OCO Order Entry Function

[zoltran]

I'm trying to use the OCO function to place a bracket entry order.
ie, Sell stop and Buy stop to enter the market if it breaks out of a range.
I'm doing ..
1 - enable OCO
2 - Place 1st leg -- Buy stop above market - This works
3 - Try to place 2nd leg .Sell stop below the market

Get message 'You can't submit an exit order until any of its entry orders are filled'

NT 6 Beta 10

[NinjaTrader_Vincent]

Hi,

After submitting your first order, you need to change the strategy box to <custom>, enter your parameter settings or the same strategy template you had originally selected and then submit the second order.

Let me know if this works for you.

Vince

[zoltran]

Yes, That works.

Selecting another strategy seems an odd way to do it.
Seems a bit counter-intuative. To me, .. I'd expect to use the same strategy regardless of how I entered.


Also . . Chart Trader should have a OCO and Simulated Order 'Lights' like the DOM does.

[NinjaTrader_Vincent]

Thank you Zoltran.

We will take this in consideration.

Vince

[zoltran]

Vincent

I was too hasty with my comment.
I didn't realize I could just re-select the same strategy vs custom.

So i'm the counter-intuative one, not you guys!

Thanks for considering the OCO/SIM 'lights' on the chart trader panel.
It's real easy to forget what you have turned on/off there.