order placement question

[Bobbybattles]

Working on a strat....I have the triggers set to go long or short as soon as the requirements are met.

I would like to be able to place an order 5 ticks above or below (depending on the order) the trigger point. So instead of it just jumping right into a trade, it actually places that same buy or sell order 5 ticks from where it would have just jumped right in.

Make any sense? Seems like it should be a simple code, but i'm not having any luck,

Right now, I'm simply using
SetStopLoss("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 20, false);
SetProfitTarget("", CalculationMode.Ticks, 21);

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Bobbybattles,

Assuming you are using the managed approach, when the condition is true, place a buy limit order 5 ticks below the market price with EnterLongLimit(), or 5 ticks above the market price with a buy stop order with EnterLongStop() or a buy stop limit order with EnterLongStopLimit().
Or place a sell limit 5 ticks above the market price with EnterShortLimit(), or 5 ticks below the market price with a sell stop order with EnterShortStop() or a sell stop limit order with EnterShortStopLimit().

For example to place a limit 5 ticks below the current price:

if (/* conditions to enter here */)
{
EnterLongLimit(Close[0] - 5 * TickSize);
}

Below is a link to EnterLongLimit().

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/enterlonglimit.htm

On the left within the Managed Approach you will see the other help guide documents for the other order methods.