does it matter if you have the bars ago in descending or ascending order. i start with what happens at close and 1 bar ago. then go to 2 bars ago. then 3. or, do i need to go from 3 then to 2, then 1..then to present price action with close?
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Hello SteveReiza,
Thank you for your post.
It depends, what are you trying to do? I'm not sure if I'm clear on what you are trying to accomplish, if you could please clarify.
You can check barsAgo in any order. If you just want to compare, for example, the High prices of different bars you can compare these in descending or ascending order. You can check High[0] and then High[1], or check High[1] and then High[0]. Just make sure you have enough bars in order to access the highest barsAgo index your script is accessing by using a CurrentBar check.
CurrentBar - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...currentbar.htm
To be clear, barsAgo in NinjaTrader represents the number of bars from the current bar on which you want to calculate your values. For example, High[0] is the high of the current bar, High[1] is the high of the previous bar, High[2] is the high 2 bars ago, etc.
Please let me know if I can assist further.Gaby V.NinjaTrader Customer Service -
Hello,
It's hard to say what could be going on without seeing how the strategy logic is being executed. I recommend debugging using prints and TraceOrders.
If the expected trade(s) are not appearing, this would indicate that the condition to place the order is not evaluating as true and the order is not being submitted, or the order is being ignored for other reasons, or the order is being cancelled.
The prints should include the time of the bar and should print all values from all variables and all hard coded values in all conditions that must evaluate as true for this action to be triggered. It is very important to include a text label for each value and for each comparison operator in the print to understand what is being compared in the condition sets.
Prints will appear in the NinjaScript Output window (New > NinjaScript Output window).
Further, enable TraceOrders which will let us know if any orders are being ignored and not being submitted when the condition to place the orders is evaluating as true.
I am happy to assist you with analyzing the output from the output window.
Run or backtest the script and when the output from the output window appears save this by right-clicking the output window and selecting Save As... -> give the output file a name and save -> then attach the output text file to your reply.
Below is a link to a forum post that demonstrates using informative prints to understand behavior and includes a link to a video recorded using the Strategy Builder to add prints.
Please let me know if I may further assist with analyzing the output or if you need any assistance creating a print or enabling TraceOrders.Gaby V.NinjaTrader Customer ServiceComment
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Hello,
If by 'minimum barsAgo required' you mean if there is a minimum amount of bars ago you are required to look back, no there is not.
To determine exactly what's going on, I recommend going ahead with the debugging process using prints and enabling TraceOrders.
Please let me know if you need any assistance with creating prints, enabling TraceOrders, or analyzing the output!Gaby V.NinjaTrader Customer ServiceComment
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