Coloring background based on MA Crossover

[renoschmitt]

Hi,

I created the following indicator to color the background when a EMA crosses over or below a SMA. However i would like the background to stay painted until the opposite crossover happens rather than just for one bar.

Is it possible to have a condition instead of a fix number to define the length of the coloring?

CrossAbove(EMA(FastEMA), SMA(SlowSMA), 1)

See indicator attached


thanks

[NinjaTrader_AdamP]

reno,

You would probably want to change this :

if(
CrossAbove(EMA(FastEMA), SMA(SlowSMA), 1)

)
{
BackColorAll = Color.PaleGreen;



}

else

if(
CrossBelow(EMA(FastEMA), SMA(SlowSMA), 1)
)
{
BackColorAll = Color.LightCoral;



}

To this :

			if(
				EMA(FastEMA)[0] > SMA(SlowSMA)[0]
				
				)
			{
				BackColorAll = Color.PaleGreen;
							
				
				
			}
			
			else
				
			if(
				EMA(FastEMA)[0] < SMA(SlowSMA)[0]
				)
			{
				BackColorAll = Color.LightCoral;
							
				
				
			}

If you would like to have a set amount of bars that would be colored, you could use this :

if(
CrossAbove(EMA(FastEMA), SMA(SlowSMA), WIDTH)

)
{
BackColorAll = Color.PaleGreen;



}

else

if(
CrossBelow(EMA(FastEMA), SMA(SlowSMA), WIDTH)
)
{
BackColorAll = Color.LightCoral;



}

[renoschmitt]

I guess i would,

Thanks Adam, i cant believe i didn't think of that.

[renoschmitt]

And can i make it only color the background on panel #2 rather than the whole chart?

When i select Panel #2 it still paints the whole chart.

thanks,

[NinjaTrader_AdamP]

reno,

You would want to change "BackColorAll" to "BackColor".

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/index.html?backcolor.htm