Coloring Based on Price Action

[matkiefer]

hey I'm trying to make an indicator based on whole number pips + price action and then using then coloring the background accordingly.

I don't know how to set the whole pip numbers as the target. If I was using a swing high/low I know how to do that based on the swing indicator. I basically want to color the chart every time price moves through a whole pip number.

If it breaks above closes above a whole number pip background goes green, if it breaks below closes below a whole number chart goes red. I just don't know how to set the targets as the whole pip numbers.

[koganam]

... if it breaks above closes above a whole number pip background goes green, if it breaks below closes below a whole number chart goes red. I just don't know how to set the targets as the whole pip numbers.

The entire chart's color changes, or just the bar on which the condition occurs?

[matkiefer]

Either Or, it would be nice if the whole chart did, I know I can use

if { such and such happens
BackColor = Color.Whatever }

I just don't know how to make it happen when the bar is breaking above / closing about a whole number pip that's user defined. Like every 5 ticks starting a 0.0 basically or every 10 ticks starting at 0.0 kind of thing

[NinjaTrader_Cameron]

Hello matkiefer,

Thank you for your note.

You could use the % operator to check if the close is on a whole number.

For example, every time price Closes on a whole number it will paint the background green.

if (Close[0] % 1 == 0)
{
BackColor = Color.Green;
}

[matkiefer]

How would I check it if price is already within that whole number though?

[koganam]

Either Or, it would be nice if the whole chart did, I know I can use

if { such and such happens
BackColor = Color.Whatever }

I just don't know how to make it happen when the bar is breaking above / closing about a whole number pip that's user defined. Like every 5 ticks starting a 0.0 basically or every 10 ticks starting at 0.0 kind of thing

double definedLevel = someValue; //may want to make this into a parameter?

if (Close[0] > definedLevel && Open[0] < definedLevel)
{
ChartControl.BackColor = Color.LightBlue;
}
if (Close[0] < definedLevel && Open[0] > definedLevel)
{
ChartControl.BackColor = Color.Gold;
}