Dumb Question

[KarlieBoe]

Hello all, this is probably a newb question, so I apologize for that. In addition, I want to thank you for all the support you provide, I see almost every thread that is started has a reply.


How do I grab the exit size of my last order, and then use that information to increase the size of my next position?


I know this is elementary ,so I apologize again in advance. I'm a blacksmith by trade - see more here - not a programmer : )

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello KarlieBoe,

Thank you for your post.

Welcome to the NinjaTrader forums! Don't worry, it's not a stupid question at all.

To check the exit size of the last order, you would need to check the TradeCollection, get the last trade, then get the quantity of that trade. You could then save this to a variable and use that to adjust the position size of your next entry:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/tradecollection.htm

For example:

private int LastTradeQuantity;

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
  // Accesses the last trade in the strategy (oldest trade is at index 0)
  // and assigns the quanity to a variable
  if (SystemPerformance.AllTrades.Count > 1)
  {
      Trade lastTrade = SystemPerformance.AllTrades[SystemPerformance.AllTrades.Count - 1];

      LastTradeQuantity = lastTrade.Quantity;

  }

}

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