Buy sell volume relies on bid/ask tick updates expecting Calculate 'On each tick'

[WillMont10]

Hi there - I'm trying to set up a simple strategy that checks returns on long positions entered at 12pm and exited at 3pm, if Buy Volume is greater than Sell Volume. However I keep getting the error "Buy sell volume relies on bid/ask tick updates expecting Calculate 'On each tick' Error".

I've read a lot of the other posts about this but cannot resolve. I have my strategy set to calculate based on "On each tick", but still receive this error and my strategy returns 0 results.

Attached is my code line. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello WillMont10,

Thanks for your post.

I have created a copy of the code you shared and when I enable the strategy on a New > Chart window, I do not see any error messages appear. See the attached image.

Please answer the following questions.

• What version of NinjaTrader are you using? Please provide the entire version number. This can be found under Help -> About (Example: 7.0.1000.? or 8.0.?.?)
• What exact steps and settings did you use to reproduce the error when testing the attached script?
• Please also provide me with an exported copy of the script to test using the exact steps and settings you provide.
  • To export a NinjaScript, go to Tools > Export > NinjaScript AddOn.
    • Exporting: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...tAsSourceFiles

Note that if a strategy is not placing orders as expected, you should add debugging prints to the script to understand how it is calculating logic and placing trades.

It is also important to note that the BuySellVolume indicator assigns both the buys and sells to the Buys plot. This could be seen by looking at the code of the BuySellVolume indicator in a New > NinjaScript Editor window.

You would need to subtract the Sells from the Buys plot to get only the Buys from the indicator. See the attached image.

Below is a link to a forum post that demonstrates how to use prints to understand behavior.
https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...121#post791121

Please let me know if I may assist further.