Using Wizard to enter trade at previous candle open price

[CactusMo]

Dear Sir Madam: I am not a good code writer and so I find the Strategy Wizard very useful. However, I am preplexed to figure out how to have my entry price match that of my previous Heiken Ashi candle open price.

In other words, I have already figured out how to enter when my Heiken Ashi candle change colors from red to green, then go long. However, I don't want it to enter at the High price of the previous candle. I want to enter at the previous Open price of the candle. Can you help?
Respectfully,
CactusMo.

[NinjaTrader_JessicaP]

Hello CactusMo,

This can be accomplished with the strategy wizard using the following strategy outline :

1. Awaiting crossover and flat : Check for a crossover. If one occurs, go to 2, otherwise, store the current price and remain here.
2. Just crossed : enter a position at the stored price. Go to 3
3. Open : Remain here until flat. Once flat, go to 1.

In more detail, this is how to accomplish this in the condition builder :

1. Condition set 1
   1. For the top section labeled "When the following conditions are true" which I will abbreviate TS from now on, this is your existing "Red to Green" condition
   2. For the bottom section labeled "Do the following" which I will abbreviate BS from now on -> Add
      1. Misc -> Set user defined variable
         1. Variable -> Variable0
         2. Value -> 1
      2. OK
2. Condition set 2
   1. For the top section labeled "When the following conditions are true" which I will abbreviate TS from now on, this is your existing "Green to Red" condition
   2. For the bottom section labeled "Do the following" which I will abbreviate BS from now on -> Add
      1. Misc -> Set user defined variable
         1. Variable -> Variable0
         2. Value -> 2
      2. OK
3. Condition set 3
   1. TS -> Add
      1. Left hand side (LHS) -> Strategy -> Flat
      2. Operation (Op) -> ==
      3. Right hand side (RHS) -> Misc -> True
      4. OK
   2. TS -> Add
      1. LHS -> User variables -> Variable 0
      2. Op -> !=
      3. RHS -> Numeric value -> 1
      4. OK
   3. TS -> Add
      1. LHS -> User variables -> Variable 0
      2. Op -> !=
      3. RHS -> Numeric value -> 2
      4. OK
   4. BS -> Add
      1. Misc -> Set user defined variable
         1. Variable -> Variable1
         2. Value -> ...
            1. Price data -> Close
            2. OK
         3. OK
4. Condition set 4
   1. TS -> Add
      1. Left hand side (LHS) -> Strategy -> Flat
      2. Operation (Op) -> ==
      3. Right hand side (RHS) -> Misc -> True
      4. OK
   
   
   1. TS -> Add
      1. LHS -> User variables -> Variable 0
      2. Op -> ==
      3. RHS -> Numeric value -> 1
      4. OK
   2. BS -> Add
      1. Misc -> Set user defined variable
         1. Variable -> Variable0
         2. Value -> 0
      2. Order management -> Enter long position
      3. OK
5. Condition set 5
   1. TS -> Add
      1. Left hand side (LHS) -> Strategy -> Flat
      2. Operation (Op) -> ==
      3. Right hand side (RHS) -> Misc -> True
      4. OK
   2. TS -> Add
      1. LHS -> User variables -> Variable 0
      2. Op -> ==
      3. RHS -> Numeric value -> 2
      4. OK
   3. BS -> Add
      1. Misc -> Set user defined variable
         1. Variable -> Variable0
         2. Value -> 0
      2. Order management -> Enter short position
      3. OK

You may need to switch the "Enter long" and "Enter short" positions if I misinterpreted what red and green mean to your candles. Please let us know if any of the above is unclear or if there is any other way we can help.

[CactusMo]

Any easier way

Hello JessicaP ~


Thanks for going through all that trouble outlining the coding steps suggested. Is there something a little more simple?


My wizard coding for entering the trade is very simple. I have:

EnterLongLimit(DefaultQuantity, GetCurrentBid


However, instead of get CurrentBid, I would have preferred to select "Open" from the Price Data menu. But I don't see where I can state to choose "Bar ago 1"


Can you make it so I have a choice to select Bar ago 1, Open price?


Can it be that easy?


Respectfully
...CactusMo

[NinjaTrader_JessicaP]

Thank you for explaining the situation. To make sure I understand, you noticed a BarsAgo setting in the condition builder (picture 1), and were likely unable to find such a setting in order entry (picture 2) ?

If that is the case, please place a Limit order instead of a Market order, to the appropriate price, as shown in pictures 3 and 4.