When stoploss is filled strategy still thinks it has a position

[RaygunWizzle]

Hi, I have noticed that when a stoploss is hit and filled the strategy is not synching its position to the account position (which would now be flat) and continues to think it has a position. I am using ExitLongStopMarket for the stoploss. How can I get it to know that if the stop gets hit, it is in fact now flat?
Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello RaygunWizzle,

Thank you for your post.

I suggest reviewing the information about strategy position vs. account position here:

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

The positions only check for a sync when enabling a strategy, depending on the start behavior selected, or if you right-click the Strategies tab and select Synchronize All Positions. Syncing account positions is described here:

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

After the stop loss is hit, what do you see on the Strategies tab for the strategy position and for the account position? Where are you seeing that the strategy continues to think it has a position? What is your logic for ExitLongStopMarket()? Is this a position with multiple contracts, and if so does the quantity for your exit order match the quantity that was entered?

I look forward to your reply.

[RaygunWizzle]

So the account will be flat but the strategy will think it still has a position. I am seeing this in the strategies tab, it will show it as having a position and continue showing the theoretical Unrealized. My logic for the stop exits looks like this, and you can see it constantly updates to Position.Quantity:

protected override void OnExecutionUpdate(Execution execution, string executionId, double price, int quantity, MarketPosition marketPosition, string orderId, DateTime time)
{
if (execution.Order.OrderState == OrderState.Filled && execution.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long)
{
if (currentStop == 0)
{
ExitLongStopMarket(0, true, Position.Quantity, (Position.AveragePrice - 140), "PositionStop", "");
}
else if (currentStop > 0)
{
ExitLongStopMarket(0, true, Position.Quantity, currentStop, "PositionStop", "");
}
}
if (execution.Order.OrderState == OrderState.Filled && execution.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long && execution.Order.Name == "PositionStop")
{
EnterLong(1, "");
}
}
protected override void OnOrderUpdate(Order order, double limitPrice, double stopPrice, int quantity, int filled, double averageFillPrice, OrderState orderState, DateTime time, ErrorCode error, string comment)
{
if (order.OrderType == OrderType.StopMarket && order.OrderState == OrderState.Accepted)
currentStop = order.StopPrice;
}

[RaygunWizzle]

Oh and that EnterLong bit was an attempt at getting it to restart after the stop filling but that doesnt seem to be working either.

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello RaygunWizzle,

Thank you for your reply.

Please add print statements and enable TraceOrders in your strategy so you may better understand its behavior and narrow down which parts of your logic are being hit and causing the unexpected long strategy position. We have a guide to using these tools for debugging here:

https://support.ninjatrader.com/s/article/Developer-Guide-Debugging-using-Print-and-TraceOrders?language=en_US

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