How Do You Make a Timeframe Constant to Whatever Strategy It is Being Used in?

[outstretchedarm]

I realize the title may be misleading but, allow me to explain.


Most of strategies are trading in the minutes timeframe. However, I would like to develop an indicator that looks at the weekly and daily timeframe.

How do I make a line like this:

if (CrossAbove(SMA(5), SMA(15), 1))

look specifically at five periods on the WEEKLY chart, crossing above fifteen periods on the WEEKLY chart, even though the trade will be happening at the minutes "level,"

Thanks in advance for any help.

[koganam]

I realize the title may be misleading but, allow me to explain.


Most of strategies are trading in the minutes timeframe. However, I would like to develop an indicator that looks at the weekly and daily timeframe.

How do I make a line like this:

if (CrossAbove(SMA(5), SMA(15), 1))

look specifically at five periods on the WEEKLY chart, crossing above fifteen periods on the WEEKLY chart, even though the trade will be happening at the minutes "level,"

Thanks in advance for any help.

Use a multi-timeframe strategy.

[outstretchedarm]

Sorry for the slow reply but, how exactly does one do that?

[sledge]

Sorry for the slow reply but, how exactly does one do that?

In the strategy section of where you edit ninjascript, look at the sample:

[Description("This is a sample multi-time frame strategy.")]
public class SampleMultiTimeFrame : Strategy



You'll want to add a series with Period.Type of week.

Then uses BarsArray properly

if (SMA(BarsArray[1], 5)[0] > SMA(BarsArray[1], 50)[0] && SMA(BarsArray[2], 5)[0] > SMA(BarsArray[2], 50)[0])

[outstretchedarm]

Ok, it'll take me a while to digest it. I have a lot to learn!