Is-it-possible-to-place-signals-on-bar-rather-than-bar-1

I want it code and it is not on NEXT close. It is the close bar that generates the signal and I want to trade on that CLOSE.

Thank you.

I understand. That's what the Strategy above does. Did you even try it?

But let's set some boundaries. In WL you are ALWAYS placing a signals for the NEXT BAR. You cannot place a signal the CURRENT BAR, it just doesn't work that way.

To achieve the result, the Strategy peeks ahead to the next bar. It issues a Buy AT CLOSE order if the RSI if the NEXT BAR closes below 30.

The end result is that you are placing an order at the close of the bar based on information for that bar. This is thanks to the "1 Bar Ahead" Qualifer in Power Pack.

Let me make an example for you in code.

Here is a coded Strategy that buys AT CLOSE if RSI(4) is below 30 ON THAT BAR, and sells AT CLOSE if RSI(4) is above 70 ON THAT BAR.

CODE:

using WealthLab.Backtest;
using System;
using WealthLab.Core;
using WealthLab.Data;
using WealthLab.Indicators;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace WealthScript1 
{
    public class MyStrategy : UserStrategyBase
    {
        //create indicators and other objects here, this is executed prior to the main trading loop
        public override void Initialize(BarHistory bars)
        {
         rsi = RSI.Series(bars.Close, 4);
         PlotIndicator(rsi);
         StartIndex = 5;
        }

        //execute the strategy rules here, this is executed once for each bar in the backtest history
        public override void Execute(BarHistory bars, int idx)
        {
         //this is important because we're looking 1 bar ahead:
           if (idx == bars.Count - 1)
            return;
           
            if (!HasOpenPosition(bars, PositionType.Long))
            {           
               //enter at the close if RSI is below 30 this bar
               if (rsi[idx + 1] <= 30)
               PlaceTrade(bars, TransactionType.Buy, OrderType.MarketClose);
            }
            else
            {
                //exit at the close if RSI is above 70 this bar
               if (rsi[idx + 1] >= 70)
               PlaceTrade(bars, TransactionType.Sell, OrderType.MarketClose);
            }
        }

      //declare private variables below
      private RSI rsi;
    }
}

It appears that I am unable to do what I want to do.



The signal is the "arrow" close on the low.

this line:

CODE:
PlaceTrade(bars, TransactionType.Buy, OrderType.MarketClose, 0, 0, "BOC");

Puts the trade on the "following" trade close.

Ok. I have to make the entire strategy "peek" forward by doing idx +1 and idx - 1. I'll work on it.

Did you even run the sample coded strategy I provided in Post #6? Does it not do what you wanted to do??