Once per crossover?

[5iver]

Hi.

Very new to the Strategy Builder (non-programmer)...

I'm trying to build a basic "if a bar opens at a price value greater than the price value of my Adaptive Laguerre indicator, enter long and trail by x ticks" strategy (and vice versa for shorts).

I have the Set 1 condition as Open > Adaptive Laguerre(my settings) and Enter Long etc.

I have the Set 2 condition set to Open < Adaptive Laguerre(my settings) and Enter Short etc.

But the strategy is not doing anything like the above on execution. It's opening stuff all over the place, regardless of the price/indicator relationship... what am I doing wrong?

Many thanks

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi 5iver,

Please use the CrossAbove / CrossBelow to achieve that...

Here is the link to the help guide - http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...onditions.html

[5iver]

Thanks Bertrand, I was just updating my original post to be more specific when you replied... would you mind taking another look at my original question above. Many thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Sure, just follow the Cross Above / Cross Below link and set up two conditions for that...so use the Cross Above / Cross Below instead of the < > in the middle dropdown in the condition builder.

[5iver]

Thanks Bertrand (and thanks for your patience with a strategy newbie...)

I switched to the cross above/below as suggested and even tried using a 1 period EMA as the first crossover source (set to Open), but this is all I get: (see attached).

LOTS of entries, none of them seeming to have anything to do with the expected price/Laguerre criteria...

?

[5iver]

This is what I'm TRYING to achieve...

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi, from your screenshot in #5 it seems like your trailing stop is way too tight and kicks you out on the bar your in...you can also attach the full strategy export as zip here and I can take a look later...