Options to define value for the x-axis

[sandman]

There are some options for the Y-axis regarding its values and options when I want to draw for example a rectangle.

The options for the X-axis however seem to be limited to e.g. 5 (bars ago) to 0 (current bar). Are there some other options? Like to that bar in the past which had a High or Low? If so, can you point out where I can find more about that.

sandman

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello sandman,

Are you referring to the DrawRectangle() method?

Below is a public link to the help guide.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/drawrectangle.htm

For selecting the X axis (the time axis) this method accepts a barsAgo integer or a DateTime.

You would need to calculate the number of bars ago the highest high has occured.

For example:

int highestHighBarsAgo = HighestBar(High, Bars.BarsSinceSession - 2);
if (CurrentBar - highestHighBarsAgo + 2 < 1)
return;
DrawRectangle("myRectangle", highestHighBarsAgo, Low[highestHighBarsAgo], highestHighBarsAgo + 2, High[highestHighBarsAgo], Color.Blue);

This would find the bars ago value of the highest high on the chart, ensure that there are at least 2 bars before this bar, and then draw a rectangle from 2 bars previous to the highest bar to the highest bar on the X axis and from the low of the bar that this the highest bar to the high of the highest bar on the Y axis (price axis).