The backtest result is always zero!

[alichi50]

Hello.
I wrote a strategy in Ninja and the test result was zero.
I replaced the terms of the strategy with simple terms (which do not matter!).
But still the result on time 1 minute of each symbol is zero.

I get the data from the FXCM broker and my connection is established and there is a green circle at the bottom left of the screen.
Also, the ninja sample strategy, which is SMA 10-25 cross, has non-zero results (so the data is connected!)

what is the problem ?

In this section, I will put the sample code with simple conditions! :

#region Using declarations
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Gui;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.SuperDom;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript;
using NinjaTrader.Core.FloatingPoint;
using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators;
using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.DrawingTools;
#endregion

//This namespace holds Strategies in this folder and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Strategies
{
public class TEST : Strategy
{
protected override void OnStateChange()
{
if (State == State.SetDefaults)
{
Description = @"Let's do it!";
Name = "TEST";
Calculate = Calculate.OnBarClose;
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;
BarsRequiredToTrade = 20;
// Disable this property for performance gains in Strategy Analyzer optimizations
// See the Help Guide for additional information
IsInstantiatedOnEachOptimizationIteration = false;
}
else if (State == State.Configure)
{
}
}

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if(Low[0] < Low[1] && Low[1] < Low[2])
EnterLong(100,@"Long");

if(High[0] > High[1] && High[1] > High[2])
EnterShort(100,@"Short");

}
}
}

Thanks for your help

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello alichi50,

Thank you for your note.

When testing the code you shared, I am seeing the following error message appear in the Log tab of the Control Center.

Error on calling OnBarUpdate method on bar 0: ....

This error indicates that there are not enough bars loaded before the strategy processes. To ensure there are enough bars loaded, you would need to add a CurrentBar check to your strategy at the top of the OnBarUpdate() method. The code would look something like this.

If (CurrentBar < 1)
return;

See the help guide documentation below for more information.
Make sure you have enough bars - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ou+have+enough

I look forward to assisting further.