BarsSinceEntry

[mballagan]

I am using BarsSinceEntry within a strategy but when testing using market replay no trades are being fired.

Syntax is :

if(BarsSinceEntry("LongEntryCrosses")>1)
{
//enter long trade
LongOrderCrosses = EnterLong(LotSize,"LongEntryCrosses");

}

Is there a reason for this?

If I take out the test on some bars the strategy is attempting to place a trade multiple times (100s) and this is then being cancelled due to logic I think within the strategy

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

mballagan,

You cannot use that condition like that because for the very first trade there was no BarsSinceEntry() > 1. You will need to code a set for the first trade and a separate set for subsequent trades you wish to use the BarsSinceEntry logic with.

[mballagan]

Ok thanks so I have used the following code:

bool entertradecondition = false;


Trade firstTrade = Performance.AllTrades[0];

if(firstTrade == null)
{
entertradecondition = true;
}
else
{
entertradecondition = BarsSinceEntry()>1;
}

if(entertradecondition)
{
//enter trade

}

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

mballagan,

You can try it.

[mballagan]

It doesnt seem to work. I have more than one time series in the strategy although only executing trades on the primary series.

If using the syntax:

Trade firstTrade = Performance.AllTrades[0];

Is there a way I can retrieve the label the trade was initialised under?

For example if EnterLong("LongOrder1") was used the label is LongOrder1.

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/TradeClass.html

You will want to go to the individual IExecutions and then grab the Name properties from them.