Activate / Deactivate Strategy

[Strategist]

Hello! I am looking to activate (allow to trade) / deactivate (not allowed to trade) strategy while it is Enabled. Is there a way to do it?

Here is what I have tried so far without any success: I created a Boolean variable and a Boolean parameter, used them in my condition builder. It still requires me to Disable the whole Strategy before I can activate or deactivate. Appreciate any guidance provided.

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello Strategist,

Thanks for your post and welcome to the NinjaTrader forums!

If you are using the Strategy Builder then there would not be a way to accomplish this.

You can accomplish your goal in Ninjascript. You can create a chart button that when clicked can allow trade or not allow a trade.

Here is a link to a strategy that uses chart buttons that you may be able to adapt to your needs.

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/user-app-share-download/long-short-toolbar-buttons-2/

Here is a basic guideline of how to Import NinjaScripts.

To import NinjaScripts you will need the original .zip file.

To Import

1. Download the NinjaScripts to your desktop, keep them in the compressed .zip file.
2. From the Control Center window select the menu Tools>Import>Ninjascript add-on..
3. Select the downloaded .zip file
4. NinjaTrader will then confirm if the import has been successful.

Critical - Specifically for some NinjaScripts, it will prompt that you are running newer versions of @SMA, @EMA, etc. and ask if you want to replace, press 'No'

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[Strategist]

Thank you for your response. Looks like I will need to integrate ON/OFF script into my strategy otherwise it is working independently.

[Strategist]

One more question about Strategy. I currently testing a couple of Strategies in Simulation account. During the day, when I disable a strategy and reenable it, it does not show the daily P&L in the Strategy Control window but starts back from 0. Is there some setting that would retain the daily P&L?

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello Strategist,

Thanks for your reply.

The strategy will only show the real-time realized PNL that the strategy instance itself has collected. When you stop the strategy and restart it, the real-time realized PNL will be zero until it completes its first real-time trade.

You can view the realized PNL for the account under the accounts tab.