Strategies and manual orders

[tecmisc1]

I have a strategy that I've coded in NT, including my typical exits so I can backtest it.
However, when running the strategy real-time, there are occasions when I might want to manually exit before the strategy dictates.

From other posts I've read, it sounds like I can't use a NT script to create ATM orders, since I can't backtest those.

It also seems that there is not a way to have a running strategy know that it's market position changed.

So, the only 2 ways I can think of to manually exit a position in a running strategy are:

a) Write a trading panel GUI in C# and have it send a manual 'close postion' command to the NT strategy. Is this doable in NT? If so, I realize it's beyond what you support, but could you give a place to start researching it? (I've written C# GUI's before, I just need to know how to hook them into NT)

b) Use a DOM linked to the chart running my strategy, and close the account position when I need to exit early. I believe this would terminate the strategy, so I'd have to manually restart it. (The strategy would have a historical bar check so as to start flat)

Are these the choices, or am I missing something with NT?

As a suggestion for NT7, it would be VERY handy to allow an order entry window to manage/exit a position opened by a strategy, and have event methods available to the strategy so the user could have the strategy adjust accordingly.

thanks for your help,
Kurt

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

In NT 6.5, if you used advanced order handling approach and use a liveUntilCancelled order, you could modify this order external to the strategy and the strategy will pick up on it. So if you wanted to exit, modify a target (limit) that your strategy generated to fill immediately.

A) Yes this is possible although not necessary since you can do what I suggested above.

B) Correct.

PS - A strategy does know if it's position has changed. It is correct to say that it does not know that the underlying account's position has changed.