Having trouble with Start behavior

[tusktooth]

Hello, last night i ran this algo and it worked fine. But now i do it and its not working correctly.

At 5pm Central USA time, the market opens. and i place a manual long or short order. Then i enable the algo and click "submit immediately and synchronize"

What should happen is the algo sees that its in a long position and manages it for me.

But whats happening today is it see's that im in a long position and closes my trade right away.

How can i get the behavior that i want: I place a manual order and the algo manages that order for me. The algo is a basic ema cross. Do i have to use adopt a position?

thank you for help.


region Using declarations
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Gui;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.SuperDom;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript;
using NinjaTrader.Core.FloatingPoint;
using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators;
using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.DrawingTools;
#endregion

namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Strategies
{
public class BasicEMAStrategy1 : Strategy
{
private EMA ema9; // EMA with a period of 9
private EMA ema21; // EMA with a period of 21

protected override void OnStateChange()
{
if (State == State.SetDefaults)
{
Description = "Basic strategy with 9-period and 21-period EMAs";
Name = "BasicEMAStrategy1";
IsInstantiatedOnEachOptimizationIteration = false;
}
else if (State == State.DataLoaded)
{
// Instantiate EMAs with specified periods
ema9 = EMA(9);
ema21 = EMA(21);

// Set colors for EMAs
ema9.Plots[0].Brush = Brushes.Red;
ema21.Plots[0].Brush = Brushes.Blue;

// Add EMAs to the chart
AddChartIndicator(ema9);
AddChartIndicator(ema21);
}
}

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (CrossAbove(ema9, ema21, 1)) // Buy order when 9 crosses above 21
{
EnterLong();
}
else if (CrossBelow(ema9, ema21, 1)) // Sell order when 9 crosses below 21
{
EnterShort();
}
}
}
}

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello tusktooth,

A NinjaScript Strategy is not going to see manually submitted orders. Manual orders are not going to update order override methods like OnOrderUpdate() / OnExecutionUpdate() and these will not affect the strategy position.

Using Adopt Account Position Start Behavior would change the strategy position to match the account position at the time the strategy is enabled, which you could use to send protective orders. (Note, the entry orders that entered the position would still not update the strategies order override methods)

Below is a link to the support article and video on start behavior and example of adopt account position.

https://support.ninjatrader.com/s/article/Developer-Guide-Strategy-start-behavior

You could use the Addon approach (typically used in an indicator instead of a strategy) to add event handler methods to the Account OrderUpdate and ExecutionUpdate events.

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

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

Below are links to examples that use the Addon approach to add Account event handler methods.
ProfitCaseStopTrailIndicatorExample and ProfitChaseStopTrailAddonExample - https://support.ninjatrader.com/s/ar...ase-Stop-Trail
AtmStrategyIdentifier - https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/use...egyidentifier/