order entry

[mw355]

Hello, I've been watching your strategy builder tutorials as well as looking through some references for help with it but haven't been able to locate what I'm looking for. Perhaps you can direct me to where look. Basically, I want to attach my order entry to an indicator. Something to the effect of - if the 14 ema is above the 30 ema, and price is below the 14 ema, enter a long when the price comes up to a super trend line. Thanks, mw355

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello mw355,

Thank you for your post.

The issue I see looking at the publicly available AuSuperTrendU11 indicator that's freely available here:

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/user-app-share-download/supertrend-with-complete-collection-of-supporting-indicators-2/

Would be that this indicator doesn't expose information about the lines it draws on a chart to a strategy. There isn't a built in SuperTrend indicator in the platform, so you may be using a third party SuperTrend indicator that I'm not familiar with, but this one wouldn't be able to used in a strategy in the way you're hoping to do.

Is this the SuperTrend you're using?

Thanks in advance; I look forward to assisting you further.

The NinjaTrader Ecosystem website is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered a solicitation to buy or sell a futures contract or make any other type of investment decision. The add-ons listed on this website are not to be considered a recommendation and it is the reader's responsibility to evaluate any product, service, or company. NinjaTrader Ecosystem LLC is not responsible for the accuracy or content of any product, service or company linked to on this website.

[mw355]

Hello Kate,

Thank you for your response. I am using the ST Super Trend. What about using the Parabolic SAR available in NT 8?

Thanks,
mw355

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello mw355,

Thank you for your reply.

The Parabolic SAR does expose a plot you can check prices for, so you could use that in a strategy, yes. I've created a simple example strategy you can use as a jumping off point. Entries are triggered when the Parabolic SAR switches from above the bars to below the bars. We check that by checking whether the close of 1 bar ago was less than the parabolic SAR and that the close of the currently processing bar is above the current Parabolic SAR price. If so, we will see an entry on the next bar since this is processing OnBarClose.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[mw355]

Hello Kate,

Thanks for getting back to me. I appreciate you putting this together. I don't know coding yet, is there a way to do this in strategy builder? If not I'll hang onto it until my coding knowledge catches up.

mw355

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello mw355,

Thank you for your reply.

The example script is a Strategy Builder script. You can import it through Tools > Import > NinjaScript Add-on. Once imported, you can open a new Strategy Builder window and select ExampleIndicatorBasedEntry from the list, then proceed through the builder screens using the bottom navigation buttons to see how it is set up.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[mw355]

Hello Kate,

Okay, thank you for that. I'll do what you mentioned.

Thanks again,
mw355