Better Volume Indicator HELP

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Hi,

The following reference sample will provide you with guidance to accomplish what you are looking to do.

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4991

[anachronist]

Ben

I know the data I need sits in a local variable called bc. How can I make that variable global or create a global variable which would have the information contained in local variable bc. This new global variable would have to be accessable by another indicator.

No, the data you need does not sit in a local variable called bc. 'bc' is merely an index value that references one of the 6 plots in the indicator. You can use a number in its place. The number 5 corresponds to LowChurnBar. That is, BetterVolume(5,false,true).Values[5][0] should contain the current value of LowChurnBar.

Try removing the 'if' statement and testing it by printing out the results:

Print(CurrentBar.ToString()+" "+BetterVolume(5,false,true).Values[5][0]);

or

Print(CurrentBar.ToString()+" "+BetterVolume(5,false,true).LowChurnBar[0]);

That would verify whether the results are being returned properly. If they are, then the bit you call 'CODE' is probably the problem.

-Alex

[suburban]

Mission Accomplished

It works now. What I did was create a dataseries call Btype which was global in the BetterVolumeIndicator. Then I have my customer indicator calling Btype and it is getting the proper response.

BetterVolume(5,false,true).Btype[0]==5

within the BetterVolume Indicator I amended the if statements to include my new btype dataseries which is then set by each condition.

vxr.Set(v * range);
vdr.Set((range != 0.0) ? v / range : 0.0);
if (v == MIN(Volume, lookback)[0]) {bc = 1;btype.Set(1);} //LowBar;
if (vxr[0] == MAX(vxr, lookback)[0]) { bc = 2; ++cc;btype.Set(2);} //ClimaxBar
if (vdr[0] == MAX(vdr, lookback)[0]) { bc = 3; ++cc;btype.Set(3);} //ChurnBar
if (cc == 2) {bc = 4;btype.Set(4);} //ClimaxChurnBar;
if (vdr[0] == MIN(vdr, lookback)[0]) {bc = 5;btype.Set(5);} //LowChurnBar


Thank you all for your help. It is greatly appreciated.

[anachronist]

You could have made 'bc' a series too.

Either way, I'm not sure why that's necessary, but at least it's working for you.

-Alex

[mystiq]

??

No, the data you need does not sit in a local variable called bc. 'bc' is merely an index value that references one of the 6 plots in the indicator. You can use a number in its place. The number 5 corresponds to LowChurnBar. That is, BetterVolume(5,false,true).Values[5][0] should contain the current value of LowChurnBar.

Try removing the 'if' statement and testing it by printing out the results:

Print(CurrentBar.ToString()+" "+BetterVolume(5,false,true).Values[5][0]);

or

Print(CurrentBar.ToString()+" "+BetterVolume(5,false,true).LowChurnBar[0]);

That would verify whether the results are being returned properly. If they are, then the bit you call 'CODE' is probably the problem.

-Alex

...would this version allow to reference one of the 6 plots in market analyzer? for instance, lowchurnbar would return "5"....

[anachronist]

I don't know, I don't use Market Analyzer. In any case, the indicator being discussed in this thread is out of date. The author of BetterVolume updated his algorithm, and some time ago I ported it to NinjaTrader. It may be in the NT7 file area.

(Note, I don't use this indicator myself, so I have no recommendation about its suitability for anything).
-Alex