Reference Point Dummy Entry

[johnnybegoode]

I have been creating reference points for
MarketPosition.Short and MarketPosition.Long
that I could use later as a condition.
It works for the most part except that instead of entering at the 0 position size,
NT8 enters at 1 which I assume is the minimum.
Is there any way to have those reference points of Long/Short
without actually entering with the quantity of 1?

Is there another way I could do something similar?

If (CrossBelow(SMA2, SMA1, 1))
{
EnterShort(0, 0,"DummyShort");
}

if (PositionAccount.Quantity >= 1)
&& (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Short)
{
          EnterShort(0, Quantity,"RealShort");
}

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello johnnybegoode,

Thanks for your post.

The MarketPosition of Long or short is only created when you have an entry order that has been filled.

I suspect that you want to do is to create a bool variable (that can only be true or false) and use that as a reference point when a cross condition occurs. You can then use that bool in another set as part of a set of entry conditions. In that set then where you place the actual entry order, you could then set the bool to false to prevent further entry based on that crossover until the next crossover occurs.

I may not have understood your objective so if my reply does not meet your needs, please post again perhaps with another example.