Hiding the Primary Data Series

[redliontrader]

There is a nice work around for hiding the primary DataSeries for an "Indicator only display" by turning all the candle parameters for the dataseries to Transparent. ie. Outline, Wicks, UpColor, DownColor.

After doing that you can plot your indicator in Panel 1 and the data series scale is removed and the indicator is plotted sans candles. That is nice.

The question is can I do that in NinjaScript. It appears that I have two properties I can set, BarColor and CandleOutlineColor. I can set these both to transparent and the candles sure enough disappear but the price scale remains preventing my indicator from displaying correctly.

[koganam]

There is a nice work around for hiding the primary DataSeries for an "Indicator only display" by turning all the candle parameters for the dataseries to Transparent. ie. Outline, Wicks, UpColor, DownColor.

After doing that you can plot your indicator in Panel 1 and the data series scale is removed and the indicator is plotted sans candles. That is nice.

The question is can I do that in NinjaScript. It appears that I have two properties I can set, BarColor and CandleOutlineColor. I can set these both to transparent and the candles sure enough disappear but the price scale remains preventing my indicator from displaying correctly.

You would need to change the ScaleJustification of the indicator to Overlay

ScaleJustification = ScaleJustification.Overlay

;

[redliontrader]

Thanks Koganam..

That didn't quite do it. It appears that I need to turn the primary data series justification to Overlay and set the indicators justification to Right. Is there a way to set the Primary Data series justification from and indicator?

[koganam]

Thanks Koganam..

That didn't quite do it. It appears that I need to turn the primary data series justification to Overlay and set the indicators justification to Right. Is there a way to set the Primary Data series justification from and indicator?

While that may be possible, simpler might be to set your candles' properties to the chart background color, achieving the same effect as transparency, but without its side effects.

Color colorFauxTransparentColor = ChartControl.BackColor;

if (ChartControl != null 
	&& ChartControl.ChartStyle.DownColor != Color.Transparent
	&& ChartControl.ChartStyle.UpColor != Color.Transparent
	&& ChartControl.ChartStyle.Pen.Color != Color.Transparent
	&& ChartControl.ChartStyle.Pen2.Color != Color.Transparent)
		{
			ChartControl.ChartStyle.DownColor	= colorFauxTransparentColor; 
			ChartControl.ChartStyle.UpColor	= colorFauxTransparentColor; 
			ChartControl.ChartStyle.Pen.Color	= colorFauxTransparentColor; 
			ChartControl.ChartStyle.Pen2.Color	= colorFauxTransparentColor; 
		}

Unfortunately, NT support will not answer any questions about ChartControl use.

[redliontrader]

Good stuff

Thanks, something new to play with.

Thanks so much I will report back..