Trend depicted as BG color indie?

[5iver]

Hi,

I'd like to try and write an indie that changes the color of my price chart background based on the state of the current trend, as defined by predetermined sequences of high and low pivots.

I was hoping to establish five levels of trend:

("low" and "high" refer to a 5-candle Pivot)

low followed by high followed by higher low = light green

low followed by high followed by higher low followed by higher high= darker green

high followed by low followed by lower high = light red

high followed by low followed by lower high followed by lower low= darker red

any other sequence = gray

Is this something that would be possible in Ninja?
Are there problems of logic?
Would a start point have to be defined?


I've attached an image that might make my rambling clearer...

Many thanks in advance for any help.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

5iver,

It is a matter of programming the logic you want. To change the background color you just want to do this:

BackColor = Color.Green;

[5iver]

Thanks Josh, but is this something a fool like me could attempt in the wizard, or is that too much to expect?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

The Strategy Wizard generates strategies. You will need to play with code to create custom indicators.

A simple example could be something like this:
The current high being greater than the previous low

if (High[0] > Low[1])
     BackColor = Color.Red;

[5iver]

Thanks Josh, I'll give it a go and post the result if it works...