Wicks over candle

[cnecorp]

I wrote a custom indicator on 6.5 to draw my candles (a variation of the heikin ashi).

This works fine on 6.5 but when I migrated over to NT 7 my wicks are frequently painted on top of the candles.

This did not occur in 6.5.

I have also ensured that I paint the wicks first before the candle in the code but this makes no difference.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Hello,

Can you please send a screenshot of this so I can see whats going on. Also, can you please post the code your using to draw this.

To send a screenshot press Alt + PRINT SCREEN to take a screen shot of the selected window. Then go to Start--> Accessories--> Paint, and press CRTL + V to paste the image. Lastly, save as a jpeg file and send the file as an attachment.

I look forward to assisting you further.

[cnecorp]

Hi Brett

Attached is the screen shot.


Code is as follows:

1. in OnBarupdate

if (ChartControl != null && saveDownColor == Color.Empty && ChartControl.ChartStyle.DownColor != Color.Transparent)
{
saveDownColor = ChartControl.ChartStyle.DownColor;
saveUpColor = ChartControl.ChartStyle.UpColor;
savePenColor = ChartControl.ChartStyle.Pen.Color;

ChartControl.ChartStyle.DownColor = Color.Transparent;
ChartControl.ChartStyle.UpColor = Color.Transparent;
ChartControl.ChartStyle.Pen.Color = Color.Transparent;
}


miscellaneous logic followed by the following to draw the candles


DrawLine(CurrentBar.ToString() + "OC", true, 0, Values[0][0], 0, Values[3][0], barColor, DashStyle.Solid, ShadowWidth * 3);
DrawLine(CurrentBar.ToString(), true , 0, Values[1][0], 0, Values[2][0], shadowColor, DashStyle.Solid, ShadowWidth);

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Hello,

Thanks for posting.

Unfortunately this is unsupported at this time and I do not have anything to point you towards at this time. I will leave this open if some of the community may be able to help here however.

[cnecorp]

Brett

This is not a case of doing something out of the ordinary nor are we asking you to debug custom code.

It is NT's programming language variant and NT syntax not working as prescribed.

It is in fact the same code from the NT 6.5 supplied Heikin Ashi indicator

Merely migrating the supplied Heikin Ashi with no custom coding would reproduce the issue.

May I request that you log this as an issue with your development team for investigation as it should be a supported issue. My guess is that it has something to do with Z-Orders or similar.

The service levels from you and the support team is exemplary.

Thanks so much for your help in this matter.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

cnecorp, Brett is correct here - you can use the unsupported ChartControls but we do not offer support for it - 6.5 code may break in NT7, especially when you're working with unsupported methods. For an alternative Heikin Ashi implementation please check the new NT7 Heikin Ashi indicator we now ship.

[cnecorp]

Thanks Bertrand.

I'll accept your position although I disagree with it.

On 6.5 you can control the sequence by painting the wicks first followed by the candle in your code.

On 7.0 it ignores the coded sequence and paints them at random.

This has far wider implications than just the Heikin Ashi. It is a fundamental requirement of programming and as highlighted by the number of times it has been raised in other threads, an issue.

I cannot use your supplied HA because it lacks our custom coding.

I am not asking for an immediate fix as I don't think there will be any.

All I am asking is for it to be logged with your development team for investigation.