Rearms of Email Alerts

[djkiwi]

Hi there.

I'm wondering about the possibilities of rearming the sendemail() function. So right now we have the following as standard syntax:

SendMail("[email protected]", "Trade Alert", "Buy ES");

Unfortunately this provides few options. For example if the code is:

If Close[0] > than say 1000

else If Close [0]>2000

SendEmail()

the emails will be sent non stop once the Close[0] > 1000.

Ideally this will only place a single time once Close[0] > 1000 then send another email once Close [0]>2000.

I'm not seeing anything in the literature on this. I'm able to configure normal sound alerts with this code and was wondering if I could do something similar with the SendEmail() function:

Alert(string id, Priority priority, string message, string soundLocation, int rearmSeconds, Brush backBrush, Brush foreColor)

Thanks in advance
DJ

[Tasker-182]

You likely will be best served by adding bool logic to control the irregularity of the occurrences,

if (doit1000 && Close[0] > 1000)
{
doit1000 = false;
SendEmail(...);
}

if (doit2000 && Close[0] > 2000)
{
doit2000 = false;
SendMail(...);
}

doit1000 and doit2000 should be declared as private bool type and should be set to true.

This will allow one and only one e-mail until you reset the bools back to true. You can reset the bools back to true with another set of conditions of your own or use something like:

if (Bars.IsFirstBarOfSession)
{
doit1000 = true; // reset for new session
doit2000 = true; // reset for new session
}

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi DJ, thanks for writing in.

The SendEmail() method can be called as many times are you want in the script. The re-arm behavior is determined by your own C# code e.g. using boolean variables to control the flow of conditions. I liked an example for reference.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/strategy-development/1130921-entering-trade-when-conditions-don-t-happen-simultaneasly#post1131172