lines touching

[CaptainAmericaXX]

Hello,
Is there a way to draw a dot or color a bar etc. when 2 lines "touched", but don't necessarily cross?

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello CaptainAmericaXX,

Yes, you can check when one value is equal to another value with ==.


if (SMA(14)[0] == SMA(7)[0])
Print("They touch");

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/basic_syntax.htm

[CaptainAmericaXX]

Cool Thanks!

[CaptainAmericaXX]

Ryan,
The explanation seemed easy enough, but I'm still a rookie. This is what I coded and I'm not getting anything.
if ((ADX(10)[0]) == DM(10).DiPlus[0])
{
DrawDiamond("Lines Touch" + CurrentBar, true, 0, Low[0] - 2, Color.Blue);

}
Any suggestions?

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Your code example looks good. Are there any occurrences on your chart where these exactly equal each other? You can pull up a data box (Ctrl + D) to confirm. You can also custom code a little give on each side if you want check if they're near each other but not exactly equal.

[CaptainAmericaXX]

That data box is really cool. I didn't know it existed. I see that during the individual bars the ADX and the DiPlus are never really the same. Certainly they cross, but the concluding numerical values are different. Can you give me an example of that custom code you were referring to when you said, " You can also custom code a little give on each side if you want check if they're near each other but not exactly equal." Thanks

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Instead of:

if ((ADX(10)[0]) == DM(10).DiPlus[0])

Add tolerance via a tick size nudge factor. You can decide what exactly you want to use as the nudge factor yourself:

if (ADX(10)[0] >= (DM(10).DiPlus[0] - 1 * TickSize) && ADX(10)[0] <= (DM(10).DiPlus[0] + 1 * TickSize))