Adding and Alert to the CCI Indicator

[danp502]

How to I add a sound alert when CCI crosses overbought/over sold levels?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello danp502,

You can modify the CCI indicator by making a copy of it with a different name and then add alerts.

Please use the steps I have provided below to create a copy of an indicator:

• In the Control Center select Tools > Edit NinjaScript > Indicator...
• Select the indicator to copy > Click Ok
• Right-click within the code window > select Save As
• Give the indicator a unique name > Click OK

Below is a link to Alert() in the Help Guide.
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h.../nt7/alert.htm

Also, because this was a simple change, I have modified the indicator for you so that you have a working example and you can use this to modify other scripts or create your own.

[danp502]

Thank you ChelseaB for the quick response. If I could ask one other thing, Ideally I would like to be able to change the sound file in the indicator window w/o having to edit the indicator script.

Dan

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hi Dan,

Thanks for your note.

I made that modification so the alert is a parameter.

[westcoastjoe]

Hi,

Can someone add an alert option to this indicator for me, Please.

As Chelsea said, I guess a parameter is the answer, as I guess that means it shows up when the indicator is added to a chart, and one can change the sound alert?

Thank you,

Joe

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hi westcoastjoe,

Using the example in post #4 you should be able to add a string input parameter that allows you to type a filename and use this as the sound file located in C:\Program Files (x86)\NinjaTrader 7\sounds\.

In this example we create a string to store the filename with a default value:
private string soundFile = "Alert1.wav";

Create a public input the user can type into:
[Description("Name of file for alert sound located in C:\\Program Files (x86)\\NinjaTrader 7\\sounds\\")]
[GridCategory("Parameters")]
public string SoundFile
{
get { return soundFile; }
set { soundFile = value; }
}

And use this string for the soundLocation override in the Alert call:
Alert("CCIcross", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.Low, "CCI Crossed above 100", soundFile, 1, Color.White, Color.Black);
Alert(string id, Priority priority, string message, string soundLocation, int rearmSeconds, Color backColor, Color foreColor)

If you want to add an option to turn the alerts on or off, you can use a bool for this. Bool is short for boolean which holds a true or false value.

For example:
Create the bool:
private bool useAlerts = true;

Create a public input:
[Description("Use Alerts")]
[GridCategory("Parameters")]
public bool UseAlerts
{
get { return useAlerts; }
set { useAlerts = value; }
}

In your logic where you want to add the alert use:

if (/* logic to trigger alert && */ useAlerts == true)
{
Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.Low, "This is my custom alert", soundFile, 1, Color.White, Color.Black);
}

Below is a link to the help guide on Alert().
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h.../nt7/alert.htm

[westcoastjoe]

Thanks, Chelsea,

I think that is too tough for me at this time.

Joe