plotting and impact on performance

[kjackson]

I have an indicator where on every tick I call

PlotX.Set(currentValue);

Does this cause performance problems? This indicator runs on a 1 minute candle, so for every tick, I will be plotting a value over and over again for the same candle, regardless of whether or not the value changed. I'm okay with this, but I'm not sure what impact this will have on performance. Will this slow down NT at all? Should I avoid calling this if the value doesn't change?

As well, are there any guidelines that are provided that deal with performance implications of indicator code, like things to watch out for?

Thanks in advance,

Ken

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Ken, yes - updating plots / indicators on each incoming tick has performance implications - we have collected tips for increasing NinjaTrader's performance on this page - http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...anceTips1.html