Bar colors

[crimsonite]

Hello...

Is it possible to make code that would change the bar color from red to green based on indicator input, such as MFI?

[NinjaTrader_AdamP]

Crimsonite,

Yes, this is possible. Something like the following example would work.

if( Rising(MFI(14) )
{
PlotColors[X][Y] = Color.Blue;
}

X is which plot you want, 0 being the first one added. The Y is the bar, and generally is recommended to be 0 unless you want to repaint.

You can set whatever conditions you want in the if statements to change the colors.

Please let me know if I may assist further.

[mballagan]

Custom bar type color change

Im using a custom bar type (SiProRenko from Shark Indicators). Is it possible to change the bar color depending on a certain condition in Ninja 7?

The PlotColors() method does not seem to work.

Crimsonite,

Yes, this is possible. Something like the following example would work.

if( Rising(MFI(14) )
{
PlotColors[X][Y] = Color.Blue;
}

X is which plot you want, 0 being the first one added. The Y is the bar, and generally is recommended to be 0 unless you want to repaint.

You can set whatever conditions you want in the if statements to change the colors.

Please let me know if I may assist further.

[NinjaTrader_AlanP]

Hello mballagan,

Yes it would be possible to change the color of a bar in NinjaTrader 7 when a certain condition is met.
You would use, BarColor=Color.Red, under the condition.

For example under OnBarUpdate()

if(CurrentBar<1) return; //Checks to make sure enough bars exist on chart.

if(Close[0]>Close[1]) //If Close of this bar is above last
{
BarColor = Color.Red; //Set that bar to a color or red if the above is true.
}

See BarColor section of our helpguide:

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/?barcolor.htm

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

[mballagan]

BarColorSeries

Thanks.

This also works:

// Sets the color of the current bar to blue.
BarColorSeries[0] = Color.Blue;

// Sets the color of the previous bar to orange.
BarColorSeries[1] = Color.Orange;