Variable problem

[RickStevenson1]

Can someone help me with this. I can't get the 3rd condition on my strategy to print. When I take the code apart and just run the 3rd condition it works fine, but for some reason doesn't work with the other 2 conditions. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Here is the code:
CurrentPrice = Close[0];
EntryPrice = High[1]+1*TickSize ;
RangeCompleted = High[0] == Low[0]+(Bars.Period.Value*TickSize);
TradeOKPrice = Low[1]-1*TickSize;

if(FirstTickOfBar)
{
if(CurrentPrice == TradeOKPrice)
{
Variable0=1;
Print("Trade OK");
}
return;
}

if(RangeCompleted && Variable0==1)
{
Variable0=0;
Print("Take Trade");
}
if(FirstTickOfBar)
{
if(CurrentPrice == EntryPrice && Variable0==0)
{
Print("Do Not Trade");
}
return;
}
Thanks,
Rick

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Rick, how do you initialize your variable0? Does it print if you do not 'return out' in your first condition?

[RickStevenson1]

Hmmm... I don't know what that means unfortunately. What you see there is what is in my code. I guess I've left that part out.
The only item I have in the Initialize() is CalculateOnBarClose = false, but I don't know if that is what you mean. How would I initialize variable0?

Also, if I understand you correctly, Trade OK does print when continually when the first condition stops being true but then becomes true again.
In the Output window I get:
Trade OK
Take Trade
Trade OK
Take Trade
etc.
when the market is trending down, which is what I want it to do, but then when the market trends up the "Do Not Trade" never shows up, but neither does the "Take Trade". So when the market trends up I should just see "Do Not Trade" and when it trends down I should see "Trade OK" and "Take Trade".

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Hello,

I see that you are using a return statement in your line in FirstTickOfBar. This return statement terminated the rest of the onBarUpdate and not just the if statement for the first tick of the new bar. Therefore this could lead to unexpected results as well. If this does not resolve the issue by removing the return statement please see the below for troubleshooting steps.

Your doing if statements that will evaluate to true and print the lines to the output window if all conditions are true. Obviously a condition is not true when you think it should be. Therefor you will need to track down where this is. Here are the variables you are using and need to check: These are below:



TradeOKPrice
RangeCompleted
CurrentPrice
EntryPrice
Variable0

We do not see Variable0 be initialized we only see you initialize the following variable:

CurrentPrice = Close[0];
EntryPrice = High[1]+1*TickSize ;
RangeCompleted = High[0] == Low[0]+(Bars.Period.Value*TickSize);
TradeOKPrice = Low[1]-1*TickSize;

To initialize Variable0 this would look something like this and is found in the variables section of the code that is usually compressed and have to use the Plus sign in the left column to expand the variables section and is above Initialize().

private int Variable0 = 0;


You will need to Print these to the output window to debug where the unexpected value comes from. Like Below, do this for all variables:

Print("TradeOKPrice: " + TradeOKPrice.toString())


Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

[RickStevenson1]

New issue

Hello again and thanks for the help.
I have placed a Limit order in place of one of the Print() and the strategy is working now in real time to place orders.
I have used the the SetStopLimit() and SetProfitTarget() in the Initialize(). Everything works in real time, but when I use the Strategy Analyzer I get no trades at all. Any ideas why that would happen?

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Rick, any errors shown in the log tab? Have you checked into with TraceOrders turned on in your strategy?

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=3627

Also: I believe you're working with CalculateOnBarClose = false, this will not work in backtesting - it would be defaulted to true as the intrabar tick formation is not known at that point, try for example Market Replay then as viable alternative.