Strategy using PositionAccount vs Strategy Position

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello DTSSTS,

Thanks for your reply.

I was suggesting using the simple example I provided and testing some of your code in there.

What are the specific errors you see?

[DTSSTS]

&& (myAccount.Position.MarketPosition != myAccount.Positions.MarketPosition.Long)// HAD TO BLOCK BECAUSE OF ERRORS
&& (myAccount.Position.Quantity == 0)// HAD TO BLOCK BECAUSE OF ERRORS

error is NinjaTrader.Cbi.Account does not contain a definition for 'Position' and no extension method 'Position' accepting a first argument of type NinjaTrade.Cbi.Account could be found

i have every line of the code from you example in my indicator

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello DTSSTS,

Thanks for your reply.

I think you are misunderstanding the example I provided. The example provides the market position and the quantity already you really don't need those lines in your post #48

If I can suggest you may be at a point where you should hire a 3rd party programmer for this work.

[DTSSTS]

I do hire 3rd party when is extensive and am able to describe what is needed (i have spent well over 10K with 3rd party.) but when you are testing and learning what is need that is just not possible. I have gotten engaged a few times for over 3 months trying to explain what is needed.

it his case I just want to state

&& (myAccount.Position.MarketPosition != myAccount.Positions.MarketPosition.Long)// HAD TO BLOCK BECAUSE OF ERRORS
&& (myAccount.Position.Quantity == 0)

i need to know that we are NOT Long before we send another order out.

so you are stating that the indicator KNOWS the position

you wrote "The example provides the market position and the quantity already you really don't need those lines in your post #48"

but how does the condtion set know to look at the position?

Thanks


It occurred to me you might be referring to these items

EntriesPerDirection = 1;
EntryHandling = EntryHandling.AllEntries;
IsExitOnSessionCloseStrategy = true;
ExitOnSessionCloseSeconds = 30;
IsFillLimitOnTouch = false;
MaximumBarsLookBack = MaximumBarsLookBack.TwoHundredFiftySix;
OrderFillResolution = OrderFillResolution.Standard;
Slippage = 0;
StartBehavior = StartBehavior.WaitUntilFlat;
TimeInForce = TimeInForce.Gtc;
TraceOrders = false;
RealtimeErrorHandling = RealtimeErrorHandling.StopCancelClose;
StopTargetHandling = StopTargetHandling.PerEntryExecution;

IF SO, AS THIS AN INDICATOR THOSE ITEMS WILL NOT COMPILE

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello DTSSTS,

Thanks for your reply.

The account class can be used in both indicators and strategies.

I have attached exactly the same as the example AccountStuff but in an indicator form.

This demonstrates that you can get the instrument name, the market position, the price, the quantity in an indicator using the methods and properties in the example indicator:

I trust that this should conclude the inquiry of how to get market position and quantity information in an indicator form.

AccountStuffIndicator.zip