Using a for loop instead of straight command

[daven]

I am testing an exit strategy where I exit a long position after x consecutive down bars or a short position after x consecutive up bars. Here is the code I am using:

			// Close Position if order was filled on a retrace and retrace becomes a new trend.
				if(Position.MarketPosition != MarketPosition.Flat) // && Position.GetProfitLoss(Close[0], PerformanceUnit.Currency) < 0)
				{
					if(Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long && Close[0] < Close[1] && Close[1] < Close[2] && Close[2] < Close[3])
					{
					ExitLong("Bars_X", "");	
					}
					
					if(Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Short && Close[0] > Close[1] )
					{
					ExitShort("Bars_X", "");
					}
				}

Clearly this particular code segment exits a position after three down or up bars. I would like to be able to more easily test the effect of exiting after a varying number of bars. Do you have some code example that would show me how to use a looping command to do this so when back-testing all I would have to do is vary an integer to count the number of loops to execute the test?
Thanks
DaveN

[NinjaTrader_JC]

Hello DaveN,

You may use NBarsDown() or NBarsUp().

[daven]

Worked great, thanks so much for your help. Have a great weekend.
Daven