Implementing Consecutive Bar Count Above MA in Strategy Builder

[Hezi100]

I'm crafting a strategy using NinjaTrader's Strategy Builder and I’ve hit a roadblock. My objective is straightforward: I want to execute an entry when the price has closed above a specific moving average for a consecutive number of bars, defined by the user.

Here’s the criterion in detail:

Trigger an entry when ‘X’ number of consecutive bars close above a set moving average.
The period of the moving average and the value of ‘X’ consecutive bars should be adjustable parameters in the strategy settings.
Could you guide me on how to configure a counter for consecutive bars above the moving average within Strategy Builder’s interface, avoiding direct NinjaScript coding if possible?

I appreciate any guidance or sample conditions that align with this framework.

Warm regards,
Hezi

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello Hezi,

Thanks for your post.

We have an example of a bar counter in the Strategy Builder at the following link:

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/1078475-setting-a-crossover-within-n-bars-form-another-condition#post1078538

It checks for a crossover and then saves the bar on which the crossover occurs, then it compares the current bar with the saved crossover bar to see how many bars have passed. You could use the same ideas in your strategy by saving the first bar that closes above the moving average and using that to see how many bars consecutively close above the moving average.

The period and value of 'X' consecutive bars may be set up as user-defined values on the "Inputs and Variables" screen of the Strategy Builder. We have an example that takes user input for two different moving average periods here to demonstrate how that might be done:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/set_up10.htm

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