only one Trade per day

[thunderbolt78]

Please help me. Please excuse my bad english. my script should only trade one time per day. I read any topics but i don´t find a solution. Here ist my code can anyone help me ? i Trade 2-3 Time per day. Every signal will be trade, not the first one

// 
// Copyright (C) 2007, NinjaTrader LLC <www.ninjatrader.com>.
// NinjaTrader reserves the right to modify or overwrite this NinjaScript component with each release.
//
#region Using declarations
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.Indicator;
using NinjaTrader.Strategy;
#endregion
// This namespace holds all strategies and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.Strategy
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Simple strategy that monitors for a breakout.
    /// </summary>
    [Description("Simple strategy that monitors for a breakout.")]
    public class Rangebreakout : Strategy
    {
        #region Variables
    private int tradeCounter = 0; 
        #endregion
        /// <summary>
        /// This method is used to configure the strategy and is called once before any strategy method is called.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Initialize()
        {
            SetStopLoss("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 40, false);
            SetProfitTarget("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 30);

            CalculateOnBarClose = true;
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
        /// </summary>
        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
   // Resets at the start of every new session
    //if (Bars.FirstBarOfSession && FirstTickOfBar)
    if((Time[0].TimeOfDay >= DateTime.Parse("8:00").TimeOfDay) && (Time[0].TimeOfDay <= DateTime.Parse("18:00").TimeOfDay))
    {
        tradeCounter = 0;
    }

    if (tradeCounter < 1)
    {
     EnterLongStop(.........);
     tradeCounter++;
     EnterShortStop(........);
     tradeCounter++;
     
    }
   
   
          
        }
    }
}

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

thunderbolt, if you want to trade just once per day you can use a bool variable:

// in variables section
private bool canTrade = true;

OnBarUpdate()
{
if (SessionBreak)
    canTrade = true;

if (long trade conditions are met)
{
    canTrade = false;
    EnterLong(...);
}

if (short conditions are met)
{
    canTrade = false;
    enterShort(...);
}

[thunderbolt78]

thank you very much

i use the 5 min chart to get signal

tried this but this setting, bu it trades all Signals in the range of 8-18 o clock

// 
// Copyright (C) 2007, NinjaTrader LLC <www.ninjatrader.com>.
// NinjaTrader reserves the right to modify or overwrite this NinjaScript component with each release.
//
#region Using declarations
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.Indicator;
using NinjaTrader.Strategy;
#endregion
// This namespace holds all strategies and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.Strategy
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Simple strategy that monitors for a breakout.
    /// </summary>
    [Description("Simple strategy that monitors for a breakout.")]
    public class Rangebreakout : Strategy
    {
        #region Variables
          private int tradeCounter = 0;
        private bool canTrade = true;

          
        #endregion
        /// <summary>
        /// This method is used to configure the strategy and is called once before any strategy method is called.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Initialize()
        {
            SetStopLoss("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 40, false);
            SetProfitTarget("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 30);

            CalculateOnBarClose = true;
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
        /// </summary>
        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
    // Resets at the start of every new session
    //if (Bars.FirstBarOfSession && FirstTickOfBar)
        {
        if (Bars.SessionBreak)
            canTrade = true;
        
        if ((Time[0].TimeOfDay >= DateTime.Parse("8:00").TimeOfDay) && (Time[0].TimeOfDay <= DateTime.Parse("18:00").TimeOfDay))
        {
        canTrade = false;
        EnterLongStop(DefaultQuantity, SampleGetHighLowByTimeRange(7, 59, 4, 59).HighestHigh[0] + 1 * TickSize, "");
        }
   
        }
          
        }
    }
}

Is there a way to count the trades ? is there an error in my code below ?

// 
// Copyright (C) 2007, NinjaTrader LLC <www.ninjatrader.com>.
// NinjaTrader reserves the right to modify or overwrite this NinjaScript component with each release.
//
#region Using declarations
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.Indicator;
using NinjaTrader.Strategy;
#endregion
// This namespace holds all strategies and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.Strategy
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Simple strategy that monitors for a breakout.
    /// </summary>
    [Description("Simple strategy that monitors for a breakout.")]
    public class Rangebreakout : Strategy
    {
        #region Variables
          private int tradeCounter = 0;
          
        #endregion
        /// <summary>
        /// This method is used to configure the strategy and is called once before any strategy method is called.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Initialize()
        {
            SetStopLoss("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 40, false);
            SetProfitTarget("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 30);

            CalculateOnBarClose = true;
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
        /// </summary>
        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
    // Resets at the start of every new session
    if (Bars.SessionBreak) 
        {
        tradeCounter = 0;
        }
    if ((Time[0].TimeOfDay >= DateTime.Parse("8:00").TimeOfDay) && (Time[0].TimeOfDay <= DateTime.Parse("18:00").TimeOfDay))
    if (tradeCounter < 5)
    {
     EnterLongStop(DefaultQuantity, SampleGetHighLowByTimeRange(7, 59, 4, 59).HighestHigh[0] + 1 * TickSize, "");
     tradeCounter++;
     //EnterShortStop(lowestLow - TickSize);
     //tradeCounter++;
     
    }
   
   
          
        }
    }
}

the problem ist now. I i take the counter to 5 for example, the system trade only the first 5 bars after 8.00 am. if i set it to 10 the system search the first 10 bars for a signal. The System trades only one per day, thats correct but i a signal come at 3 pm the system don´t enter, because its the 151st bar, for example. i will trade the first Signal in the range between 8-18 o´clock.

can anyone help ?

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

thunderbolt78, you want to include a check to canTrade in your entry conditions as well, otherwise you just set and reset it without affect on entries taking place.

For accessing Trade Performande data and statistics including the trade count (also for RealtimeTrades only) please work with our Performance class.

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/Performance.html