Coding Question

[dwalls]

If after a ma crossover, I have coded that I want to put an Up arrow at the first pullback trigger that meets the criteria and then not allow any arrows on the subsequent pullback triggers (that can occur sometimes while still in a trending trade) until the exit criteria has been met. After the exit criteria has been met then the strategy would reset and look for the next crossover and then the first pullback.

So how do I not allow any other trigger arrows to form between the first trigger arrow that formed and the exit trigger? If that makes sense.

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Create yourself a flag variable. Set this flag variable to true when you draw your first up arrow. Add a condition to your routine that says if this flag variable is true do not draw. Reset the flag variable to false after you have exited.

[Laserdan]

i would use a bool flag.

set it when 1st trigger is set

check it for every other trigger

and clear it when exit criteria met

[dwalls]

Thanks for your quick responses.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to learn how to code the bool flag variable.

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

dwalls,

You can create it like any other variable. In variables region of your code:

private bool flag = false;

Now anywhere you need the flag just do something like:

if (!flag)
     // Do something when the flag bool is false;