Limit order not working

[blarouche]

Hi everybody,

I have a very rough time with the orders learning curve in Ninja. I have a long position I am trying to take profit on 3 , 6 , and 12 ticks limit order. It doesn't work. I do not want to use the Set method in the initialize method because I have problem with other orders that seems to be conflicting...

Here is my code for the take profit target. What am I doing wrong ?

if(Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long){

ExitLongStop(Position.AvgPrice - (StopLoss * TickValue));

ExitLongLimit(Position.AvgPrice +(3*TickSize),"MySignal1");
ExitLongLimit(Position.AvgPrice+(6*TickSize),"MySi gnal2");
ExitLongLimit(Position.AvgPrice+(12*TickSize),"MyS ignal3");

}


Thank you

Bernard

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

Hi Bernard, it is possible to see if/why orders were ignored by using TraceOrders. You can set TraceOrders = true; in initialize. This link will take you to a wonderful post by Josh that describes how to use this tool.

In addition, you may want to check the logs (right-most tab in Control Center) and see if there are any order related errors.

If TraceOrders and the logs don't reveal any information, would it be possible for you post a more complete code sample?

[blarouche]

Austin

Thank for the answer. I will take a look at it but I have found my problem. It was with the signal name. I just copy it from my entry to my exit and it worked. Maybe it was a space or something like that I couldn't see because it seemed to me that the text was identical.



Thank you

Bernard

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

Glad you got it figured out. You might still want to review the TraceOrders page I sent you--it contains some good information that can come in handy in the future.

[blarouche]

Other problem

Austin

Thank you for the reply. I used the Trace method to help me debug an old problem. My problem is the following :

I should have trigerred an order to get long at 996.50 on ES today. With the help of Trace method I have found out the following message :

Ignore order amendment Reason : 'Order already has this stop/price/limitprice/quantity'

Is it the problem or is there a set up somewhere that doesn't fill order when it is the low for example. It happens to be the low where my order price was placed but no fill !


Thaks

Bernard

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

Bernard, what that reason means is that your strategy tried to amend an order with the same exact properties it already had, therefore an amendment isn't necessary because nothing needs to be changed.

I'm thinking this was a fill issue. Just because the price touched the order doesn't mean the order will execute.

You can backtest with a different fill algorithm if you'd like. From the backtest window -> Historical Fill Processing -> Fill type -> Liberal.

[blarouche]

Issue resolved

Austin

Thank you so much. That was the problem... Liberal



Bernard