How Can We Reset EntriesPerDirection??

[kelvin2088]

Dear Ninja Support,

I'm working on one of my strategies.
I have entries per direction set at 10 for example.

When buy condition:
Strategy keep making entries until 10 entries reached, strategy then stopped making new entries.

Now the buy condition turned out to be sell.
When Sell condition appears:
I used ExitLong() method and want the strategy to go short and build that 10 short entries. however, the strategy just ignored the ExitLong and stopped making new entries.

Is this normal??

[koganam]

Dear Ninja Support,

I'm working on one of my strategies.
I have entries per direction set at 10 for example.

When buy condition:
Strategy keep making entries until 10 entries reached, strategy then stopped making new entries.

Now the buy condition turned out to be sell.
When Sell condition appears:
I used ExitLong() method and want the strategy to go short and build that 10 short entries. however, the strategy just ignored the ExitLong and stopped making new entries.

Is this normal??

From what you describe here, you Exited Long. If you never asked the Strategy to go short, then it will not.

[kelvin2088]

From what you describe here, you Exited Long. If you never asked the Strategy to go short, then it will not.

hi koganam,

actually I asked strategy to go short....but it just didn't ...however, when i set entriesperdirection to larger number like100, it then do what it asked to do...

[koganam]

hi koganam,

actually I asked strategy to go short....but it just didn't ...however, when i set entriesperdirection to larger number like100, it then do what it asked to do...

You now sound then as if you want the strategy to Stop&Reverse when it receives a signal opposite to its current market position. In that case, you do not need to Exit. Just call the opposite entry, and NT will reverse you directly.

[kelvin2088]

You now sound then as if you want the strategy to Stop&Reverse when it receives a signal opposite to its current market position. In that case, you do not need to Exit. Just call the opposite entry, and NT will reverse you directly.

OMG, that's exactly what I intended to do!
let me try to change my code and see what happens!

thx a lot Koganam!

[sledge]

Dear Ninja Support,

I'm working on one of my strategies.
I have entries per direction set at 10 for example.

When buy condition:
Strategy keep making entries until 10 entries reached, strategy then stopped making new entries.

Now the buy condition turned out to be sell.
When Sell condition appears:
I used ExitLong() method and want the strategy to go short and build that 10 short entries. however, the strategy just ignored the ExitLong and stopped making new entries.

Is this normal??

As you explain, yes that is normal.

10 buys to 10 sells = flat

10 buys should never be 20 sells

I probably would have coded reverse logic for the sell side too...and managed that.

Are you writing code or using the builder?

But Koganam's answer is simplest to your 'problem'... But you don't intend to go short without being long first?

[kelvin2088]

You now sound then as if you want the strategy to Stop&Reverse when it receives a signal opposite to its current market position. In that case, you do not need to Exit. Just call the opposite entry, and NT will reverse you directly.

nope, still not working
that's weird. do u mind take a look at my code?

[kelvin2088]

As you explain, yes that is normal.

10 buys to 10 sells = flat

10 buys should never be 20 sells

I probably would have coded reverse logic for the sell side too...and managed that.

Are you writing code or using the builder?

But Koganam's answer is simplest to your 'problem'... But you don't intend to go short without being long first?

sorry my bad...actually i set default entriesperdirection =20 instead of 10.

i intended to accumulate 20 longs in uptrend then reverse position and accumulate as much as 20 shorts, then reverse again...and again...u know..

[koganam]

nope, still not working
that's weird. do u mind take a look at my code?

I see in your code that you are using the Set() statement to create your StopLoss. If you use Set() statements, you cannot reverse as I described: you can only do that in a true Stop&Reverse setup, where there are no protective orders, and market direction exit is solely due to a reversal into the opposite position.

[kelvin2088]

I see in your code that you are using the Set() statement to create your StopLoss. If you use Set() statements, you cannot reverse as I described: you can only do that in a true Stop&Reverse setup, where there are no protective orders, and market direction exit is solely due to a reversal into the opposite position.

thx...
so using statement like mine cannot handle reversals right?
gosh...guess i need to stay awake and do more manual work

btw, any recommendation for replacing set statement to ExitLongStop or ExitShortStop?
I've no idea how to keep track all the entries. Should I build an arraylist??

[koganam]

thx...
so using statement like mine cannot handle reversals right?
gosh...guess i need to stay awake and do more manual work

btw, any recommendation for replacing set statement to ExitLongStop or ExitShortStop?
I've no idea how to keep track all the entries. Should I build an arraylist??

Well, I tried to take another look at your code, but you seem to have removed it. As a first try, try using a simulated Set() statement. I seem to vaguely remember that in that case, NT does not actually place the order until the StopLoss price is violated, in which case, for all intents and purposes, you do have an unprotected position that will be reversed by the opposite order. Let us know how that goes.

If it does not work out, we can always code that same setup directly.