When profit target hit on the same candle as entry, how to prevent a 2nd entry?

[anotherone1]

I am using Strategy Builder, and ran into this issue -

1) Conditions are met for trade entry and an entry by the system with profit target and stop loss orders attached.

2) In that same candle, the profit target is hit

3) However, entry conditions still apply, so NT then renters on the same bar.

I am trying to prevent part three from happening - i.e.; only one entry is allowable per bar.

Changing to UniqueEntries prevents multiple concurrent positions, not sequential ones, within the same bar.

I thought about using BarsSinceEntry and setting it to greater than 0, but the issue is this will also prevent the first trade. Same problem if I use BarsSinceExit

I would appreciate any help on this.

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello anotherone1,

Thank you for your post.

It sounds like you could still use BarsSinceEntry or BarsSinceExit; on top of checking for a value greater than 0, you will also need to check if it is equal to -1. The value of -1 is returned if a previous entry/exit does not exist. For more info, please see the following help guide pages:

• https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...yexecution.htm
• https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...texecution.htm

Using this example from the help guide, here is a screenshot of what that would look like in the Strategy Builder:

// Only enter if at least 10 bars has passed since our last entry
if ((BarsSinceEntryExecution() > 10 || BarsSinceEntryExecution() == -1) && CrossAbove(SMA(10), SMA(20), 1))
EnterLong();

Screenshot: https://www.screencast.com/t/KGE9Ts7K7T

Please let me know if I may be of further assistance.