One Trade Per Direction Problem

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

m3power222,

You can create a user variable of type bool in the User Defined Inputs page. Then in the Condition Builder you can set it to true or false as you deem necessary. Then as it comes to a new trading day you can reset that bool variable to whatever state you need it to be.

Unfortunately we do not have sample code.

[m3power222]

m3power222,

You can create a user variable of type bool in the User Defined Inputs page. Then in the Condition Builder you can set it to true or false as you deem necessary. Then as it comes to a new trading day you can reset that bool variable to whatever state you need it to be.

Unfortunately we do not have sample code.

This seems like a common answer to a lot of questions using a bool flag. Why isn't there samples?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

This is a very basic programming concept and you can find code snippets throughout the forums demonstrating it. There is no "sample" because the concept is generally specifically tailored to a particular cases.

You can also find many resources on this on google too.

[m3power222]

Sooooo close!!!!! I added:

#region Variables
private bool boolFlag = true;

if (condition long
&& boolFlag == true)
{
enter long
boolFlag = false;
}

if (condition short
&& boolFlag == true)
{
enter short
boolFlag = false;
}


So now it will take only 1 trade period. But I need it to take 1 trade long if condition is met and 1 trade short if condition is met per day.

From my reading a bool flag can only be true or false? If I could do a true1, true2, etc I think my problem would be solved.

Any other ideas? At least now it will only just 1.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

m3power222,

If you want a long and a short you should use two bool flag variables, one for each.

[m3power222]

m3power222,

If you want a long and a short you should use two bool flag variables, one for each.

That did the trick:

private bool entrylong = true;
private bool entryshort = true;


Thanks Josh.


Is there a way to reset it to true for the next day without readding the strat? Reason being is if I just keep it connected 24x7 as I have logic to only enter trades mon-fri from x time to y time.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

if (Bars.FirstBarOfSession && FirstTickOfBar)
{
     entrylong = true;
     entryshort = true;
}

[m3power222]

if (Bars.FirstBarOfSession && FirstTickOfBar)
{
     entrylong = true;
     entryshort = true;
}

Thanks again, can't test it as market replays are one day at a time.

Unless there is a way to string them together?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

One at a time for Market Replay. NT7 will allow you to string them together.