.

    public class AroonOsc : Strategy
    {
        #region Variables
        // Wizard generated variables
        private int oB = 80; // Default setting for OB
        // 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()
        {

            CalculateOnBarClose = true;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
        /// </summary>
        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
            // Condition set 1
            if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Flat
                && CrossBelow(AroonOscillator(14), OB, 1))
            {
                EnterShort(DefaultQuantity, "");
            }
        }

        #region Properties
        [Description("Overbought")]
        [GridCategory("Parameters")]
        public int OB
        {
            get { return oB; }
            set { oB = Math.Max(1, value); }
        }
        #endregion
    }
}

#region Wizard settings, neither change nor remove
/*@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<NinjaTrader>
  <Name>AroonOsc</Name>
  <CalculateOnBarClose>True</CalculateOnBarClose>
  <Description>
  </Description>
  <Parameters>
    <Parameter>
      <Default1>
      </Default1>
      <Default2>80</Default2>
      <Default3>
      </Default3>
      <Description>Overbought</Description>
      <Minimum>1</Minimum>
      <Name>OB</Name>
      <Type>int</Type>
    </Parameter>
  </Parameters>
  <State>
    <CurrentState>
      <StrategyWizardState xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
        <Name>Flat</Name>
        <Sets>
          <StrategyWizardStateSet>
            <Actions>
              <StrategyWizardAction>
                <DisplayName>Enter short position</DisplayName>
                <Help />
                <MemberName>EnterShort</MemberName>
                <Parameters>
                  <string>quantity</string>
                  <string>signalName</string>
                </Parameters>
                <Values>
                  <string>DefaultQuantity</string>
                  <string />
                </Values>
                <WizardItems>
                  <StrategyWizardItem>
                    <DisplayName>DefaultQuantity</DisplayName>
                    <IsIndicator>false</IsIndicator>
                    <IsInt>true</IsInt>
                    <IsMethod>false</IsMethod>
                    <IsSet>true</IsSet>
                    <MemberName>DefaultQuantity</MemberName>
                    <Parameters />
                    <Values />
                    <WizardItems />
                  </StrategyWizardItem>
                  <StrategyWizardItem>
                    <DisplayName />
                    <IsIndicator>false</IsIndicator>
                    <IsInt>false</IsInt>
                    <IsMethod>false</IsMethod>
                    <IsSet>true</IsSet>
                    <MemberName />
                    <Parameters />
                    <Values />
                    <WizardItems />
                  </StrategyWizardItem>
                </WizardItems>
              </StrategyWizardAction>
            </Actions>
            <Conditions>
              <StrategyWizardCondition>
                <AndOr>And</AndOr>
                <Left>
                  <DisplayName>Current market position</DisplayName>
                  <IsIndicator>false</IsIndicator>
                  <IsInt>false</IsInt>
                  <IsMethod>false</IsMethod>
                  <IsSet>true</IsSet>
                  <MemberName>Position.MarketPosition</MemberName>
                  <Parameters />
                  <Values />
                  <WizardItems />
                </Left>
                <LookBackPeriod>1</LookBackPeriod>
                <Operator>==</Operator>
                <Right>
                  <DisplayName>Flat</DisplayName>
                  <IsIndicator>false</IsIndicator>
                  <IsInt>false</IsInt>
                  <IsMethod>false</IsMethod>
                  <IsSet>true</IsSet>
                  <MemberName>MarketPosition.Flat</MemberName>
                  <Parameters />
                  <Values />
                  <WizardItems />
                </Right>
              </StrategyWizardCondition>
              <StrategyWizardCondition>
                <AndOr>And</AndOr>
                <Left>
                  <DisplayName>AroonOscillator</DisplayName>
                  <IsIndicator>true</IsIndicator>
                  <IsInt>false</IsInt>
                  <IsMethod>true</IsMethod>
                  <IsSet>true</IsSet>
                  <MemberName>AroonOscillator</MemberName>
                  <Parameters>
                    <string>    inputSeries</string>
                    <string>Period</string>
                    <string>    barsAgo</string>
                    <string>    offsetType</string>
                    <string>    offset</string>
                    <string>    plotOnChart</string>
                  </Parameters>
                  <Values>
                    <string>DefaultInput</string>
                    <string>14</string>
                    <string>0</string>
                    <string>NinjaTrader.Strategy.CalculationMode.Ticks</string>
                    <string>0</string>
                    <string>False</string>
                  </Values>
                  <WizardItems>
                    <StrategyWizardItem>
                      <DisplayName>DefaultInput</DisplayName>
                      <IsIndicator>false</IsIndicator>
                      <IsInt>false</IsInt>
                      <IsMethod>false</IsMethod>
                      <IsSet>true</IsSet>
                      <MemberName>DefaultInput</MemberName>
                      <Parameters />
                      <Values />
                      <WizardItems />
                    </StrategyWizardItem>
                    <StrategyWizardItem>
                      <DisplayName>14</DisplayName>
                      <IsIndicator>false</IsIndicator>
                      <IsInt>true</IsInt>
                      <IsMethod>false</IsMethod>
                      <IsSet>true</IsSet>
                      <MemberName>14</MemberName>
                      <Parameters />
                      <Values />
                      <WizardItems />
                    </StrategyWizardItem>
                    <StrategyWizardItem>
                      <DisplayName>    barsAgo</DisplayName>
                      <IsIndicator>false</IsIndicator>
                      <IsInt>true</IsInt>
                      <IsMethod>false</IsMethod>
                      <IsSet>false</IsSet>
                      <MemberName>0</MemberName>
                      <Parameters />
                      <Values />
                      <WizardItems />
                    </StrategyWizardItem>
                    <StrategyWizardItem>
                      <DisplayName />
                      <IsIndicator>false</IsIndicator>
                      <IsInt>false</IsInt>
                      <IsMethod>false</IsMethod>
                      <IsSet>true</IsSet>
                      <MemberName />
                      <Parameters />
                      <Values />
                      <WizardItems />
                    </StrategyWizardItem>
                    <StrategyWizardItem>
                      <DisplayName>    offset</DisplayName>
                      <IsIndicator>false</IsIndicator>
                      <IsInt>true</IsInt>
                      <IsMethod>false</IsMethod>
                      <IsSet>false</IsSet>
                      <MemberName>0</MemberName>
                      <Parameters />
                      <Values />
                      <WizardItems />
                    </StrategyWizardItem>
                    <StrategyWizardItem>
                      <DisplayName />
                      <IsIndicator>false</IsIndicator>
                      <IsInt>false</IsInt>
                      <IsMethod>false</IsMethod>
                      <IsSet>true</IsSet>
                      <MemberName />
                      <Parameters />
                      <Values />
                      <WizardItems />
                    </StrategyWizardItem>
                  </WizardItems>
                </Left>
                <LookBackPeriod>1</LookBackPeriod>
                <Operator>CrossBelow</Operator>
                <Right>
                  <DisplayName>OB</DisplayName>
                  <IsIndicator>false</IsIndicator>
                  <IsInt>true</IsInt>
                  <IsMethod>false</IsMethod>
                  <IsSet>true</IsSet>
                  <MemberName>OB</MemberName>
                  <Parameters />
                  <Values />
                  <WizardItems />
                </Right>
              </StrategyWizardCondition>
            </Conditions>
          </StrategyWizardStateSet>
        </Sets>
        <StopTargets />
      </StrategyWizardState>
    </CurrentState>
  </State>
</NinjaTrader>
@*/
#endregion