Trouble Setting Trail Stop

[micprice]

I have a strategy where:
- I EnterLong/EnterShort using quantity and a signal name (which I call "signalName"). signalName is a global variable.

- In OnOrderUpdate (where OrderState == OrderState.Filled and order.Name equals signalName), I call a function to set a trail stop

- In this function, I attempt to set a trail stop using the format: SetTrailStop(signalName, CalculationMode.Price, target, true)


Unfortunately, the trail stop doesn't get set. I never see an order generated for it.

If I SetTrailStop without the signal name (for example, with CalculationMode.Ticks and a value), it works.

Am I doing something wrong? Is SetTrailStop position level -- e.g., can I set it at an order level? I don't get an error message -- it just fails quietly. Thanks in advance.

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello micprice,

Thank you for your post.

You should be able to call SetTrailStop() in OnOrderUpdate() when the order is filled.

Would you mind if we reviewed the full strategy? Or a version that results in the same behavior?