Enter trade during bar but rest of strategy function on bar close

[tak145]

I have built strategies with buy and sell buttons on the chart. They function based on "OnBarClose" and trade if certain conditions are met. The strategy handles other aspects of the trade and I want to use keep using it at the close of each bar however I would like my custom buy and sell buttons to work immediately before the candle closes.

Is there code where I can write the strategy based on "OnEachTick" but have the remaining parts of the strategy only work at the close of each bar?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello tak145,

You can run with OnEachTick and trigger actions on bar close with IsFirstTickOfBar.

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

You could also submit orders immediately from a button click if you wanted without waiting for OnBarUpdate() to update.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/1126570-changing-variables-within-an-indicator-from-another-indicator-with-buttons?p=1126818#post1126818

[tak145]

Thanks, I didn't know about First Tick. If I run the strategy OnEachTick is there code that can group data into bars. For instance, I want to find the minimum of the lows from the last two candles. The instantaneous order of my program can then size the contracts traded for a dollar amount I'm willing to risk.

I'll have to study the chart button example since I'm new to C#. I probably used a button example from another threads of yours but it takes time for me to fully grasp the function.