Node reference
Entry
The universal entry — direction, order type, pyramiding, auto-reverse.
Rev. 2026.06
Entryaction
InputsNo outputEntry
When
gate · boolean
Quantity
quantity · number
Limit Price
limitPrice · number
Stop Price
stopPrice · number
Reference
reference · number
Performs an action — no value out
Configure
- direction
- — Long or short
- default long
- orderType
- default market
- quantitySource
- — Where size comes from — a constant or a node
- default constant
- quantity
- — Order size
- default 1
- range 0.001–1000000000
- quantityNodeId
- — Node supplying the order size
- limitPriceSource
- default offset
- limitPriceNodeId
- limitReferenceNodeId
- limitOffsetType
- default percent
- limitOffsetValue
- default 0.1
- stopPriceSource
- default offset
- stopPriceNodeId
- stopReferenceNodeId
- stopOffsetType
- default percent
- stopOffsetValue
- default 0.1
- expiryBars
- default 20
- pyramidingEnabled
- default false
- pyramidingMax
- default 1
- autoReverse
- default true
What it does
Opens a position with full control: long or short, market/limit/stop/stop-limit, optional pyramiding and auto-reverse.
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
Most entries — it supersedes the older Enter Long / Enter Short with one configurable node.
Gotchas
- Set direction and order type deliberately — defaults may not match your intent.
- Pair it with an Exit and a stop; an entry alone never closes.