ATM Targets

[thepcmd]

In NT7 I am currently using AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget(0, (stopPricevariable), "STOP1", atmStrategyId); to change the Stops for the ATM the script is running. Is there a command to change the Targets?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

thepcmd, the method you are using can change both stops and targets (hence the name AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget()), so you just have to specify the name of the target ("TARGET1") to change it instead of the stop.

[thepcmd]

I tested the code as follows:

if (atmStrategyId.Length > 0
&& GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition(atmStrategyId) == MarketPosition.Short)
{
AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget(0, (target1), "TARGET1", atmStrategyId);
AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget(0, (target2), "TARGET2", atmStrategyId);
AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget(0, (stopPrice), "STOP1", atmStrategyId);
AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget(0, (stopPrice), "STOP2", atmStrategyId);
}

The Stops move as expected but the Targets remain at the preset value of the ATM.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

Hello there, I will have someone get back to you tomorrow.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

thepcmd, can you please print the new stop and target prices you set from the scripts - would they provide new & different values for the targets at all?

Thanks

[thepcmd]

I tested the code as follows:

if (atmStrategyId.Length > 0
&& GetAtmStrategyMarketPosition(atmStrategyId) == MarketPosition.Short)
{
AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget(0, (target1), "TARGET1", atmStrategyId);
AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget(0, (target2), "TARGET2", atmStrategyId);
Print("The current ATM Target 1 position is: " + target1);
Print("The current ATM Target 2 position is: " + target2);
AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget(0, (stopPrice), "STOP1", atmStrategyId);
AtmStrategyChangeStopTarget(0, (stopPrice), "STOP2", atmStrategyId);
}

Once the order fires here is the output
The current ATM Target 1 position is: 8
The current ATM Target 2 position is: 25

The ATM is set to 8 and 16 and the targets remained at 8 and 16

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

thepcmd,

When you are changing the target you should be changing the limit price, not the stop price of the target order. Right now you are changing the stop price.

[thepcmd]

Thank you for the help solving my issue. Once you pointed out that I should have been using a limit order, I was able to solve my programming problem

Thanks again