GetDayBar - whats wrong

[nt2010]

Hi there,

i´d like to add an requirement to my automated trading strategy.

I like to add a filter - to trade only days, where the close of one day ago was higher then the close of two days ago.

I tryed to implement it this way:

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
....
if ( Bars.GetDayBar(1).Close > Bars.GetDayBar(2).Close && the other requirements)

before adding this filter, everything worked fine. but after adding this filter i get the message:
Error on calling 'OnBarUpdate' method for stratgy xy
-when enableling the strategy.

It would be great if you could give me a hint how to solve the problem.

Thank You !

[koganam]

GetDayBar() requires a null reference check/escape.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/index.html?getdaybar.htm

[nt2010]

Hi Coganam,

thank you that was easy.
Here the new code for others who have the same problem:


protected override void OnBarUpdate()
....
if ( Bars.GetDayBar(1) != null && Bars.GetDayBar(2) != null && Bars.GetDayBar(1).Close > Bars.GetDayBar(2).Close && the other requirements)

Thanx

[fel17]

I have a similar problem, so I try to ask in this thread.

I need history of last 20 days which is queried by GetDayBar (1/2/.../20). The "Days to load" property of the chart is set to 60 - enough for my purposes. The chart itself has 15 or 30 minutes time frame. In the properties of indicator I set "Maximum bars to look back" on infinite.
But I still can't access days 18, 19 and 20. GetDayBar(18 to 20, sometimes already for 16 or 15) is null.

How I can solve this problem?

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

fel17, are you working in a indicator or strategy here? Single or MultiSeries?

Thanks,

[koganam]

I have a similar problem, so I try to ask in this thread.

I need history of last 20 days which is queried by GetDayBar (1/2/.../20). The "Days to load" property of the chart is set to 60 - enough for my purposes. The chart itself has 15 or 30 minutes time frame. In the properties of indicator I set "Maximum bars to look back" on infinite.
But I still can't access days 18, 19 and 20. GetDayBar(18 to 20, sometimes already for 16 or 15) is null.

How I can solve this problem?

Check your chart to be sure that enough days have been actually loaded. It is not what you ask to load that matters; it is what is actually loaded.

[fel17]

fel17, are you working in a indicator or strategy here? Single or MultiSeries?

Indicator. I don't know what MultiSeries are, I assume I'm working with Single series. I have only one "Value" in one time frame. Basically the easiest case. I also have 3-4 other indicators (provided by NT), but I don't think they disturb my indicator.

Now I have this problem even with GetDayBar (1). I can see in my 15 minutes frame complete yesterday, but GetDayBar(1) = null

Generally, GetDayBar seems to be very instable (buggy?) and uncomfortable for programming. I know, I have to check for NULL value, but what can I do if GetDayBar IS null? How I can force loading of enough history thru coding?
Unfortunately there is no alternative to GetDayBar, besides of PriorDayOHLC which works only for prior day.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Unfortunately there would be supported way to force a loading of the data through code - as koganam advised please double check the chart contains the data you for the complete session you wish to access / build on with the virtual GetDayBar.

For testing, I've attached a simple test indicator for you that work just fine on my ES 06-12 15 min charts running here on 'instrument default' sessions, so the CME US Index Futures ETH / Globex hours.

If there was an issue loading your data from the provider connected to, right click on the chart and select 'Reload Historical Data'.

Thanks,

[fel17]

Thanks for example Bertrand.

I still do not understand how to load last days and I think this function is a little bit buggy. I've found a workaround: in OnBarUpdate() I return as long GetDayBar(1) is null. I can see in debug output that after 10-20 such returns Day(1) will be loaded and I can query the OHLC values.

Ok, but now I have another problem.
tradingDaysBars in Bars.GetDayBar(int tradingDaysBack) means the number of days back. So GetDayBar(1) = yesterday.
But the real behaviour is different. GetDayBar(1)means first day in the chart, not yesterday! I've checked values and this is definitely true. I have about two months loaded in the chart and I receive OHLC values from first day (two months ago). Is this a bug or feature?

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Thanks for the reply, so you would see the behavior you described with my example posted, is this correct? If so, which exact chart, timeframe, datafeed and session template + days loaded setting do yo use on your end?

Then I could attempt reproducing here to check into.

Thanks,

[fel17]

I just looked your code, I did not run your indicator with real data.

Now I checked OHLC values for GetDayBar(2). High and Low are the same as for GetDayBar(1), but different in the chart. No clue...

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

I would suggest giving the sample code prepared a run on your end and chart to doublecheck - you would also need to be mindful when exactly accessing the values and comparing, so Time[0] print + CurrentBar print is needed in debugging - if you plot / draw the results it would be more visual and thus likely easier.

[fel17]

Just tell me what does GetDayBar(1) mean?
Yesterday or "depends on"?

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

...the previous trading session. Please see attached, ES 5 min running on RTH hours, highlighted is the previous session close level > compare to the plotted GetDayBar(1).Close in orange please for reference.

[fel17]

Ok, I would also expect this behaviour. It corresponds to manual.

But in my case I get the values from the first day in the chart, which is 2 month ago. I can see these values if I scroll to the start of the chart.

I work with 15min chart for FGBL future, as example.