Why loading indicator take so much time when AddChartIndicator used?

[GaryAlbers]

Thanks for checking into it.

If I were to load the indicators directly on the chart and then let the strategy find the ones it needed, via the Indicators collection, are there an gotcha's with this approach?

For example, does the strategy now need to call the Update() method in it's OnBarUpdate for each of those indicators before using any of them?

Thanks,
Gary

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

Thanks for checking into it.

If I were to load the indicators directly on the chart and then let the strategy find the ones it needed, via the Indicators collection, are there an gotcha's with this approach?

For example, does the strategy now need to call the Update() method in it's OnBarUpdate for each of those indicators before using any of them?

Thanks,
Gary

It would need to call update to get the historical values, which were already calculated when added to the chart, and then could possibly be out if sync with your strategy, depending on how you're calling them. I would not recommend using the indicators collection in this manner.