Last indicator value does not show in databox when +1 displaced

[Wessel]

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1. Using Daily GCI chart on IB.
2. Adding an EMA(14), Period =14, Calculate on Bar close = False, Plotstyle = Dot, Color = Orange
3. Add a new EMA(14), Period =14, Calculate on Bar close = False, Displacement = 1, Plotstyle = Dot, Color = DarkGreen

4. Move the chart to the left so there is some margin on the right side of the chart.A single green dot should appear in the margin on the place where the next bar would be plotted which is great that this dot is plotted as the indicator is displaced by 1 and therefore plots a value in the future.


5. Now open the data Box and try to read the value of this dot.
Current result: It show the previouos EMA value in the box with all the other previous value's as price and other indicators that do not exist yet on that spot in the future.
Expected result: All the value's should be empty as they do not yet exist and only the value's that are plotted in the 'future' are shown in the data box with the correct value calculated on the last close and not the previous value.


Wessel

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Wessel,

Thank you for the suggestion, but this is expected behavior. When you are trying to pull up a data box it will show information of the last bar and not a theoretical future bar when you are in the right side margin.

[Wessel]

Hi Josh,

Bummer, I thought I just found an excellent way of making projections in the future without to much hassle.
So do do this correctly would be adding a plot in the future as described in another thread (can't remember it right now, but saw it recently) I presume.

Thanks for the reply and clarification.


Wessel

Wessel,

Thank you for the suggestion, but this is expected behavior. When you are trying to pull up a data box it will show information of the last bar and not a theoretical future bar when you are in the right side margin.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Wessel,

Even if you plotted past the last bar with maybe some draw objects, your databox would still have the same behavior in showing the last bar of the chart as opposed to whatever is in the future. What you could do is maybe use DrawText() and just write the value on the line that you are putting into the future so you can just read it from the chart.