Add horizontal lines to indicator in strategy script

[alexstox]

Hello alexstox,

If you are visually displaying MAX/MIN on the chart using a Plot then AutoScale will be applied to all Plots. If you want to not have them be on the AutoScale list you may want to use a Drawing object so that way you can toggle if it is going to be AutoScale or not in part of the overloads. It will be a "bool autoScale" that you may set to false to do this.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...l?drawline.htm

I thought Draw() method is only for strategy script. Does this method load processor more resource-intensive than Plot()? And how will Draw() draw through history?

[NinjaTrader_JC]

Hello alexstox,

Draw objects can be used in both Indicator and Strategies. They do use a bit more resources than Plots but it would be the only way to not have the AutoScale effect it. Otherwise, you would have to manually change the Plot values to be similar to the others. Draw objects will be process Historically as well so you may have objects being drawn in the past.

Happy to be of further assistance.

[alexstox]

Hello alexstox,

Draw objects can be used in both Indicator and Strategies. They do use a bit more resources than Plots but it would be the only way to not have the AutoScale effect it. Otherwise, you would have to manually change the Plot values to be similar to the others. Draw objects will be process Historically as well so you may have objects being drawn in the past.

Happy to be of further assistance.

Dear JC, thank you very much!
1) How can I add any value in the right corner of indicator panel (window)? For example MAX value.
2) In my indicator I need one component to be plot in other panel (window) on the chart. For example, MAX of my value, will be plotted in next panel (window) on the chart. How to script this? For example in strategy script I've used

MyIndicator().Panel=1;

[NinjaTrader_JC]

Hello alexstox,

1. This one will be a two part item. The first, to draw on the same panel as your Plot you will want to set "DrawOnPricePanel" to false.

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

The second, to draw in the text in a specific position of the screen you may use the DrawTextFixed() method. For example "DrawTextFixed("tag1", "Text to draw", TextPosition.BottomRight);"

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

2. To have your Indicator plot on another panel you may just want to use "Overlay = false;" inside of Initialize().

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

[alexstox]

Well, I for second question I need to clarify.
MyIndicator consists of several components: Max(), Min(), SMA() etc. How to order from MyIndicator to plot Max() in other panel than MyIndicator? Is it possible?

[NinjaTrader_JC]

Hello alexstox,

It would not be possible to draw plots on multiple panels from one Indicator. To plot on different panels you may want to create a new indicator for each plot you want on a different panel.

[koganam]

Well, I for second question I need to clarify.
MyIndicator consists of several components: Max(), Min(), SMA() etc. How to order from MyIndicator to plot Max() in other panel than MyIndicator? Is it possible?

DrawOnPricePanel controls where all drawings go, subsequent to where the instruction is assigned.

[alexstox]

What about CalculateOnBarClose? Does it matter if in strategy and indicators it different? For example, in MyIndicator COBC=true and in strategy COBC=false, or or vice versa? Note: I called for MyIndicator() in strategy script.

[NinjaTrader_JC]

Hello alexstox,

Your Indicator will use the same COBC settings as your strategy so if your Strategy is COBC set to false your Indicator will use COBC false as well.

If you still want to keep your logic at the close of each bar you check for the FirstTickOfBar so that way it will only process your Indicator when a bar has been closed.

Here is an example of this that you may view.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=19387