Where to do initlization every time the strategy is started (not the Initialize())?

[Follow Shadan]

The Initialize() function is only called when the first time to start a strategy. If you stop the strategy (but do not remove it), and start it again, the Initialize() is not called. Is there any event that will be trigger when a user click the "start" button in the strategies tab? Thanks, Jason

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

Hi Follow Shadan,

You should never place logic in the Initialize() method. Instead you will want to place it in the OnBarUpdate() method. At the top of OnBarUpdate(), you can do something like this:

if (CurrentBar == BarsRequired && start == false)
{
     // Do something;
     start = true;
}
else if (CurrentBar == BarsRequired + 1 && start)
     start = false;

start is a bool defined in the Variables section like this:

private bool start = false;

Alternatively, maybe an easier way could be something like:

if (CurrentBar == BarsRequired && FirstTickOfBar)
{
     // Do something;
}