Strategy Builder Entry Orders

[Trader17]

Good Morning. Can Strategy Builder Entry Orders be extended past the Current Bar? For example a Stop Limit Order placed above the market will cancel out when the current bar closes. Can Builder keep it alive for one or X more bars? Any sample Builder script? Maybe a feature request?
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[Trader17]

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[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello Trader17,

Thanks for your post.

You could keep order methods alive using the isLiveUntilCancelled syntax overload.

For example, EnterLongStopLimit(int barsInProgressIndex, bool isLiveUntilCancelled, int quantity, double limitPrice, double stopPrice, string signalName)

Note that you would need to unlock the script from the Strategy Builder using the 'Unlock code' button and manually program this yourself. The isLiveUntilCanceled overload cannot be used with the Strategy Builder.

See the help guide pages below for more information and sample code.

Keeping Orders Alive: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ders_alive.htm
isLiveUntilCancelled: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...tlonglimit.htm
Live Until Canceled Orders: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ancelledOrders

Let us know if we may assist further.

[Trader17]

Thanks Brandon. So this is a two part method as we need to make sure that it is cancelled at some point. Would be nice if the method had an input to change it to false after X bars. Or basically cancel itself out after X bars have elapsed since activating it.

Now what if the order is still live after X bars and a reverse signal comes along? Will just the reversal cancel a LiveUntilCancelled Type order automatically or again we need to do that manually?

Can you put in a feature request for Strategy Builder to be able to do it also at some point in the future?

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello Trader17,

Thanks for your note.

"Will just the reversal cancel a LiveUntilCancelled Type order automatically or again we need to do that manually?"

The order would remain alive and you would need to cancel the order. The CancelOrder() method could be used to cancel a specified order.

See the reference sample below demonstrating using CancelOrder().

Using CancelOrder() method to cancel orders: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...thod_to_ca.htm

The internal tracking number for your feature request is SFT-3807. Please reference this internal tracking number when contacting Platform Support if you ever have questions regarding this feature request.

When a feature request is implemented, you'll find a description of the new feature in the release notes:

• https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ease_notes.htm

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[Trader17]

Thanks Brandon. Now what happens when you are trying to reverse and have to cancel order on the same bar update? Because we update orders under OnOrderUpdate and below OnExecutionUpdate updates executions. So in real life trading how would you handle something possibly impossible to do on a single bar update? Because order to enter will be updated first before the order or execution update.
Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello Trader17,

Thanks for your note.

A reverse and a cancel cannot happen at the same time. You would need to wait for the confirmation of the cancellation to occur before submitting an order in the opposite direction.

Please let us know if we may further assist.

[Trader17]

Thanks NinjaTrader_BrandonH So is there a way to go around that? Can Nt8 cancel it and then enter on the same bar update?
Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello Trader17,

Thanks for your note.

No, there is no workaround for this. You must wait for the cancellation to happen before submitting an order in the opposite direction.

Let us know if we may assist further.