trigger when strategy NOT met

[Bobbybattles]

Hello,

Let's say I have a custom strategy called "apples", with criteria in it to trigger an action. Let's say I have another called "oranges", with a different set of criteria.

I would like to create a trigger that basically says, if neither of those strategies are triggered, take a certain action (buy/sell/etc).

Is it possible for a custom strategy in NT to reference other strategies which I have saved?

EDIT: I've seen other posts that say calling outside strategies into a current running strategy doesnt work.

So then lets say I have this....

if ( indicator1 > 10
&& indicator2 > 300

{buy etc}

if ( macd > 1
&& bollinger > 2)

{sell etc}

so here, i have 2 conditions in 1 strategy....but....i would like there to be a condition here that says, if neither of these are met, then take a different action.

[NT-Roland]

Hi Bobbybattles,
You could add/use a bool (e.g. "CanDoTheTrade") and set it to "false", if the first or/and the second condition set is true.
Only if the first and the second condition are false, set the CanDoTheTrade to "true", then allow the strat to fire.

if ((first condition set) || (second condition set))
{ CanDoTheTrade = false; }
else { CanDoTheTrade = true; }

if ((CanDoTheTrade = true) && (third condition set)
{
Fire off the trade;
CanDoTheTrade = false; (optional)
}

NT-Roland

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello BobbyBattles,

Thank you for your post.

You could write to static variables in an addon to have strategies share variables with one another.

See the sample script created by my colleague Chelsea in this forum post demonstrating the use of static variables.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/historical-beta-archive/version-8-beta/86475-how-to-avoid-file-errors-using-streamwriter-on-multiple-instrument-backtest#post733956

Let us know if we may assist further.