Multi time frame decision with action only at close of bar

[BrJessey]

I'm trying to design a strategy that compares price on a 1min time frame with an EMA on a 5 min time frame on a tick by tick basis. This decision will be acted upon only on the close of the 1 min candle. OnBarClose() and IsOnFirstTickOfBar() both are having method problems. What am I missing that my years of FORTRAN programming as a kid are not telling me?
Here is some of the problematic code:

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{

if (CurrentBars[0] < 10)
return;

double fiveMinEma = EMA(BarsArray[2],21)[0];

if (Close[0] < fiveMinEma && Close[1] >= fiveMinEma)
{
placeLong = true;
}

if (Close[0] > fiveMinEma && Close[1]<= fiveMinEma)
{
placeShort=true;
}


If (IsFirstTickOfBar);
{
if (placeLong())
{
if (!IsOrderActive())
{
orderEntryPrice = High[1] + 1*TickSize;

// Place the limit order
EnterLongLimit(DefaultQuantity,orderEntryPrice, "Long Entry");

getting error at IsFirstTickOfBar line

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello BrJessey,

Thank you for your post.

What is the error message you are receiving? One thing I notice is that placeLong seems to be a bool, and you have the following condition:

if (placeLong())

The extra set of parenthesis seems to imply something like placeLong is a method rather than a bool. You likely need to remove the () at the end of placeLong to evaluate your condition based on this variable as a type of bool.

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