Savely ignore historical data on stretegy start

[symphys]

What is the proper way to ignore historical data when the strategy is started?

OnBarUpdate is called for any historical bar and I don't need that. I just need the live data.
Since market replay should work also I can't use DateTime.Now to check...

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Just start your OnBarUpdate() with

if (Historical) return;

[symphys]

Ah thanks! I really overlooked that in the help...

[MXASJ]

If you are comfortable adding a bool in the variables, this makes it easy to backest without having to edit the code. I put it it OnBarUpdate(). "Backtest" is my bool.

if (backtest == false)
{
if (Historical)
return;
}
 
//trade logic here 

[BigMike]

Using if (Historical)

Ninja Support,
I am trying to run a new strategy that does not seem to be starting up or submitting orders(though it does in backtest).
So I updated it for realtime.
It requires 21 bars for the indicators.
If I use the "if (Historical) command at the start of the OnBarUpdate will it ignore all the past data and start processing those 21 bars at realtime thereby delaying any entries by that amount of bars?
I have been stopping the Strategy when I see that it didn't put in an order. So I don't know if it puts in the orders at 21 bars.

Thanks
Mike

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi BigMike,

If you call on an indicator from your strategy, it will use all available chart data, so the indicators will have data to "use" if you have atleast 21 bars on the chart.

To find out why you aren't getting orders, start by monitoring the Log tab of the Control Center. Then consider using TradeOrders.

More info at - http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...ml?TraceOrders