2 entry orders help!

[bobperez]

Chelsea,

I got the code to close open positions at the session end.

Can you provide an example of:

"You can continue scaling in with new entries in the same direction if you would like. With the unmanaged approach you can submit new orders without the position being closed or previous orders cancelled.

If you want to exit the position, call SubmitOrderUnmanaged() with a market order in the opposite direction of the position. (For example if the position is Long 5, submit a sell market order with a quantity of 5)."

Would I also need to create opposing Target and Stop-Loss child orders in OnExecutionUpdate()?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello bobperez,

Scaling in:

if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long && Quantity == 1 /* other condtions to scale in here */)
{
SubmitOrderUnmanaged(0, OrderAction.Buy, OrderType.Market, 1, 0, 0, string.Empty, "longEntry2");
}

Exiting a position:

if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long /* conditions to exit here */)
{
SubmitOrderUnmanaged(0, OrderAction.Sell, OrderType.Market, Position.Quantity, 0, 0, string.Empty, "positionExit");
}

These are just basic examples. Your logic will depend on what you are doing in the script. For example if you want to reverse the position and have a working stop loss and profit target using OCO working for a position, you would want to either just move the limit behind the market price and allow this to fill and exit the position and submit the entry when the limit order fills in OnExecutionUpdate(), or call CancelOrder() on the stop order and in OnOrderUpdate() detect the order is cancelled, and then submit the entry in the opposite direction.

"Would I also need to create opposing Target and Stop-Loss child orders in OnExecutionUpdate()?"

This depends on what you want the script to do. You can submit a stop loss and limit target for any new entry if you want. If the first entry has a stop and limit target and you just want to adjust the quantity of these orders you could do that instead. Yes, this would be in OnExecutionUpdate() when a new entry fills.

[bobperez]

Thank you, Chelsea. I'll see if I can get it right with your input.

Bob

[bobperez]

Hello bobperez,

Scaling in:

if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long && Quantity == 1 /* other condtions to scale in here */)
{
SubmitOrderUnmanaged(0, OrderAction.Buy, OrderType.Market, 1, 0, 0, string.Empty, "longEntry2");
}

Exiting a position:

if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long /* conditions to exit here */)
{
SubmitOrderUnmanaged(0, OrderAction.Sell, OrderType.Market, Position.Quantity, 0, 0, string.Empty, "positionExit");
}

These are just basic examples. Your logic will depend on what you are doing in the script. For example if you want to reverse the position and have a working stop loss and profit target using OCO working for a position, you would want to either just move the limit behind the market price and allow this to fill and exit the position and submit the entry when the limit order fills in OnExecutionUpdate(), or call CancelOrder() on the stop order and in OnOrderUpdate() detect the order is cancelled, and then submit the entry in the opposite direction.

"Would I also need to create opposing Target and Stop-Loss child orders in OnExecutionUpdate()?"

This depends on what you want the script to do. You can submit a stop loss and limit target for any new entry if you want. If the first entry has a stop and limit target and you just want to adjust the quantity of these orders you could do that instead. Yes, this would be in OnExecutionUpdate() when a new entry fills.

Hi Chelsea,

I'm still not getting the results I expect.

If I have a long OCO position entered with longStopEntry1 = SubmitOrderUnmanaged(1, OrderAction.Buy, OrderType.StopMarket, Contracts1, 0, entry_price_L1, ocoString1, "longStopEntry1"); and it has its corresponding child target and stop-loss created in OnExecutionUpdate(), what command do I need to use to close this position?

Bob

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Bob,

If you already have a working stop and limit exit order for the entry, you could either:

Move the limit behind the market price so it fills and exits the position immediately. For example changing a sell limit to the bid price minus a few ticks should cause it to fill immediately (unless there is a very large rapid price decrease before the order is accepted by the brokerage).

ChangeOrder(myLongExitLimitOrderVariableNameHere, myLongExitLimitOrderVariableNameHere.Quantity, GetCurrentBid() - 5 * TickSize, 0);

ChangeOrder(Order order, int quantity, double limitPrice, double stopPrice)

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

OR

Cancel the stop and limit with CancelOrder(). Then when the orders update as cancelled in OnOrderUpdate() submit a market order to close the position.

CancelOrder(myLongExitLimitOrderVariableNameHere);

CancelOrder(Order order)

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

In OnOrderUpdate():

if (order.Name == "myLongExitLimitOrderVariableNameHere" && order.OrderState == OrderState.Cancelled)
{
SubmitOrderUnmanaged(1, OrderAction.Sell, OrderType.Market, 1, 0, 0, string.Empty, "longMarketExit");
}



Note, if you are using Order type variables, these need to be assigned order objects from OnOrderUpdate() and not assigned from the order object returned from the SubmitOrderUmanaged() call.
The ProfitChaseStopTrailUnmanagedExample example linked below demonstrates assigning order objects to variables from OnOrderUpdate().

https://support.ninjatrader.com/s/article/Profit-Chase-Stop-Trail

[bobperez]

Ok...thank you, Chelsea.

Bob