position.quantity

[stewarco]

Hi, basic question.

Does position.quantity return an absolute value, or if the position is short does it return a negative number?

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello stewarco,

Thanks for your post.

The value will be positive and the direction can be seen with Position.MarketPosition. This could be tested with a snippet like the following:

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
	if(Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Flat)
		EnterShort();
	else
		Print(Position.Quantity);
}

Publicly available documentation on the Position object can be found here - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...s/position.htm

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

[stewarco]

Thanks that was very clear.