Sequence of Orders question (Entry, Stop, Target)

[farawayz]

Hello NT Support
First thanks for being os proactive with your support - it's unique and really appreciated.

I have a small question, as I go through the forums, I recall once reading that the sequence to place orders in terms of Entry, Stop and Target are important, but for some reason I can't recall if it should be to set the stop loss and profit target only after placing the entry order, or the other way.

Meaning should it be:
1. Place Entry
2. Place Stop
3. Place Target.

OR

1. Place Stop
2. Place Target
3. Place Entry


I want to make sure to follow best practice. I know the first ordering is intuitive, but I thought I had read somewhere long ago it should be the 2nd ordering (but can't find where I read it).

Thanks!!!
faraway

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello farawayz,

Thank you for your post.

I'm not sure what post you are referencing, however you may be thinking of a post which discusses the fact that set methods (SetStopLoss, SetProfitTarget) cannot be unset. This means it is important to call the Set method with CalculationMode.Ticks to reset this before calling an entry method (not after).

If you want to dynamically change/modify the price of the stop loss and profit target, the method should be called from within OnBarUpdate() and the price should always be reset when the strategy becomes flat again. This information is noted in the "Tips" section on the following help guide pages:

• SetStopLoss() - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...etstoploss.htm
• SetProfitTarget() - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ofittarget.htm

The reference sample script SamplePriceModification demonstrates how to change the price of stop loss and profit target orders:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/modifying\_the\_price\_of\_stop\_lo.htm

[farawayz]

Thank you for the quick response Gaby.

More specially the issue I'm having, and the reason I asked about the sequence, is I'm seeing instances where my Target Profit and Stop Loss orders are placed, but an Entry is never placed. So that is confusing.

Right now its in this order (and perhaps your reference calculationMode.tick comes into play)

SetStopLoss(signalName, CalculationMode.T, stopPrice, false); // Set stop loss
SetProfitTarget(signalName, CalculationMode.Price, targetPrice); // Set profit target
EnterShort(contractsToTrade, signalName);


Do you see any issue with this sequencing as to why it would sometimes create the Stop and Target, but not the entry?

Thanks again I hope my question is clear!

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello,

I am not seeing any issue with just these statements creating stop loss and target and submitting a sell order. However more information is needed as to why the entry order is not placed.

In order to better understand how the code is working, it will be necessary to use Print to see how the conditions are evaluating and enable TraceOrders to see if orders are being submitted, ignored, rejected, or cancelled.

https://support.ninjatrader.com/s/ar...nd-TraceOrders

Enable TraceOrders, print the time of the bar and all values used in the conditions that submit entry orders. Include labels for all values and comparison operators.

Let me know if you need any assistance creating a print or enabling TraceOrders.

Save the output from the output window to a text file and provide this with your reply.

I'll be happy to assist with analyzing the output.

[farawayz]

Thank you so much Gaby, let me do some work on my end before I ask you again, I will try as you suggested.

I will be in touch!