Still looking for strategy enabled status

[Skechers]

Hello,

I would like to perform some actions only when the strategy is enabled (e.g. sound alerts, I would like not to generate sounds as the strategy is loading, or when it's in the strategy analyzer.

How can I determine that the strategy is enabled? I can already determine it is live realtime by checking for State.Realtime in OnStateChange().

Ideally I would check that the strategy is both calculating realtime and enabled.

Many Thanks, Caesar.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Caesar,

Once a strategy reached State.Configure in OnStateChange(), the strategy has been enabled. For actions you want to trigger once at the start when a script is enabled, add the code to State.DataLoaded.

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

There is no difference in the NinjaScript lifecycle between a strategy being backtested in the Strategy Analyzer and being enabled on a chart. The only difference is that the strategy will reach State.Terminated once the historical data has been processed.
https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...fecycle_of.htm

Should you want to know if a strategy is in the Strategy Analyzer, compare if IsInStrategyAnalyzer is true.
https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...gyanalyzer.htm

[Skechers]

Hello Chelsea,

Perfect, Many Thanks, Caesar.

[Skechers]

Hello Chelsea,

I ran a quick test and none of Realtime, Transition, Dataloaded runs last and the only one before the strategy starts. Those three are called multiple times. I took the log from just launching NT8 as it opened a chart.

Something that delineates the strategy has started to run is needed. Otherwise there isn't a way to do specific things in strategy running mode vs. not.

The log is attached.

Many Thanks, Caesar.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Caesar,

State.SetDefaults and State.Terminated are also called for instances used to populate the windows.

Are you printing an instance ID to know which instance you are viewing the state of.

See the thread below.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/historical-beta-archive/version-8-beta/85086-why-is-state-terminated-run-when-another-different-indicator-is-loaded?p=726288#post726288

[Skechers]

Hello Chelsea,

Are you saying to handle Termination as that is the last event that occurred?

Many Thanks, Caesar.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Caesar,

State.Terminated is the last state that a script will reach in the lifecycle.

Many users confuse which instance is actually reaching each state.
There will be instances that immediately become State.Terminated that are not enabled. They are used for constructing the UI.

[Skechers]

Hello Chelsea,

I did a test script and Terminated happens at the start of a Reload. I need to know when the Reload ends and realtime trade begins.

Best, Caesar.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Caesar,

Real-time trading begins when State is State.Realtime in OnStateChange().

The only way you would know a script is being reloaded and not being first enabled, is if the State becomes State.Terminated and then becomes State.Configure again.

[Skechers]

Hello Chelsea,

Many Thanks! Caesar.