Optimizing an enum list in strategy analyzer

[nmk85roll]

There are minimal number of posts on this, all seem to point to the same 3 posts, and one being in NT8. I understand we can only optimize integers and doubles, so I would need the Ninjascript to change the enum list to one of those types. I think I'm missing something blatantly easy that is preventing, the two enum lists from being optimized in strategy analyzer. I'm expecting that in the Parameters box i have the ability to optimize TargetLevelHigh and TargetLevelLow by increments of 5 to call the proper data series. Any help is appreciated!

region variables
private Band targetlevelhigh = Band.TargetL30;
private Band targetlevellow = Band.TargetL10;

DataSeries TargHigh;
DataSeries TargLow;

TargHigh = new DataSeries(this);
TargLow = new DataSeries(this);

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (FirstTickOfBar)
{
switch (targetlevelhigh)
{
case Band.TargetL30:
{
TargHigh.Set(blah blah blah indicator);
break;
}

case Band.TargetL25:
{
TargHigh.Set(blah blah blah indicator);
break;
}

case Band.TargetL20:
{
TargHigh.Set(blah blah blah indicator);
break;
}

case Band.TargetL15:
{
TargHigh.Set(blah blah blah indicator);
break;
}

case Band.TargetL10:
{
TargHigh.Set(blah blah blah indicator);
break;
}
}

switch (targetlevellow)
{
case Band.TargetL30:
{
TargLow.Set(blah blah blah indicator);
break;
}

case Band.TargetL25:
{
TargLow.Set(blah blah blah indicator);
break;
}

case Band.TargetL20:
{
TargLow.Set(blah blah blah indicator);
break;
}

case Band.TargetL15:
{
TargLow.Set(blah blah blah indicator);
}

case Band.TargetL10:
{
TargLow.Set(blah blah blah indicator);
}
}
}

region Properties [Description("Maximum allowable position size")]
[GridCategory("Parameters")]
public Band TargetLevelHigh
{
get { return targetlevelhigh; }
set { targetlevelhigh = value; }
}

[Description("Maximum allowable position size")]
[GridCategory("Parameters")]
public Band TargetLevelLow
{
get { return targetlevellow; }
set { targetlevellow = value; }
}
#endregion

public enum Band : int
{
TargetL30 = -30,
TargetL25 = -25,
TargetL20 = -20,
TargetL15 = -15,
TargetL10 = -10,

}

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello nmk85roll,

Correct, enums cannot be optimized over in NinjaTrader 7 but can be optimized over as a new feature of NinjaTrader 8.

" I'm expecting that in the Parameters box i have the ability to optimize TargetLevelHigh and TargetLevelLow by increments of 5 to call the proper data series."

This will not work in NinjaTrader 7. You would have to use NinjaTrader 8 to achieve that with an enum.

Instead, you can use an integer.

public int TargetLevelHigh
{
get { return targetLevelHigh; }
set { targetLevelHigh = value; }
}

In OnBarUpdate()
if (TargetLevelHigh == 10)
{
// execute code if TargetLevelHigh is 10
}



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