A Little help please...

[rhobbo1]

I'm not a programmer and am finding the strategy builder a little limiting... but how can I program the following?

I want to do:

the Average Close of X days to be > than the same Average Close Y days ago.

also

The Close to be > than the Close Y + X days ago.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Rob

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

If I understand your logic then...

If:

Moving Average of X Period of Close prices > Moving Average of X Period Y Days Ago
AND
Current Close > Close of Y Days Ago
AND
Current Close > Close of X Days Ago

then do something

This is no problem. Please review the following Help Guide sections for guidance on how to do price and indicator value comparisons. There are also a few tutorials in the Help Guide as well.

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/helpguide.html?WelcomeToNinjaTrader

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/ConditionBuilder-IndicatorToValueComparisons.html

We have an upcoming 8 hour seminar that specifically targets non-programmers for strategy development and backtesting.

More information - http://www.ninjatrader.com/webnew/ev...evelopment.htm

[rhobbo1]

Here's what I want to do...

Thanks for your prompt response... I'll be a little clearer...



Buys:

1. requires the average close of X days to be greater than the same average close y days ago.
2. requires the close to be less than the close Y days ago
3. Requires the close to be greater than the close Y+X days ago.

It's the opposite for Short sells... and the X and Y values are whatever you choose them to be... so if X=20 and Y=3,

1. then the average close of the previous 20 days must be greater than the average close of the last 20 days starting 3 days ago. Meaning that the average close of the last 20 days is sloping up.

2. The system then requires that todays close is less than the close 3 days ago.

3.Finally the system requires that the close be greater than the close 23 days ago. (verifying the upsloe moving av).

I have been through the help section but have not been able to find how to perform this operation.

Your help would be greatly appreciated or if you could recommend someone to write this code for me that would be great to!

Kind Regards,

Rob

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Right this is all possible.
1) do SMA with a period of 20. Set the Bars Ago to be 0 for one side and then for the other side set it to be 3.
2) choose Close. Bars Ago = 0 on one side and Bars Ago = Y on the other
3) close. Bars Ago = 0 on one side with Bars Ago = X+Y on the other.