NEED HELP TO WRITE MY FIRST STRATEGY

March 29th, 2013, 07:15 AM

Hello to you

I can manipulate my edit script by now

But I'm nowhere, let's be honnest. There are so many commands that you would save me time indicating me whitch set of command I could Start with for my first �own scrpit*�

I read a lot in the forum but didn't find what I want or maybe came accross without noticing that was the command Iwas looking for.

I will give and example I think this is the best way

I intend working this way

protected override void Initialize()
{

CalculateOnBarClose = False;
}

I'm not interested in bars closed though I know it is CPU intensive

I have the EURJPY a 120,55

I will write this example for a long entry but the logic would be the same if I would go short

As I enable my strategy, I want this 120,55 value stored in a �*double*� variable

(This is my first problem, I have been unable to find a way for doing so)

Let's say The EURJPY moves up 1 pip up to 120,56

At time I want to start a stop watch to 0 second

First case

The EURJPY moves up 4 more pips to 120,60 within 3 seconds, I would enter long

Second Case

3 seconds have elapsed and the EURJPY moved up to 120,59

It didn't fill my condtions to enter long and the stop watch resets to Zero

Third Case

The EURJPY went up to 120,58 and then back down to 120,57. Well, it didn't fill my conditions either

But....

It might be a new begining of a short entry process

I went down one pip, didn't he*?

I now want the 120,58 stored in my double Variable and restart a stop wath to Zero

And If the EURJPY moved down within 3 second I enter Short.

TO REPHASE THIS IN SHORT

1. How to I do To get the Actual Value of the EURJPY in a variable as I start my strategy.
2. How do I start a stop watch

Thanks in advance

Benwinckelmans

April 2nd, 2013, 01:24 AM

My suggestion is to forget about this "stop watch" stuff. You need to understand how charts and NinjaScript work. I can't explain it all, but below is some simple code.

Add() a 3 second chart or base your primary bars (BarsInProgress == 0) off the 3 second chart.

CalculateOnBarClose = true;

Code

if (BarsInProgress == 0)
{
   if (Close[0] - Open[0] > TickSize * 3)
     EnterLong();
}

OR for Multi-Timeframe: Add(PeriodType.Second, 3)

Code

if (Closes[1][0] - Opens[1][0] > TickSize * 3)
  EnterLong();

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