BarsSinceEntry in multi-bar strategy

[Lavafang]

Hi,

I am trying to backtest a strategy in which I generate an entry signal on a daily bar series. I want to enter a stock position 1 minute after opening, and exit 1 minute before close. I got it to enter correctly, but I can't seem to nail the exit condition:

			if (BarsInProgress == 0)
			{
				if (TestPredictor(BarsArray[0]).Plot[0] > Threshold)
				{
					enter = true;
				}
			}
			else if (BarsInProgress == 1)
			{
				if (enter == true)
				{
					EnterLong(1, DefaultQuantity, "test_entry");
					enter = false;
				}
				if (BarsSinceEntry(1, "test_entry", 0) == 389)
				{
					ExitLong(1, DefaultQuantity, "test_exit", "test_entry");
				}
			}

Am I missing something simple here? The I tried debugging in VS and I can't get BarsSinceEntry to return something other than 0. Seems like it has something to do with ExitOnClose, as well as referencing the wrong bar series. As a temporary W/A, I am counting the minute bars and exiting after 389.

My barsInProgress index is 0 for daily, and 1 for minute based data.

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Lavafang, the issue here would be that the BarsSinceEntry would report back on the primary series for the instrument you're trading and not per the minute series, so for an intraday trade > it would be expected what you see as value through VS.

I would as alternative run a custom counter on the minute series or go by a timestamp range doing the exit.