Exit on session close only when current open position is negative

StefanA

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Join Date: Mar 2022

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#1

Exit on session close only when current open position is negative

03-19-2022, 01:58 PM

Hello, I would like to set a rule in the strategy builder that will close a position at session close, only when it is in minus. Can the team here support me how to do this? Thanks a lot!
Tags: exit on close, position exit, strategy builder
NinjaTrader_ChelseaB

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03-20-2022, 03:25 PM

Hello StefanA,

Welcome to the NinjaTrader forums!

This would be too advanced for the Strategy Builder.

You would need to disable the Exit on session close functionality, then write your own custom logic to exit the position at the end of the session.

The PreventEntryAfterExitOnCloseExample_NT8 script below provides a helpful demonstration of using a sessionIterator to get the end time of a session.

Exit on close - NinjaTrader Support Forum

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/strategy-development/100666-exit-on-close#post100666

NinjaTrader Community, A common inquiry is that the Exit on close didn't work in a NinjaScript Strategy because there is a position after the exit on close should have occurred. When viewing the log we often find that the Exit on close does indeed exit the position shortly before the end of the session (based on the Exit on

To check the open position use Position.GetUnrealizedProfitLoss().

NinjaScript > Language Reference > Strategy > Position > GetUnrealizedProfitLoss()

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

GetUnrealizedProfitLoss() - Position

Chelsea B.NinjaTrader Customer Service
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Exit on session close only when current open position is negative

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