MACD across timeframes

[buylosellhi]

hi,

I'm trying to plot simple MACD across timeframes and chart types. for eg., plotting a 5-tick range chart MACD on 1min chart.

I'm calculating a fastema and slowema that i need to pass on to another indicator method so as I think they need to be passed on as dataseries for that.

I'm defining fastema and slowema within OnBarUpdate() by using the following

If (fastema == null)
{
fastema = new Dataseries(EMA(Closes[1],fastema_period));
}
and similarly the slowema

but I get the error fastema doesnt exist withink this context or something like that.

could you please help with this.

many thanks in advance

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Hello,

Thanks for the note.

This error has to do with there you first declare the data series object. WHere are you decalring it? It should be declared in the variable section at the top.

Then in Initialize() you will intialize it.

Please see this guide on how to do this:

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=7299

[buylosellhi]

hmm... i hadnt defined it anywhere - LOL !!
let me try that and see what happens.