Node reference
Limit Entry
Places a limit order on the gate and waits for a touch/fill.
Rev. 2026.06
Limit Entryaction
InputsNo outputLimit Entry
Gate
gate · boolean
Quantity
quantity · number
Price
price · number
Reference
reference · number
Performs an action — no value out
Configure
- direction
- — Long or short
- default long
- priceSource
- default offset
- priceNodeId
- referenceNodeId
- offsetType
- default percent
- offsetValue
- default 0.1
- expiryBars
- default 20
- quantitySource
- — Where size comes from — a constant or a node
- default constant
- quantity
- — Order size
- default 1
- quantityNodeId
- — Node supplying the order size
What it does
When the gate fires, it posts a limit order and waits up to expiryBars for price to reach it.
What happens
Fires when its gate input is true — or every candle if it has no gate — and translates into an order or position change in the backtest and live engine.
When to use
Patient entries at a better price than market.
Gotchas
- It may never fill if price doesn't reach the limit before expiry.
- Set expiryBars to bound the wait.