pause till order filled

[malcolm]

If I place an order in a strategy that is more than one lot can I pause the strategy execution until the order is filled? If so how?

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi malcolm, thanks for writing in. This can certainly be done. To complete this you will need to know how to use OnOrderUpdate/OnPositionUpdate and know how to use boolean variables to control the flow of logic in your strategy. Unfortunately its too much to make a simple example of, but we have existing examples that can help.

Here is an example showcasing how to use OnOrderUpdate/OnExecutionUpdate:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/NT%20HelpGuide%20English.html?using_onorderupdate_and_onexec.htm

C# boolean variables are straight forward. They should be known by all C# developers for their usefulness:
(publicly available)

https://www.w3schools.com/cs/cs_booleans.php

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool

[malcolm]

Hi Chris, thank you for your response. In the code below does this keep the buy order until filled?

if (FirstBuy == false)
{
EnterLongLimit((BuyPrice) , @"Long");
if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long)
FirstBuy = true;
}

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi malcolm, thanks for the follow up. You will need to be able to test and re-write code based on the output. Unfortunately, I can not verify your code through snippets like this. To see the data flowing through your code, you can use the Print() method to print data to the New>NinjaScript Output window. This is the best way to see how your script is processing data while it is running:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/NT%20HelpGuide%20English.html?debugging_your_ninjascript_cod.htm