How to paint only first bar that meets condition?

[Billy Valentine]

How can I paint only the FIRST bar that meets this specific (rising/falling) condition and not every bar meeting this condition?

if(Rising(MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg))

BarColor = Color.Green;

else

BarColor = Color.Red;

I'm stumped and cannot seem to locate any help in the forums.

[photog53]

Not sure if this will help....but if you are comparing one line to another....you can try CrossAbove & CrossBelow commands.

if (CrossAbove (FastLine, SlowLine, 1))

(the syntax is in the NinjaHelp files.

[Billy Valentine]

Yes, the CrossAbove/Below conditions will work for those conditions, but I am specifically trying to paint the bar when using the Rising/Falling condition. Unfortunately, there is only one reference (the MACD average) in the statement and it does not cross above or below any other line. I just need a marker when the MACD average changes direction.

[NinjaTrader_Ben]

Hello,

Use a bool flag something like this:

if(...your conditions here... && bIsTime)
{
//do something
bIsTime = false;
}

Note you will have to reset bIsTime to true in your other condition or somewhere else.

[Billy Valentine]

Thanks, Ben.

I'll give that a try.