Using the open in a indicator

[occam]

How does one code using the open (first trade after 9:30) for equities and compare it to previous values. ie On open is a new bar started? Bar 0 so to get yesterday's close use Close[1]?

Also if using daily bars, is the open Open[0] or use lastprice?

[Laserdan]

look at the indicators CurrentDayOHLC and PriorDayOHLC and see if those are what you were looking for.

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

occam, yes CurrentDayOHL will give you the current day's open, high, and low, and PriorDayOHLC gives you the previous day's data. Please let us know if you have any other questions.

[occam]

Got it.

Will CurrentDayOHL be available during the day if using the free Kinetick (end of day data) service?

Also will the 0th bar be the current and the old [0] goes to [1] or does it remain [0] presumably until the end of the day?

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

CurrentDayOHL will not be available during the day because the Kinetick End Of Day feed only updates at the end of the day. The 0 bar will remain the 0 bar until a new bar is started, which is when the new session starts.