EnterLong opens up two positions

[kasitrader75]

In my strategy I am calculating to go long or go short, here is the code snippet I am using .


if (longSignal && !longOpened)
{
ExitShort();
EnterLong();
longOpened = true;
shortOpened = false;
}
if ( shortSignal && !shortOpened )
{
ExitLong();
EnterShort();
longOpened = false;
shortOpened = true;
}

When strategy starts of it opens 1 position (long or short), when the reversal is called upon it is opening the 2 positions on the opposite direction and the number of positions keeps climing up . At one point it had about 12 positions opened (Thank god I was running on sim account). My original code did not have the ExitLong or ExitShort, added it in to see if I can prevent the addition in the number of positions.

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello,

Thank you for your post.

This is expected if you call an Exit and an Enter method on the same bar.

An order with the name 'Close position' is automatically sent by NinjaTrader when calling an entry order in the opposite direction of the position. Calling an exit order and an entry order at the same time will result in 3 orders being submitted. The Exit order, the Close position order, and the Entry order.

This will double the position in the opposite direction or cause an overfill. If this is your strategy you are programming, and if you are trying to reverse the position, call the entry in the opposite direction without calling an exit order.

Please see this forum post for a detailed explanation:

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-7/strategy-development-aa/1036585-strategy-does-not-reverse-when-using-stoploss-trailstop#post1036616

If you have any other questions, please let me know.