lastest predator 3.6.2 needs to edu

[TRADER]

https://workupload.com/file/x6U26vprjQr @redux @N9T 

[N9T]

Not fully working yet: https://ibb.co/gMLcSVwm

[trader04]

I ask chat gpt a diagnostic,

@N9Ti hope that works

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🧠 TYPICAL CASE: “Displays but never trades”

When everything displays correctly, it means:

✅ OnBarUpdate() is running
✅ Conditions are being evaluated
❌ The execution path to EnterLong() / EnterShort() is NEVER reached

There are 4 possible internal errors.
I’ll list them in order of probability, with the exact fix.

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🔴 PROBLEM 1 (MOST COMMON)

A return; condition stops execution BEFORE the order

Very common example:

if (!IsRealtime)
    return;

Or:

if (State != State.Realtime)
    return;

➡️ Result:

• Backtest ❌
• SIM ❌
• Live ❌
• BUT display works fine ✅

✅ FIX

Temporarily remove or comment it out:

// if (!IsRealtime)
//     return;

📌 Many devs add this “just for testing”… and forget it.

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🔴 PROBLEM 2

The bot is unintentionally blocked by Historical

Example:

if (Historical)
    return;

👉 NinjaTrader often still considers the strategy as historical
even when you see the live market.

✅ SAFE FIX

Replace with:

if (State != State.Realtime && State != State.Transition)
    return;

Or remove it entirely for testing.

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🔴 PROBLEM 3

A “sentinel” variable is never initialized correctly

Real example:

bool canTrade;

Later:

if (!canTrade)
    return;

❌ BUT canTrade is NEVER set to true

➡️ Result: zero trades forever

✅ FIX

In OnStateChange():

if (State == State.Configure)
{
    canTrade = true;
}

OR before entry logic:

canTrade = true;

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🔴 PROBLEM 4

Orders are inside a condition that is never true

Sneaky example:

if (Position.MarketPosition != MarketPosition.Flat)
{
    EnterLong();
}

😅 → never executed

Or:

if (BarsInProgress == 1)
{
    EnterLong();
}

But you only have one timeframe.

✅ FIX

Make sure:

BarsInProgress == 0

OR remove the condition to test.

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🧪 DEFINITIVE TEST (TO LOCATE THE BUG)

👉 Do THIS test — it’s extremely important:

At the very top of OnBarUpdate():

Print("OnBarUpdate OK");

Then JUST BEFORE EnterLong():

Print("ENTRY CONDITION REACHED");

Result:

• ❌ You never see “ENTRY CONDITION REACHED”
  ➡️ logic is blocked BEFORE the order
• ✅ You see it but no trade
  ➡️ order / state issue

---

 

---

🔥 NEXT STEP (LET’S FINISH THIS)

To help you 100%, do ONE thing:

👉 paste the OnBarUpdate() block here
(even if it’s long)

OR tell me:

• do you see IsRealtime, Historical, canTrade, return; in the code?

I’ll tell you exactly which line is blocking execution
and what to fix, straight to the point 💪

[N9T]

43 minutes ago, trader04 said:

I ask chat gpt a diagnostic,

@N9Ti hope that works

---

🧠 TYPICAL CASE: “Displays but never trades”

When everything displays correctly, it means:

✅ OnBarUpdate() is running
✅ Conditions are being evaluated
❌ The execution path to EnterLong() / EnterShort() is NEVER reached

There are 4 possible internal errors.
I’ll list them in order of probability, with the exact fix.

---

🔴 PROBLEM 1 (MOST COMMON)

A return; condition stops execution BEFORE the order

Very common example:

if (!IsRealtime)
    return;

Or:

if (State != State.Realtime)
    return;

➡️ Result:

• Backtest ❌
• SIM ❌
• Live ❌
• BUT display works fine ✅

✅ FIX

Temporarily remove or comment it out:

// if (!IsRealtime)
//     return;

📌 Many devs add this “just for testing”… and forget it.

---

🔴 PROBLEM 2

The bot is unintentionally blocked by Historical

Example:

if (Historical)
    return;

👉 NinjaTrader often still considers the strategy as historical
even when you see the live market.

✅ SAFE FIX

Replace with:

if (State != State.Realtime && State != State.Transition)
    return;

Or remove it entirely for testing.

---

🔴 PROBLEM 3

A “sentinel” variable is never initialized correctly

Real example:

bool canTrade;

Later:

if (!canTrade)
    return;

❌ BUT canTrade is NEVER set to true

➡️ Result: zero trades forever

✅ FIX

In OnStateChange():

if (State == State.Configure)
{
    canTrade = true;
}

OR before entry logic:

canTrade = true;

---

🔴 PROBLEM 4

Orders are inside a condition that is never true

Sneaky example:

if (Position.MarketPosition != MarketPosition.Flat)
{
    EnterLong();
}

😅 → never executed

Or:

if (BarsInProgress == 1)
{
    EnterLong();
}

But you only have one timeframe.

✅ FIX

Make sure:

BarsInProgress == 0

OR remove the condition to test.

---

🧪 DEFINITIVE TEST (TO LOCATE THE BUG)

👉 Do THIS test — it’s extremely important:

At the very top of OnBarUpdate():

Print("OnBarUpdate OK");

Then JUST BEFORE EnterLong():

Print("ENTRY CONDITION REACHED");

Result:

• ❌ You never see “ENTRY CONDITION REACHED”
  ➡️ logic is blocked BEFORE the order
• ✅ You see it but no trade
  ➡️ order / state issue

---

 

---

🔥 NEXT STEP (LET’S FINISH THIS)

To help you 100%, do ONE thing:

👉 paste the OnBarUpdate() block here
(even if it’s long)

OR tell me:

• do you see IsRealtime, Historical, canTrade, return; in the code?

I’ll tell you exactly which line is blocking execution
and what to fix, straight to the point 💪

I dont need any help and you are welcome to try to educate yourself the file.

[trader04]

@N9T ok man, i only want to help.