how to know x bars ago market position ?

[fercho]

Hi is there how to know if 3 bars ago position was Long ?

string myPosition = Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition[3] == "Long" ? "Long" : (Whatever);

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello fercho,

Thanks for your post.

There are no documented/supported methods for checking if you were in a long position 3 bars ago. This would require custom calculations.

You could consider setting creating a Series<bool> variable named something like 'longPos', setting it to true when Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long, and setting the Series<bool> variable to false when you are not in a long position. Then you could check if longPos[3] is true to see if you are in a long position 3 bars ago.

See the help guide documentation below for more information.

Series<T>: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...t8/seriest.htm
Position.MarketPosition: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...etposition.htm

[fercho]

Hi Brandom, thanks for your reply, asked also to ChatGPT and answered:

// Define a variable to store the market position three bars ago
private MarketPosition positionThreeBarsAgo;

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
// Check if there are enough bars to access the position three bars ago
if (CurrentBar > 2)
{
// Retrieve the market position three bars ago
positionThreeBarsAgo = Position.GetAt(CurrentBar - 3).MarketPosition;

// Check if the position three bars ago was "Long"
if (positionThreeBarsAgo == MarketPosition.Long)
{
// Your custom logic for when the position was "Long" three bars ago
Print("Position was Long three bars ago");
}
}
}


proble is that GetAt is not recognized by NinjaTrader,

by the way your answer is sort of what I'm currently using thanks

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello fercho,

Thanks for your post.

GetAt() is a non-existent NinjaScript method.

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