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[PilotHobs]

Hello,

I want to use a simple moving average crossover. (5,20). And it doesn't seem to enter on the crossover correctly...

Thanks in advance


Hobs

mycustomstrategy.doc

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello PilotHobs,

What is the incorrect behavior you are experiencing?

Is the order not entering at all?

Is the order appearing on the next bar after the cross?

[arbuthnot]

Hello,

I want to use a simple moving average crossover. (5,20). And it doesn't seem to enter on the crossover correctly...

Thanks in advance


Hobs

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Just to say very briefly that you have 'CrossAbove' for both long and short. One of these should be 'CrossBelow'.

[PilotHobs]

This is an example of not entering the trade at the crossover.

Thanks


Hobs

[PilotHobs]

I think that was the problem. I fixed it and am getting a much better graph.



Thanks



Hobs

[arbuthnot]

I think that was the problem. I fixed it and am getting a much better graph.

Thanks

Hobs

Hobs - nice to hear it's now working out.

I'm guessing that the error occurred because you copied the first condition for the second condition, intending to change everything as necessary but forgot to do this.

I've done this and continue to do this so often. I wasted a whole day recently because I copied a line of C# 'algebra' and didn't alter the letters accordingly.

It's a shame the Ninja scripts can't be formatted so areas that need changing can be highlighted.

If only...

Cheers,

Ed