Fire OnOrderUpdate on manually entered order??

[shortrader]

I have a rather complex unmanaged strategy that manages my stop loss order, exit order, breakeven levels based on parameters, etc. Works great when the strategy itself initiates the entry order. What I'm wondering is: Is there a way for my strategy to detect a manually entered order from Chart Trader? I am aware of ATM capabilities, but I have custom trailing stop and exit logic I would like to use on a manually entered order. Bottom line - is there a way to fire the On___Update events for an order that originated OUTSIDE of the strategy itself? I can see the OnAccountItemUpdate firing, but none of the others.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello shortrader,

Unfortunately, the strategy would not be able to detect a manually placed order.

However, you could add buttons (or right-click context menu options) from the strategy to chart trader and then trigger the strategy to place the order from a button click.

As long as the strategy code submits the order, it will cause the advanced order handling methods (like OnOrderUpdate()) to run.

Below is a link to an example of submitting orders from button clicks.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/1126570-changing-variables-within-an-indicator-from-another-indicator-with-buttons?p=1126818#post1126818

As well as a link to the help guide reference sample on modifying WPF to add buttons to chart trader.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/creating-chart-wpf-(ui)-modifi.htm

[shortrader]

Thank you for the prompt response, and for your alternate suggestion. That may work for me. I will look into it.

[bltdavid]

Unfortunately, the strategy would not be able to detect a manually placed order.

Why couldn't the user subscribe to OrderUpdate events
on the account and detect manual orders that way?

That means they'd detect all orders, even their own Strategy,
which they would have to filter out ...

Anyways, just saying ... seems quite possible to me.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello bltdavid,

This could be done through the addon approach, but this would not run OnOrderUpdate(), or update the Position from the strategy.