One Alert per bar

[Viper3]

I am using the Wizard. My strategy is a cross of the zeroline and want to have it give one Alert per bar. Right now it gives alerts for everytime the price moves. I am not a programmer, so any help would be great. I added emails to the alert and yes I am getting alot of emails......lol

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Hello,

Thanks for the forum post!

The best way to change this to once per bar is to change the indicator to only calculate once per bar instead of on each tick. To do this right click on the chart and go to strategies. Then change the setting for Calculate On Bar Close to true. This will cause the code to run only once per bar which will be what your looking for on your alert.

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

[koganam]

Originally Posted by Viper3

I am using the Wizard. My strategy is a cross of the zeroline and want to have it give one Alert per bar. Right now it gives alerts for everytime the price moves. I am not a programmer, so any help would be great. I added emails to the alert and yes I am getting alot of emails......lol

How is your alert being triggered?
Can you post the line which triggers the alert ?

[Viper3]

I can post the step by step of the strategy if you like or email it.

[koganam]

Originally Posted by Viper3

I can post the step by step of the strategy if you like or email it.

OK. Just post the entire text to the forum. Or the step by step if you wish.

[Viper3]

{
#region Variables
// Wizard generated variables
privateint myInput0 = 1; // Default setting for MyInput0
// User defined variables (add any user defined variables below)
#endregion
///<summary>
/// This method is used to configure the strategy and is called once before any strategy method is called.
///</summary>
protectedoverridevoid Initialize()
{
Add(WoodiesCCI(
2, 5, 50, 34, 25, 14, 60, 100, 2));
Add(WoodiesCCI(
2, 5, 50, 34, 25, 14, 60, 100, 2));
CalculateOnBarClose =
true;
}
///<summary>
/// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
///</summary>
protectedoverridevoid OnBarUpdate()
{
// Condition set 1
if (CrossAbove(WoodiesCCI(2, 5, 50, 34, 25, 14, 60, 100, 2), 0, 1))
{
DrawArrowUp(
"My up arrow" + CurrentBar, false, 0, Low[0], Color.Lime);
PlaySound(
@"C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader 7\sounds\Alert1.wav");
SendMail(
"caragiom@gmail.com", "caragiom@gmail.com", "Alert Trade 9 minute chart", "Go long set stop at 30 T1 @20");
}

[Viper3]

So I need to put it under Variables. can you help me write that part. I did this but it need to be written right.

region Variables


// Wizard generated variables


private int myInput0 = 1; // Default setting for MyInput0


// User defined variables (add any user defined variables below)


#endregion


/// <summary>


/// This method is used to configure the strategy and is called once before any strategy method is called.


/// boot alreadyAlertThis = false;


/// OnBarUpdate()


/// {


/// if (FirstTickOfBar)


/// {alreadyAlertThisBar=false;}


/// if(alert conditions == true&& alreadyAlertThisBar == false)


/// {


/// Alert(.....)


/// alreadyAlertThisBar = true;


/// }


/// }


///

[koganam]

See what happens with this. You cannot do it in the wizard, You are going to have to unlock the code.

private bool boolAlertSounded = false; // declare and intialize the bool flag

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (FirstTickOfBar) boolAlertSounded = false; //reset the bool flag at the start of the bar
// Condition set 1
if (CrossAbove(WoodiesCCI(2, 5, 50, 34, 25, 14, 60, 100, 2), 0, 1))
{
DrawArrowUp(
"My up arrow" + CurrentBar, false, 0, Low[0], Color.Lime);
if (!boolAlertSounded) PlaySound(
@"C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader 7\sounds\Alert1.wav"); // only if bool flag is false, play sound
SendMail(
"caragiom@gmail.com", "caragiom@gmail.com", "Alert Trade 9 minute chart", "Go long set stop at 30 T1 @20");
boolAlertSounded = true; // set the bool flag to stop sound play
}