strategy executes trade when conditions are wrong

[paschall]

I am having a puzzling time figuring out some NT performance errors. I have a simple strategy that enters a LONG trade when several indicators are all moving UP. The reverse is true for SHORT trades. However, I am finding several instances where NT executes a LONG trade when the SMA is actually going DOWN. Yikes! I have attached a screen shot to illustrate. The gold line is the SMA of price. It is clearly going DOWN, but NT executes a LONG trade. Here is the code from the strategy:

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{...
double sma1 = SMA(Close, periodMovingAverage)[1];
double sma0 = SMA(Close, periodMovingAverage)[0];
...
bool HigherSMA = false;
...
if(sma0 > sma1)
HigherSMA = true;
...
If(HigherSMA)
{EnterLongLimit(...)}

Any ideas why NT enters a LONG trade when the condition is visibly not met? I have confirmed the action by manually observing the SMA values in the data box. SMA is definitely going down, not up.

Thanks for your feedback,
D

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

You should print the values of your bools each step of the way and isolate what is happening under the hood.

Print(HigherSMA);