Strategy Wizard

[RiversideDude]

Is it possible to make a strategy using the wizard to does the following:

1. Counts n range bars up or down.
2. Closes above or below one or more moving averages.
3. Emails a buy or sell signal.

I could figure out step 2 and 3, but not step 1; not sure what I needed to do for the right side.

Thanks in advance!

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello RiversideDude,

Thanks for your post.

I'm not sure about #1 but we do have an indicator called NBarsUp and one called NBarsDown.
NbarsUp:

Checks for n number of consecutive higher closes. Returns a value of 1 when the condition is true or 0 when false.

Ref: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...?n_bars_up.htm
NBarsDown:

Checks for n number of consecutive lower closes. Returns a value of 1 when the condition is true or 0 when false.

Ref: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG..._bars_down.htm

If either of these are what you are looking for then yes you can code this in the strategy wizard. On the right side of the strategy wizard you would select == 1 for a true condition.

[RiversideDude]

Doesn't Ninja Trader have range or renko bars? How can I build a strategy that tells me if a range or renko bar closes above or below two or more moving averages?

Thanks in advance!

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello RiversideDude,

Thanks for your post.

Yes, Ninjatrader has both Range and Renko bars. These are accessible via the DataSeries window and can be found in the "type" row (left click in row to get drop down that lists all available bar types).

You can create a strategy just like #2 in your first post which you advised you had figured out. It would be very much the same.

[RiversideDude]

I think I figured it out.

If I place the strategy on a Renko or range chart, does it count those bars and calculate when they close above or below a MA?

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello RiversideDude,

Thanks for your post.

That is correct, when a strategy is applied to a chart, the strategies logic is applied based on the bars on the chart.