#region Using declarations using NinjaTrader.Cbi; using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators; using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations; #endregion namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Strategies { public class VIXFivePercentBot : Strategy { private const int VIXBars = 1; private SMA movingAverage; protected override void OnStateChange() { if (State == State.SetDefaults) { Description = @"Taken from chapter 5 of Short Term Trading Strategies That Work"; Name = "VIX 5% Bot"; Calculate = Calculate.OnBarClose; EntriesPerDirection = 1; EntryHandling = EntryHandling.AllEntries; IsExitOnSessionCloseStrategy = true; ExitOnSessionCloseSeconds = 30; 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; IsInstantiatedOnEachOptimizationIteration = true; MovingAveragePeriod = 10; } else if (State == State.Configure) { AddDataSeries("^VIX"); } else if (State == State.DataLoaded) { movingAverage = SMA(BarsArray[VIXBars], MovingAveragePeriod); } } protected override void OnBarUpdate() { if (BarsInProgress != 0) return; if (CurrentBars[VIXBars] < 0) return; if (CurrentBar < BarsRequiredToTrade) return; double upperThreshold = movingAverage[0] * 1.05; double lowerThreshold = movingAverage[0] * 0.95; // Entry condition: If VIX is 5% or more above its 10-day moving average. if (Closes[VIXBars][0] >= upperThreshold) EnterLong(); // Exit condition: If VIX is 5% or more below its 10-day moving average. if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long && Closes[VIXBars][0] <= lowerThreshold) ExitLong(); } public override string DisplayName { get { return Name; } } [NinjaScriptProperty] [Display(Name = "Moving Average Period", GroupName = "VIX 5% Bot", Order = 1)] public int MovingAveragePeriod { get; set; } } }