Executing only single trade if a condition is fulfilled

[pandyav]

I am experimenting with a simple strategy that when SMMA (Smoothed Moving Average) for current bar is grater than the SMMA for the previous bar - go long.

My profit target is 10 points on ES. The challenge is once I hit the profit target, the ATM strategy immediately places another long trade if SMMA is on rise and is increasing. I do now want this to happen. I'd like to place only one trade every time the condition is fulfilled.

Ideally the next trade will be a short one when SMMA stars going down and then long again.

Is there a way to code this in NT so that only one trade is placed in one direction?

Many Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

You could either do this with user variables / boolean flags as showcased in this example -

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=15417

or you would express your entry rule with a cross over condition so it would not evaluate to 'true' on a only rising SMMA value.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/crossabove.htm