Switching from Stop to TrailStop

[daven]

I have a strategy in which I would like to start with a fixed stop in ticks, and then when the position achieves a certain unrealized profit, move to a trailing stop. Here is part of the code:

            // Short Entry
            if (EMAProgressionAvg(14, 5).Trade_Entry[0] == -1 && EMAProgressionAvg(14, 5).Trade_Entry[1] != -1
				&& Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Flat
				&& ((ToTime(Time[0]) > TT1_Start && ToTime(Time[0]) < TT1_End ) || (ToTime(Time[0]) > TT2_Start && ToTime(Time[0]) < TT2_End )))
            	{
                EnterShort(DefaultQuantity, "EPA_S");
	            SetStopLoss("", CalculationMode.Ticks, Stop, false);
            	}
				
			if (Position.GetProfitLoss(Close[0], PerformanceUnit.Currency) > Mov_Stop * TickSize)
				{
				SetTrailStop("", CalculationMode.Ticks, Stop2, false);
				}

The relevant portion is the last part where I test if unrealized profit (in currency) is greater than a variable, Mov_Stop. If so, then I set the trail stop to a new. smaller stop, "Stop2". The problem is it doesn't seem to work. When I back test I never see a trade which ends because of the trailing stop. I just see trades which exit via a profit target, the original stop loss, or close of the session.
Is it possible to switch, on the fly, from a stop loss to a trail stop?
Thanks
DaveN

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello daven,

Thanks for your note.

It is not possible to switch from SetStopLoss to SetTrailStop. This is mentioned in the SetStopTrail section of the help guide linked below.
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...ttrailstop.htm

Once SetStopLoss has been set for an entry signal it will over write any SetTrailStop.
An alternative would be to use an ExitLongStop or ExitLongStopLimit and update the stop price either every tick or every so many ticks in the OnMarketData method.

Below is a link to the help guide on OnMarketData.
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...marketdata.htm


Please let me know if this does not resolve your inquiry.