delayed strategy signals, signal shows 1 bar later

[pipsalottle]

Hi,

i created a simple strategy that enterlong() when the "High" of the bar goes above a certain price (super simple)

but the order does not get placed on the bar that actually triggers the event, it keeps placing it on the bar after. The bar after just happens to gap up which means i would get a bad entry price.

how do i make it so it buys on the bar that triggers the signal? (like real time)

[NinjaTrader_CodyB]

Hello pipsalottle,
Thank you for your post.
It sounds like you have CalculateOnBarClose set to true.
This will calculate the strategy after the bar is closed.
You will want to set this setting for the strategy to false.
Please let me know if the matter persists after changing this setting.

[pipsalottle]

it doesn't seem to make a difference if i set that to false. (i'm backtesting)

[koganam]

it doesn't seem to make a difference if i set that to false. (i'm backtesting)

If you want to trigger trades intrabar in a backtest, you will have to use a multi-timeframe strategy, using the finer granularity bars for your entries.

[NinjaTrader_CodyB]

Hello,
This occurs because when backtesting historical data is what is processed. As Historical Data only reports Open High Low Close values.
To work around this you will need to use intrabar granularity. Please see the following link to the reference for intrabar granularity. http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/f...ead.php?t=6652