Limit # of trades taken per session

[Dia1496]

Hello... I have my session set for a couple hours at the open and my strategy takes from 0 - 6 trades during that time. I'm wondering if I can set a max # of trades to take, like 1 or 2 per day (example). I'm trading TF 12-12 with Renko based data.

Thank you.

[sledge]

Hello... I have my session set for a couple hours at the open and my strategy takes from 0 - 6 trades during that time. I'm wondering if I can set a max # of trades to take, like 1 or 2 per day (example). I'm trading TF 12-12 with Renko based data.

Thank you.

You are using a strategy?

Did you build it or someone else?

Are you using the strategy builder, or is this custom code?

You'll need to add a variable for the total trades taken, and add that as a condition.

[sledge]

Hello... I have my session set for a couple hours at the open and my strategy takes from 0 - 6 trades during that time. I'm wondering if I can set a max # of trades to take, like 1 or 2 per day (example). I'm trading TF 12-12 with Renko based data.

Thank you.

Something like this post, but with integers counting your trades and stopping after x #

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=42961&highlight=limit+number+trades

[Dia1496]

I set up a basic strategy utilizing the Strategy Wizard as a start for learning how to back test. And yes that is what I am asking for is a variable for the total number of trades taken (in that session). Not for the whole time period I am running the backtest, so it CANrestart the next session.

[NinjaTrader_AdamP]

Dia,

Unfortunately I am not aware of a way to do this in the Strategy Wizard by itself. Likely you will need to program this.

[sledge]

I set up a basic strategy utilizing the Strategy Wizard as a start for learning how to back test. And yes that is what I am asking for is a variable for the total number of trades taken (in that session). Not for the whole time period I am running the backtest, so it CANrestart the next session.

This would get ugly.

I believe this would work to limit to 1 long trade.

You'll need another "set" of checks to check for 2 trades, add variable0 checks in set2 for variable0 = 0, then in set 3, check for marketposition.long, variable =1 , and then set variable0 to 2....etc.