Communication Between Indicators

[Webby]

Can anyone point me to an example where two indicators can communicate between each other and pass info/results between them ?

I would like to have one indicator use the variables/plots of another indicator without repeating the second indicators redundant code (in the first) as that will eat up extra CPU cycles when another indicator on-screen is already doing the calculations.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Webby,

In Indicator A, just call Indicator B and access the values.

Say IndicA wants to see SMA.

if (SMA(20)[0] > SMA(20)[1])
    // Do something;

For the syntaxing of any indicator please see the help guide articles for the particular indicator of interest.

[Webby]

Hi Josh,

I think there's a misunderstanding here. The scenario I'm talking about is as follows:

Suppose I have two computed indicators/oscillators on screen, A and B, each in its own panel. Lets suppose A is some exotic/custom blend of the CCI and B is likewise some custom version of the Slow Stocastic.

Now suppose indicator A together with CCI also needs Slow Stocastic information to generate some type of signal. Rather than have to re-code the same slow stocastic code again into indicator A, I'd simply like to have a way to read from indicator B's data/variables to see if the required Slow Stoc. condition that A is interested in has been met/completed.

I'm not sure if you have a sample for something like this. The aim here is to save on redundant code and also CPU load.cycles for the machine.

Hope this clarifies.

[roonius]

Hi Josh,

I think there's a misunderstanding here. The scenario I'm talking about is as follows:

Suppose I have two computed indicators/oscillators on screen, A and B, each in its own panel. Lets suppose A is some exotic/custom blend of the CCI and B is likewise some custom version of the Slow Stocastic.

Now suppose indicator A together with CCI also needs Slow Stocastic information to generate some type of signal. Rather than have to re-code the same slow stocastic code again into indicator A, I'd simply like to have a way to read from indicator B's data/variables to see if the required Slow Stoc. condition that A is interested in has been met/completed.

I'm not sure if you have a sample for something like this. The aim here is to save on redundant code and also CPU load.cycles for the machine.

Hope this clarifies.

As Josh said, just call your indicator B from A

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Webby, when you create an indicator it automatically becomes available as a method for referencing it in other indicators / strategies - if you need to access more than its plotted data, you can use the tips from this reference sample - http://www.ninjatrader-support2.com/...ead.php?t=4991