Indicator plot

[mjtrader]

I tried to build a simple indicator using current bar and 3 bars ago. However, I don't get any plot display in the Charts window. Compile was clean.

The code snippet looks something like:

Plot0.Set(SMA(34)[0]/SMA(34)[3]);

It works if I remove "SMA(34)[3]".

[NinjaTrader_Ben]

Hello,


Please note that the value that will be plotted will be near 1 since SMA(34)[0] will likely be close to the value of SMA(34)[3]; therefore you will need to plot something like this on a lower panel (not on the price panel) as the price you have on the chart is not likely to be around the value of 1. To plot on the price chart you will want to keep your values very near the current price.

To get the value to plot on the lower panel please change Overlay = true; to false in the Initialize() block of your code.

This link will help with this:

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/Overlay.html

To get the value to plot on price you will need to come up with some other calculation that returns a value near the current price.

Also, be sure that you have if(CurrentBar < 3) return; at the beginning of your OnBarUpdate() code block. This link will help:

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3170

[mjtrader]

Thank you, Ben.
I will make these changes and give a try.
In the plot parameter window, I did specify Panel3. Not sure if
this makes the Overlay=false in the code.
I will double check.

Thanks,