How do I drag stop and target lines placed by strat?

[cre8able]

I have a simple strategy that places an order, stop and target on the chart. But when I try to drag the stop to a new spot, it jumps back to the spot where the strategy originally put it. it makes sense since that value is "programmed" to a certain spot.

But I downloaded a couple other strategies that also place trades (non ATM) and am able to move the stops and targets. But I can't find the code that is allowing that move.

What do I need to allow dragging the stop and target?

thanks
Mike

[cre8able]

this is the code (not the final code) that I have

        protected override void OnStateChange()
        {
            if (State == State.SetDefaults)
            {
                Description                                    = @"Enter the description for your new custom Strategy here.";
                Name                                        = "Break & Retest";
                Calculate                                    = Calculate.OnEachTick;
                EntriesPerDirection                            = 1;
                EntryHandling                                = EntryHandling.AllEntries;
                IsExitOnSessionCloseStrategy                = true;
                ExitOnSessionCloseSeconds                    = 30;
                IsFillLimitOnTouch                            = false;
                MaximumBarsLookBack                            = MaximumBarsLookBack.TwoHundredFiftySix;
                OrderFillResolution                            = OrderFillResolution.Standard;
                Slippage                                    = 0;
                StartBehavior                                = StartBehavior.WaitUntilFlat;
                TimeInForce                                    = TimeInForce.Gtc;
                TraceOrders                                    = false;
                RealtimeErrorHandling                        = RealtimeErrorHandling.StopCancelClose;
                StopTargetHandling                            = StopTargetHandling.PerEntryExecution;
                BarsRequiredToTrade                            = 20;
                // Disable this property for performance gains in Strategy Analyzer optimizations
                // See the Help Guide for additional information
                IsInstantiatedOnEachOptimizationIteration    = true;
                Risk                    = 600;
            }
            else if (State == State.Configure)
            {
            }
        }

        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
            bool noTrades = Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Flat;
            
            if (High[0] > Low[0] && noTrades)
            {
                EnterLong(Convert.ToInt32(1), @"Long");
                SetStopLoss(@"Long", CalculationMode.Ticks, 30, false);
                SetProfitTarget(@"Long", CalculationMode.Ticks, 30);

            }

        }

        #region Properties
        [NinjaScriptProperty]
        [Range(1, int.MaxValue)]
        [Display(Name="Risk", Description="Risk per Trade in $", Order=1, GroupName="Parameters")]
        public int Risk
        { get; set; }
        #endregion
​ 

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello cre8able,

You can find a sample of that concept here:

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-8/strategy-development/1204117-manual-modification-of-a-strategy#post1204121

[cre8able]

got it
thank you

[cre8able]

I almost got it

I'm using 2 buttons to place my trades

Which order type do I use to place the stop limit order on a short? ExitShortStopLimit didn't work like ExitLongStopLimit works for a long trade

        protected void Button3Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Flat)
            {
                EnterLong(orderQty, "Long");
                ExitLongStopLimit(0, true, Position.Quantity, 0, Position.AveragePrice - 60 * TickSize, "Stop", "Long");
                ExitLongLimit(0, true, Position.Quantity, Position.AveragePrice + 120 * TickSize, "Target", "Long");
            }
            
            ForceRefresh();            
        }
        
        protected void Button4Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Flat)
            {
                EnterShort(orderQty, "Short");
                ExitShortStopLimit(0, true, Position.Quantity, 0, Position.AveragePrice + 60 * TickSize, "Stop", "Short");
                ExitShortLimit(0, true, Position.Quantity, Position.AveragePrice - 120 * TickSize, "Target", "Short");
            }
            
            ForceRefresh();
        }

​ 

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello cre8able,

When submitting Exit order like you are you would need to do that once you are in a position, the orders are likely getting ignored because the position for the entry does not yet exist at that point. Those 3 lines of code are executed at the same time so the entry will not have filled or even been submitted yet. Using the SetStopLoss and SetProfitTarget can be used in that way because they wait for the order fill. You can see the following sample that shows how to wait for the entry to fill before submitting the targets.

https://developer.ninjatrader.com/docs/desktop/using_onorderupdate_and_onexec

[cre8able]

that works.. thank you