BarsSinceEntry() - Question

[hcoffin]

How does this function work when no entries have occured prior to the time the function was triggered? When I used this in code that was filtering conditions for an entry signal, I found that no entry signals were ever triggered.

If the function needs a preceding entry signal to work properly, how can it be used for the initial entry signal?

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Either a value of zero or a negative value. To test, just print out the value.

Print(BarsSinceEntry());

[hcoffin]

BarsSinceEntry() - Still Confused

Thanks for the prompt response, but I still don't understand.

The code I used was something like this:

if (BarsSinceEntry() > 10)
{
EnterLong();
}

My problem is that nothing happened when the condition was true.

Your initial answer was use either 0 or -1 and test to see what happens. Can you express your answer by telling me what's wrong with my code example above?

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

EnterLong() never will be triggered since its value never will be greater than 10. Please proceed as per Ray's post below to understand what value BarsSinceEntry returns in case no trade was entered yet.