ATM Strategy Signal Name

[forrestang]

Hello fx.practic,

Thank you for your note.

If you replace, "STOP1" with fx.practic "Stop1", do you no longer receive the error?

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/?atmstrategychangestoptarget.htm

I look forward to your reply.

I have the exact same issue.

I've changed the text from "STOP1" to "Stop1" and I still get the issue with the error.

Also, I have run the sampleATM script, and I note that it also does not adjust the stop to 3 ticks below the low of the bar?

Is the AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget() an asynchronous call in the same way that AtmStrategyCreate() is?

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi forrestang, thanks for posting. I moved your post from the old one since it was from 2018, reference post:
https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...op1-is-invalid

I will need to test our example tomorrow since we are at the end of office hours today. The signal name should be "Stop1" not "STOP1" so it may require a change. Are you doing the same checks before calling AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget()? e.g.

if (atmStrategyId.Length > 0)
{
    // You can change the stop price
    if (GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition(atmStrategyId) != MarketPosition.Flat)
        AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget(0, Low[0] - 3 * TickSize, "Stop1", atmStrategyId);

[forrestang]

Howdy ChrisL.

So, I am still working with the list that contains multiple orders.

I can actually get the stop to update. I do this right after I check for the order status using "GetAtmStrategyEntryOrderStatus()".

After getting the order status, I populate a list with a bool of "InTrade[i]", which just is a flag checked against the order status being equal to "Filled".

The above all works properly.

Lastly, I loop through and find values that have an orderId, have had the atmstrategyCreated, and are currently filled. So I'm checking that a valid order exists and has been filled.

I can actually update the stop with this:

for (int i=0; i < _price.Count; i++)
{
    if (_orderId[i].Length > 0 && _isAtmStrategyCreated[i] && _inTrade[i] /* && _ticsSinceEntry[i] ==0 */)
   {
      if (GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition(_atmStrategyId[i]) != MarketPosition.Flat )
         AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget(0, _stopPrice[i], "Stop1", _atmStrategyId[i]);

      _ticsSinceEntry[i] =_ticsSinceEntry[i] +1; //So this is only done ONCE
   }

}

The above will place the order in the correct location. HOwever, I would like to have the option to adjust the stop if I choose. And with the above, it updates ALL the time, so if you manually move the stop, it replaces it.

So thats why that IF statement has the comment in it, as I was only trying to run this ONCE, so the manual adjustment will be possible.

[forrestang]

Also of note, I do see that the AtmSampleStrategy is working properly. I wasn't paying attention. I can see how it continually readjusts the stop to 3 ticks below the low of the bar.

It also doesn't produce any errors(the sample atm strategy), so my issue must be related to creating multiple stops, and my attempt at getting it to work only once so that the stop can be adjusted AFTER its seeded with its initial values.

Another question. Does the "orderName" parameter need to be unique like the string tag on a drawn object? I have tried renaming them to unique identifiers and still get the stop issue.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi forrestang, thanks for the follow up. Use a boolean variable to act as a flip switch e.g.

private bool flag = false;

if(!flag)
{
for (int i=0; i < _price.Count; i++)
{
//perform price move
}
flag = true;
}

The flag can be reset with some additional code conditions or by using a custom button.