NinjaTrader ATM in EasyLanguage

September 17th, 2012, 11:20 PM

Bimi

did you restrict the fill to one order per direction?

If I did, how would I change it back...?

September 17th, 2012, 11:22 PM

Arich

If I did, how would I change it back...?

Format Signal > Property

September 18th, 2012, 12:05 AM

Bimi

Format Signal > Property

It works now! All three lots execute! But the positions never close.... All suggestions welcome!

September 18th, 2012, 02:33 AM

Hi,

Your above code is still not a SSCCE: it does not compile.

I have reconstructed something by adding the first lines (inputs, variables, indicators calculation) of your initial code.

It is normal that your first trade never close, since the exit conditions are within a "if CurrentContract = 1", whereas, when in position, CurrentContract is equal to 300000.

Nicolas

September 18th, 2012, 02:17 PM

Nicolas11

Hi,

Your above code is still not a SSCCE: it does not compile.

I have reconstructed something by adding the first lines (inputs, variables, indicators calculation) of your initial code.

It is normal that your first trade never close, since the exit conditions are within a "if CurrentContract = 1", whereas, when in position, CurrentContract is equal to 300000.

Nicolas

Darn it! I apologize. :-/

Oh! That makes sense. Thanks!

September 20th, 2012, 09:10 PM

Nicolas11

Hi,

Your above code is still not a SSCCE: it does not compile.

I have reconstructed something by adding the first lines (inputs, variables, indicators calculation) of your initial code.

It is normal that your first trade never close, since the exit conditions are within a "if CurrentContract = 1", whereas, when in position, CurrentContract is equal to 300000.

Nicolas

Hi,

So I tried your suggestion and changed the "if CurrentContract = 1" to "if CurrentContract =100000" but it still doesn't work. Here is my code (it should compile just fine now):

inputs:
SlowLength (26),
FastLength (12),
MACDLength (3),
Target1 (10),
StopSize (15);

vars:
ticksize (MinMove/PriceScale),
MyMACD (0),
MACDAvg (0),
MACDDiff (0),
t1 (Target1 * ticksize),
st1 (0);

MyMACD = MACD(Close, FastLength, SlowLength);
MACDAvg = XAverage(MyMACD, MACDLength);
MACDDiff = MyMACD - MACDAvg;

// Open new Positions

if MarketPosition = 0 then begin

if MyMACD > MACDAvg and MyMACD <= 0 and MACDAvg <= 0 then begin
Buy ("Enter Long1") 100000 contract next bar at market;
end;
end;

// Manage open orders

if MarketPosition = 100000 then begin

st1 = EntryPrice - (StopSize * TickSize);

if CurrentContracts = 100000 then begin
Sell ("Exit l1-c1 Target") 100000 contracts Next Bar at (EntryPrice + t1) Limit;
Sell ("Exit l1-c1 Stop") 100000 contracts Next Bar at st1 Stop;
end;
end;

I am so confused! The exit should be with the targets, right? Suggestions are very welcome... :-/

September 20th, 2012, 10:14 PM

I am confused too; who can read your code ??? You have to learn how to use the code tag.

September 23rd, 2012, 11:00 PM

Bimi

I am confused too; who can read your code ??? You have to learn how to use the code tag.

I don't know what you're talking about...? This is in the EasyLanguage Programming section of this forum, so those who can read the code are those who have platforms that use EL... What is this "code tag" that you're referring to?

September 29th, 2012, 10:19 AM

Arich

if MarketPosition = 100000 then begin

I am so confused! The exit should be with the targets, right? Suggestions are very welcome... :-/

MarketPosition can be 0 (flat), 1 (long) or -1 (short). Not sure why you have 100000 here.

-Regards,
C

October 2nd, 2012, 12:15 AM

Ok,

I've been working on getting this strategy coded in my spare time. This last weekend I was finally able to code it so that my "buys" were entered/exited, but I couldn't get my "sells" to enter or exit. I figured out why the sells were failing to execute, but now I'm getting the syntax error

Quoting

unexpected 'end of file', expecting 'End'

I've searched high and low on the internet for solutions (or even descriptions of why it's doing this), but I have had no luck. It seems like an easy issue to fix. Can someone help, please? Here is my code:

Code

inputs: 
	SlowLength (26),
	FastLength (12),
	MACDLength (3),
	Target1 (10),
	Target2 (0),
	Target3 (0),
	StopSize (15),
	BE2 (0), // 0=false 1=true
	BE3 (0); // 0=false 1=true
	
vars:
	ticksize (MinMove/PriceScale),
	MyMACD (0),
	MACDAvg (0),
	MACDDiff (0),
	t1 (Target1 * ticksize),
	t2 (Target1 + Target2 *ticksize),
	t3 (Target1 + Target2 + Target3 * ticksize),
	st1 (0),
	st2 (0),
	st3 (0);

MyMACD = MACD(Close, FastLength, SlowLength);
MACDAvg = XAverage(MyMACD, MACDLength);
MACDDiff = MyMACD - MACDAvg;

// Open new Positions

if MarketPosition = 0 then begin

	if MyMACD crosses above MACDAvg and MyMACD <= 0 and MACDAvg <= 0 then begin
		Buy ("Enter Long1") 1 contract next bar at market;
		
	if MyMACD crosses below MACDAvg and MyMACD >= 0 and MACDAvg >= 0 then begin
		Sell ("Enter Short1") 1 contract next bar at market;
	end;		
end; 

// Manage open orders

if MarketPosition = 1 then begin

	st1 = EntryPrice - (StopSize * ticksize);
	
	if CurrentContracts = 1 then begin
		Sell ("Exit l1-c1 Target") 1 contracts Next Bar at (EntryPrice + t1) Limit;
		Sell ("Exit l1-c1 Stop") 1 contracts Next Bar at st1 Stop;
	end;
	
end;

if MarketPosition = -1 then begin

	st1 = EntryPrice - (StopSize * ticksize);
	
	if CurrentContracts = 1 then begin
		buytocover ("Exit s1-c1 Target") 1 contract Next Bar at (EntryPrice - t1) Limit;
		buytocover ("Exit s1-c1 Stop") 1 contract next bar at st1 Stop;
	end;
end;

Any suggestions will be very appreciated! I've been staring at this code for a couple of hours now...

NinjaTrader ATM in EasyLanguage

Discussion in EasyLanguage Programming

NinjaTrader ATM in EasyLanguage