Plotting a Dot

[dwalls]

Hello,
I'm trying to plot a Dot right on the CCI line itself after a condition has been met. This one doesnt seem to be working.
Is the...CCI(Close,Period)[0]...not the correct way to do this?
What changes do I need to make?

DrawDot("Down Dot" + CurrentBar,false, 0, CCI(Close,Period)[0], Color.Red);


Thanks

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

dwalls,

That should take the CCI's value and plots a dot right at that particular value. If the CCI moves afterwards, the dot does not necessarily update with the CCI move.

If your CCI is not on the price panel be sure to use DrawOnPricePanel = false in Initialize().

[mrlogik]

Additionally, doesn't CurrentBar have to be CurrentBar.ToString()?

[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2]DrawDot([/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][COLOR=#800000][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][COLOR=#800000][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][COLOR=#800000]"Down Dot"[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2] + CurrentBar.ToString(),[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff]false[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2], [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][COLOR=#800080][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][COLOR=#800080][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][COLOR=#800080]0[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2], CCI(Close,Period)[[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][COLOR=#800080][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][COLOR=#800080][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][COLOR=#800080]0[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=2]], Color.Red);[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]

[Ralph]

Additionally, doesn't CurrentBar have to be CurrentBar.ToString()?

It depends wether the compiler complains or not. If not, then C# contains an overload for <string> + <long> -> <string>.

Regards
Ralph

[dwalls]

Thanks guys.
I got it to work.

Thanks

[dwalls]

Hi Guys,
When I use the DrawDot and have the "Calculate on bar close" set to false the dots dont always plot correctly...they will sometimes plot in spots they are not suppose to...if I use the "Calculate on bar close" set to True...then they plot correctly.

Is there a way to use the DrawDot with the indicator set to "Calculate on bar close" False...and still have the Dots plot correcty?
Is there something I can add to the code to make this work correctly?

if (CrossAbove(diff, avg,1))
DrawDiamond("Up Diamond" + CurrentBar, 0, Difference, Color.Lime);

Thanks

[eDanny]

No, it takes a lot of extra code to test for the condition and remove the diamond when the condition doesn't exit anymore and reapply it after the candle closes if the condition is true again. You are better off using a Plot and the code is smaller and simpler. Hopefully NT7 will have more different Plot shapes available.

[roonius]

Hi Guys,
When I use the DrawDot and have the "Calculate on bar close" set to false the dots dont always plot correctly...they will sometimes plot in spots they are not suppose to...if I use the "Calculate on bar close" set to True...then they plot correctly.

Is there a way to use the DrawDot with the indicator set to "Calculate on bar close" False...and still have the Dots plot correcty?
Is there something I can add to the code to make this work correctly?

if (CrossAbove(diff, avg,1))
DrawDiamond("Up Diamond" + CurrentBar, 0, Difference, Color.Lime);

Thanks

Very simple solution:

if (CrossAbove(diff, avg,1))
DrawDiamond("Up Diamond" + CurrentBar, 0, Difference, Color.Lime);
else RemoveDrawObject("Up Diamond" + CurrentBar);

[dwalls]

Hey,
Thanks roonius.
Can you check this for me.
I tried this and get a message that says "Statement expected"
I must have something wrong. This is how I have it now:

if (CrossAbove(diff, avg,1))
{
DrawDiamond("Up Diamond" + CurrentBar, 0, Difference, Color.Lime);
else RemoveDrawObject("Up Diamond" + CurrentBar);
}

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Please provide the complete error message. Thank you.

[dwalls]

Ok here it is.

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

if (CrossAbove(diff, avg,1))
{
DrawDiamond("Up Diamond" + CurrentBar, 0, Difference, Color.Lime);
}
else
{
RemoveDrawObject("Up Diamond" + CurrentBar);
}

[roonius]

Hey,
Thanks roonius.
Can you check this for me.
I tried this and get a message that says "Statement expected"
I must have something wrong. This is how I have it now:

if (CrossAbove(diff, avg,1))
{
DrawDiamond("Up Diamond" + CurrentBar, 0, Difference, Color.Lime);
else RemoveDrawObject("Up Diamond" + CurrentBar);
}

Thanks

Your curly brackets are wrong. In this case you can simply remove them