Can't Dial in Cross Above/Below Entry Condition

[swjake]

Hello Good People,

I'm having issues using CrossAbove within my entry conditions for a short entry. What I want to see is price:

1. CrossAbove myLevel - we'll call this Candle A
2. And then, close below myLevel (can be candle A or next candle(s))
3. Current Delta[0] < Delta [1]

Works great sometimes, but other times the Close[1] condition counts the previous candle before the CrossAbove condition and enters me early. I've tried to insert a bool which turns true once the CrossAbove condition is made, but I'm still having the same issue.

What is the best way to insure the CrossAbove condition happens first and then the Close[1] < myLevel happens next (never counting a candle as closed before CrossAbove is made)?

I've tried different Look Back periods, but same issue. I'm sure it's simple but I'm not seeing it....

if  (CrossAbove(Close, myLevel, 5))
                                        
{
     enableTrade = true; 
}
                                    
 if   ((enableTrade == true) && (Close[1] < myLevel)
        && (cumulativeDelta.DeltaLow[0] < cumulativeDelta.DeltaLow[1]))
{
EnterShort()
}
​

Many thanks in advance for any guidance!

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello swjake,

Thank you for your post.

Based on your description, my understanding is that you would like the CrossAbove to happen on one candle, then you want to check the next condition on the following bar after the bar for the crossover occurred. To do this, you could save the bar index where the crossover condition becomes true, then check in your next condition if the current bar is greater than that saved bar number:

if (CrossAbove(Close, myLevel, 5))

{
enableTrade = true;
savedCrossoverBar = CurrentBar;
}

if ((enableTrade == true) && (Close[1] < myLevel)
&& (cumulativeDelta.DeltaLow[0] < cumulativeDelta.DeltaLow[1]) && CurrentBar > savedCrossoverBar)
{
EnterShort()
}​

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

[swjake]

Thank you Emily!