How to trail with points using variable?

[Mystery]

Very basic strategy.
As soon as I enter, I have a trailing stop variable that saves average price - stop loss points (30) and a stop order with same condition.
On next set, I have a condition that checks price is average price + take profit 1 (30) and set the trailing stop variable to current price - stop loss points.
Now, it trails it but it goes up and down 30 points with the price.
If price is at 18000, stop is at 17970. When price goes down to 17970, stop trails down to 17940 instead of stopping at 17970.
Basically, right now, it never hits stop as price never hits price - 30.
How do I make it a trail stop and not go down from the highest trailing stop price?
Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello Mystery,

From the description it sounds like the condition calling the order method is remaining true. Have you used a Print statement in the condition to see when it is true or for which bars it is true?

[Mystery]

Hello Mystery,

From the description it sounds like the condition calling the order method is remaining true. Have you used a Print statement in the condition to see when it is true or for which bars it is true?

I have no idea how to do that. Just tried Ninja trader recently.
I'll look for that online.
All I'm trying to do is automate ATM trailing that we can do manually.
Also, I'm not using Ninja script editor. I'm using the strategy builder.
Is there something in strategy builder to trail stop loss by points?

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello Mystery,

To debug your strategy using the builder you can still use prints, the following video goes over how to do that.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CClt0GsUFLIwQVhVyTD4JjJgEIwJKv6L/view

You can make trailing orders in the builder, the easiest way is to use the stops and targets page. The builder has no option to use Points but you can use an offset of TIcks, you would need to convert the points to ticks and then use that value as the offset. You can also create targets in the condition builder, the area with Set1, in that area you would have to use a variable for the price which does not change so when you call the order it stays in place.