Entry timing question

[betsuni_123]

[EDIT] I am still looking for help with this. Please, any assistance is greatly appreciated.

I am building a very basic script using the Strategy Builder wizard and don't have much knowledge of code.
I notice that my strategy's entries are extremely specific (obviously) for example 10:45:00 or 11:10:00... I am trying an experiment and was wondering if my query is possible.
I would like to add a "randomization" to each entry point so that it has a random delay of anywhere between 1-20 seconds for the entry. For example, the conditions to take the trade are met and the script makes the entry delayed by a few seconds, and it varies each time, so in the above example, the trades would be (for example) 10:45:03 and 11:10:19 instead.

Again I have zero code knowledge and I don't know if what I am requesting is at all possible.
Apologies as English is not my first language, please ask if you need me to clarify further.
Thank you in advance.

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello betsuni_123,

Thanks for your post and welcome to the NinjaTrader Forums!

This would not be possible to accomplish in the Strategy Builder and would require unlocking the code from the Strategy Builder by clicking the 'Unlock code' button and manually programming your own custom logic into the strategy to submit orders in that fashion.

If you need someone to write this script for you and add this logic on your behalf, you can also contact a professional NinjaScript Consultant who would be eager to create or modify this script at your request or assist you with your script.

You can search our extensive library of NinjaScript consultants through the link below. Simply enter a consultant name or search by using our filter categories. Once you have identified your consultants of choice, please visit each consultant's site for more information or contact them directly to learn more!

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[betsuni_123]

Thank you Brandon. I will look into the link you provided.

[betsuni_123]

Unfortunately, I am still in need of help with this. I have emailed over a dozen of the consultants, none have replied.
Please, I am looking for just a simple code if anyone is willing to assist me.

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello betsuni_123,

Thanks for your notes.

It may take some time for the consultants to review your request and get back to you. You could consider sending them a follow-up email.

This would be difficult to accomplish without any knowledge of coding NinjaScripts or using C#.

That said, you could consider adding a timer to the script using TriggerCustomEvent() to have the script wait a certain amount of seconds before submitting the order from the script. Making the number of seconds be random would require coming up with your own custom logic to implement randomization for the timer.

TriggerCustomEvent(): https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ustomevent.htm

Note that in the support department at NinjaTrader it is against our policy to create, debug, or modify, code or logic for our clients. Further, we do not provide C# programming education services in our support. This is so that we can maintain a high level of service for all of our clients as well as our partners.

If you are interested in learning more about creating NinjaScripts, here is a link to our publicly available training videos, 'Automate your trading with NinjaTrader's Strategy Builder' and 'NinjaScript Editor 401', for you to view at your own convenience.

'Automate your trading with NinjaTrader's Strategy Builder': https://youtu.be/VxU4FR6GWNA
NinjaScript Editor 401 - https://youtu.be/H7aDpWoWUQs?list=PL...We0Nf&index=14

I am also linking you to the Educational Resources section of the Help Guide to help you get started with NinjaScript:

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

If you are new to C#, to get a basic foundation for the concepts and syntax used in NinjaScript I would recommend this section of articles in our help guide first:

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

And the MSDN (Microsft Developers Network) C# Language Reference.

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

[betsuni_123]

Appreciate the help and can understand why staff cannot provide custom code. I will try to reach out to consultants once again and review the pages you linked.