Expected Behavior of Calculate on Bar Close When Indicator Calls Indicator

[dkrumholz]

What is the expected behavior when one indicator calls another and the settings for Calculate on Bar Close for the two indicators is not consistent? Should or must one pass that setting as a Property to insure consistency?

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi dkrumholz,

When calling another indicator, the line...
CalculateOnBarClose=true/false;
should be deleted from the indicator that is being called.

This way, the calling indicator can take precedence over that setting.

[neb1998]

Is it the intention of ninjatrader to allow indicators to be set to different COBC states? So that if you strategy is set to cobc=false but you want some indicators to calc only on bar close you can set the cobc=true in the indicator and they will only calc on bar close or will it automatically take the condition set in the strategy. So if the strat is cobc=false, all indicators called will be COBC=false regardless of what code is within the indicator initialize method?

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

neb1998,

Thank you for your post.

The value you set in the initialize method will set the default settings for COBC.

Each indicator and strategy can be set to its own settings by changing the Indicator or Strategy parametrs. The value it is set to from the indicator or strategy parameters will be the state the current indicator or strategy runs in.