Store the current time whenever there is an order and refer to it later on

[nikolaalx]

Hi,
I am developing a strategy that has multiple entries.

At the same time the BarsSinceEntry feature is not working properly, because it only counts the barssincentry of the very first order.

Since I am likely to have 20..and 30 orders at the same time, I is not feasible for me to name each different order...in order to be able to refer to each one individually with the BarsSinceEntry

This is why I decided to store the current time as a variable whenever an order is placed, and then to add a switch that would turn on/off trading as a whole in case the live current time[x amount of bars ago] < than the stored current time.

I am trying with the following code, but I am having difficulties.
Whenever I make an order, I store it with the following:
ToTime(Time[0]) = ToTime(LastHour, LastMinute, 0);


and then I run onbarupdate

if (ToTime(Time[MinBarsForBuy]) >= ToTime(LastHour, LastMinute, 0))

...turn on trading

I think I am messing something up, because I can't compile and I get an error "Left hand side of an assignment needs to be a property, a variable or indexer"


Please help!

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello nikolaalx,

Thanks for your post.

It is possible to have BarsSinceEntry()/BarsSinceExit() apply to a specific order when using unique signal names.

My suggestion is, if you plan to have a lot of entries at the same time, use a variable that increments on each new order.

for example:
In Initialize():
private int ordersCount = 0;

In OnBarUpdate():
if (/* entry conditions */)
{
ordersCount++;
EnterLong(1, "entry"+ordersCount.ToString());
}

Then you can use "entry"+n where n is the order number you are looking for.


Regarding the time and error you are getting, it is with the following code:
ToTime(Time[0]) = ToTime(LastHour, LastMinute, 0);

On the left, you call a function that returns the integer of Time[0]. In the center you are calling an assignment (a single '=' is how to assign a variable). You cannot assign a value to a function that returns a value.

You need to create a variable and store the value to a variable.

Or are you trying to make an comparison? If so, you need '==' for 'is equal to'.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6a71f45d.aspx