progression of sets. what comes first

[SteveReiza]

is the progression of sets important when it comes to entry condition sets. and, exit position stop order sets. which one should come first, does it matter?

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello SteveReiza,

Thank you for your post.

For some strategies, the progression of sets might matter. For others, it might not. It is ultimately up to you to test your strategy and ensure that it is behaving as expected. If you do have any actions that need to be triggered in a specific order, you could use something like a bool or an int variable that is changed once the first condition set is met, then the next sequential condition should check for that specific value of the bool/int so it would only be able to be triggered if that first condition set was met already, etc. Here is a simple example of this idea using a bool:

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-8/strategy-development/1130921-entering-trade-when-conditions-don-t-happen-simultaneasly#post1131172

For a more complex example that uses an int to ensure that conditions and actions are triggered in a specific order, see the TriggerState int used in the BreakEvenBuilderExample here:

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/suggestions-and-feedback/suggestions-and-feedback-aa/103992-request-breakeven-functions-in-strategy-builder#post806596

Your question seems to be somewhat general; if you have a specific example in mind, please elaborate so we may better understand and assist you.

Thank you for using NinjaTrader.

[SteveReiza]

thanks for the reply. some things are working in the strategy some things aren't. i have multiple data series in the strategy. i'm getting executions on the added series. but, not the primary series. do i need to select primary in the input series. or, does it do the entry methods by default?

i attached an example. my exit positions stop order are working. i'm just thinking of tidying up the code and wondered if the placement mattered. i have them in progression with the sets instead of being clumped together.

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello SteveReiza,

Thank you for your reply.

"i'm getting executions on the added series. but, not the primary series."
I do not understand what you mean; executions may only be submitted to the primary series. Entry methods are always submitted to the primary series only when using the Strategy Builder.

To get a better understanding of what orders are being executed as expected and why some orders are not executed as expected, please enable Trace Orders on the Default Properties screen as well as add prints to your Actions. Check the output for any errors or messages about orders being ignored or rejected, and also review the values in your prints to understand why certain conditions are or are not being triggered. We have more information about these debugging tools here:

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

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

[SteveReiza]

thanks for the reply. i'll check out using trace and print to see what's going on.