I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN ADJUST MY STOP AND MY PROFIT TO THE ATR INDICATOR IN NINJATRADER WITH THE NQ.
I also wanted to know what unit the atr gives you in the NQ (points, dollars, etc.)

vicentecortess 

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN ADJUST MY STOP AND MY PROFIT TO THE ATR INDICATOR IN NINJATRADER WITH THE NQ. I also wanted to know what unit the atr gives you in the NQ (points, dollars, etc.)

Hi vicentecortess,
here you are.
For more info NT has great online support. For example:
https://ninjatrader.com/it/support/helpGuides/nt8/NT%20HelpGuide%20English.html?setstoploss.htm

 

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#region Using declarations using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Input; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Xml.Serialization; using NinjaTrader.Cbi; using NinjaTrader.Gui; using NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart; using NinjaTrader.Gui.SuperDom; using NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools; using NinjaTrader.Data; using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript; using NinjaTrader.Core.FloatingPoint; using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators; using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.DrawingTools; using System.IO; #endregion ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Test_ATR_TP_SL // By BERN Algos ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Strategies { public class Test_ATR_TP_SL : Strategy { private ATR MyATR; protected override void OnStateChange() { if (State == State.SetDefaults) { Description = @"Test_ATR_TP_SL"; Name = "Test_ATR_TP_SL"; Calculate = Calculate.OnBarClose; EntriesPerDirection = 1; EntryHandling = EntryHandling.AllEntries; IsExitOnSessionCloseStrategy = true; ExitOnSessionCloseSeconds = 4230; IsFillLimitOnTouch = false; MaximumBarsLookBack = MaximumBarsLookBack.TwoHundredFiftySix; OrderFillResolution = OrderFillResolution.Standard; Slippage = 0; StartBehavior = StartBehavior.WaitUntilFlat; TimeInForce = TimeInForce.Gtc; TraceOrders = false; RealtimeErrorHandling = RealtimeErrorHandling.StopCancelClose; StopTargetHandling = StopTargetHandling.PerEntryExecution; BarsRequiredToTrade = 20; // Disable this property for performance gains in Strategy Analyzer optimizations // See the Help Guide for additional information IsInstantiatedOnEachOptimizationIteration = true; IncludeTradeHistoryInBacktest = true; // Parameters initialization ATRPeriod = 24; } else if (State == State.Configure) { } else if (State == State.DataLoaded) { MyATR = ATR(ATRPeriod); } else if (State == State.Historical) { } } protected override void OnBarUpdate() { if (BarsInProgress != 0) {return;} if (CurrentBars[0] < BarsRequiredToTrade) {return;} if ( Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Flat) // set Take Profit and Stop Loss { int appvar; appvar = (int)(MyATR[0]/TickSize); SetProfitTarget(CalculationMode.Ticks, appvar); //Take Profit equal to ATR SetStopLoss(CalculationMode.Ticks, 2*appvar); //Stop Loss equal to twice the ATR } if (Close[0] > (Close[1] + MyATR[0])) // enter long if close is higher than previous close + ATR EnterLong(); if (Close[0] < (Close[1] - MyATR[0])) // enter short if close is lower than previous close - ATR EnterShort(); } #region Properties [NinjaScriptProperty] [Range(1, int.MaxValue)] [Display(Name="ATRPeriod", Order=1, GroupName="Parameters")] public int ATRPeriod { get; set; } #endregion } }