Entering after the first 39 minute bar

[ShruggedAtlas]

I'm trying to create a strategy that enters only after the first 30 minutes and in the direction of the breakout. Frequently price ranges for a couple of hours within that first 30 minutes range but I want the strategy to ONLY use the High and Low of the First 30 minute bar of the session as the trigger for the trade.

I'm using the strategy builder to do this but i can't figure out how to set it to use only the first 30 minute bar (9:30 - 10am est) it's just entering at each break of the previous 30 minutes and that's not what I want.

is this something I'm going to have to code from scratch? What is the best approach to do this?

[ShruggedAtlas]

I found a reference to this concept in another post...a sample strategy was included....i'll check that out before inquiring again. thx

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hi ShruggedAtlas,

Thanks for post and follow up. Yes, there is a sample strategy here for the high and low of a time range:

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?p=44911#post44911

If it's just the single first bar you want to get, you can do this in the strategy wizard condition builder as well. For your condition use Misc > Session Break == Misc > True.

Then in the action section you can assign price data values to two UserVariables.