Get Previous Trade signal Direction

[Boonfly8]

Is there a possibility of knowing the last trade direction to act on subsequent trades? For example, if the last signal from an RSI was a buy, I only want the next initiate trade to be a sell even though there are buy signals until the sell signal presents itself.

I see that there is Name method and OrderAction noted here: https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/

but is there a way to keep track of previous OrderAction on initiate?

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello Boonfly8,

Thanks for your post.

There is not a direct way of detecting what a previous order's direction was without custom logic. For example, you could create a variable that you control that gets set whenever a new entry order is submitted.

EnterLong(); 
LastDirection = 1;

-OR-
EnterShort();
LastDirection = 2;

You could also use Position.MarketPosition to determine where your strategies position is.

Position.MarketPosition - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...etposition.htm

Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.

[Boonfly8]

Hi Jim,

thanks for the tip, I'll work on that and see!