What defines how far back a strategy is applied?

[ShruggedAtlas]

I have a strategy that operates on the 10 and 60 minute time frames. it seems to be working fine except that it doesn't go back very far. What defines how far back a strategy can be applied?

here is my code if anyone needs to look at it.

#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.Gui.Chart;
using NinjaTrader.Strategy;
#endregion


namespace NinjaTrader.Strategy
{

    [Description("THIS IS THE TEMPLATE FOR ALL MY NEW STRATEGIES")]
    public class SIMPLETRIPLESCREEN : Strategy
    {
        #region Variables
		
		private DataSeries HourlyCloses; //holds hourly data series
		private DataSeries TenMinCloses; //holds Ten minute data series
		double RcDeviation = 3.5;
		
        #endregion


        protected override void Initialize()
        {
            CalculateOnBarClose = false;
			
			Add(PeriodType.Minute, 60);
			
			TenMinCloses = new DataSeries(this); //sync primary ten minute series
			
        }


        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
			double TenMinClose = Close[0];
			double HourlyClose = Closes[1][0];
			
			string Direction = "UNKNOWN";
			
			bool SmaRising, MaUp;
			
			if(CurrentBars[0] <= BarsRequired ||
				CurrentBars[1] <= BarsRequired)
				return;
			
			//sync hourly data series
			HourlyCloses = new DataSeries(SMA(BarsArray[1], 3));
			
			if(BarsInProgress ==0)
			{
				//check if SMA is rising on the longer term chart
				if(Rising(SMA(HourlyCloses,25)))
				{
					SmaRising = true;
				} 
				else	SmaRising = false;
				
				//check is 8EMA is above 25SMA on the longer term chart
				if(EMA(HourlyCloses, 8)[0] > SMA(HourlyCloses, 25)[0])
				{
					MaUp = true;
				}
				else	MaUp = false;	
				
				//check if ten minute price is at extremes
				
				
				
				//Determine directional bias--------------------------
				if(SmaRising == true && MaUp == true)
				{
					Direction = "LONG";
					
					if(TenMinClose < RegressionChannel(150, RcDeviation).Lower[0] &&
						Position.MarketPosition != MarketPosition.Long)
					{
						EnterLong();
					}
				}
				else
					if(SmaRising == false && MaUp == false)
					{
						Direction = "SHORT";
						
						if(TenMinClose > RegressionChannel(150, RcDeviation).Upper[0] &&
							Position.MarketPosition != MarketPosition.Short)
						{
							EnterShort();
						}
					}
					else	Direction = "UNKNOWN";
					
						if(Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long)
						{
							ExitLong();
						}
						else
							if(Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Short)
							{
								ExitShort();
							}
							else return;
							
				//----------------------------------------------------
				
						
			}
			
			
        }

        #region Properties
        #endregion
    }
}

[ShruggedAtlas]

Ok i see that it has gone back several days.. i didn't scroll far enough to see the earlier entries. Sorry - i solved myown problem

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hi ShruggedAtlas,

Data availability is determined by the data provider. You must first have the data before the strategy could use it.

The date range of the strategy will depend on the time frame specified. If you run a backtest or from strategy tab of control center, there are Time frame settings to have it lookback further. If you run directly from a chart, it will use the chart's data, set in the Right Click > Data Series screen.

There is also MinimumBarsRequired setting for the strategy. This minimum bars required must be satisfied for all series before the strategy will start submitting orders, etc.