stop loss

[Raggamuffin]

hi

i dont know if im crazy or just not able to think logic.

my strategy is perfectly handling my long stops but not my short stops and i have no idea why. if someone could help me pls

/// <summary>
/// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
/// </summary>
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
// Resets the stop loss to the original value when all positions are closed
if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Flat)
{
SetStopLoss(CalculationMode.Ticks, stoplossticks);
}

// If a long position is open, allow for stop loss modification to breakeven
else if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long)
{
// Once the price is greater than entry price+10 ticks, set stop loss to breakeven
if (High[0] > Position.AvgPrice + breakeventicks * TickSize)
{
SetStopLoss(CalculationMode.Price, Position.AvgPrice - 3);
}

// Once the price is greater than entry price+10 ticks, set stop loss to breakeven
if (High[0] > Position.AvgPrice + plusstop1ticks * TickSize)
{
SetStopLoss(CalculationMode.Price, Position.AvgPrice + 2);
}

// Once the price is greater than entry price+10 ticks, set stop loss to breakeven
if (High[0] > Position.AvgPrice + plusstop2ticks * TickSize)
{
SetStopLoss(CalculationMode.Price, Position.AvgPrice + 5);
}

}

// If a short position is open, allow for stop loss modification to breakeven
else if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Short)
{
// Once the price is greater than entry price+10 ticks, set stop loss to breakeven
if (Low[0] < Position.AvgPrice - breakeventicks * TickSize)
{
SetStopLoss(CalculationMode.Price, Position.AvgPrice + 3);
}

// Once the price is greater than entry price+10 ticks, set stop loss to breakeven
if (Low[0] < Position.AvgPrice - plusstop1ticks * TickSize)
{
SetStopLoss(CalculationMode.Price, Position.AvgPrice - 2);
}

// Once the price is greater than entry price+10 ticks, set stop loss to breakeven
if (Low[0] < Position.AvgPrice - plusstop2ticks * TickSize)
{
SetStopLoss(CalculationMode.Price, Position.AvgPrice - 5);
}

}

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Raggamuffin,

Please be more specific as to what you want it to do and what it actual does. Thank you.

[Raggamuffin]

in the variables i have this:

private int breakeventicks =7;
private int plusstop1ticks =12;
.
.
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lets say i run this strategy 3 times

1 has a profit target of 20 ticks
1 has a profit target of 30 ticks and the third target is 50 ticks

and it does that:




you see the stop loss in the first pic is perfect and in pic 2 the stop loss is negative but it should be like in pic 1 in positive terrain and i dont understand why.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

You should add Print() along each step where you think you are amending your stops. Then you will know if an amend every was submitted. If no amend was submitted you then need to debug out your if-statements by printing those values so you can evaluate by hand.