Plot highand low for every 5 minutes

[aafwintb]

Good afternoon;
I am trying to plot the high and low for every 5 minutes. Here is my code:
#region Using declarations
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart;
#endregion

// This namespace holds all indicators and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.Indicator
{
/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
[Description("")]
public class HighLowByTimeRange : Indicator
{
#region Variables
// Wizard generated variables
private int startHour = 9; // Default setting for StartHour
private int startMinute = 30; // Default setting for StartMinute
private int endHour = 10; // Default setting for EndHour
private int endMinute = 15; // Default setting for EndMinute
// User defined variables (add any user defined variables below)
#endregion

/// <summary>
/// This method is used to configure the indicator and is called once before any bar data is loaded.
/// </summary>
protected override void Initialize()
{
Add(new Plot(Color.FromKnownColor(KnownColor.Green), PlotStyle.Line, "HighestHigh"));
Add(new Plot(Color.FromKnownColor(KnownColor.Red), PlotStyle.Line, "LowestLow"));
CalculateOnBarClose = true;
Overlay = true;
PriceTypeSupported = false;
}

private DateTime startDateTime;
private DateTime endDateTime;

/// <summary>
/// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
/// </summary>
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
// Check to make sure the end time is not earlier than the start time
if (EndHour < StartHour)
return;

//Do not calculate the high or low value when the ending time of the desired range is less than the current time of the bar being processed
if (ToTime(EndHour, EndMinute, 0) > ToTime(Time[0]))
return;

// If the stored date time date is not the same date as the bar time date, create a new DateTime object
if (startDateTime.Date != Time[0].Date)
{
startDateTime = new DateTime(Time[0].Year, Time[0].Month, Time[0].Day, StartHour, StartMinute, 0);
endDateTime = new DateTime(Time[0].Year, Time[0].Month, Time[0].Day, EndHour, EndMinute, 0);
}

// Calculate the number of bars ago for the start and end bars of the specified time range
int fiveMinutesAgo = GetBar(Time[0].AddMinutes(-5));
int endBarsAgo = GetBar(endDateTime);

/* Now that we have the start and end bars ago values for the specified time range we can calculate the highest high for this range

Note: We add 1 to the period range for MAX and MIN to compensate for the difference between "period" logic and "bars ago" logic.
"Period" logic means exactly how many bars you want to check including the current bar.
"Bars ago" logic means how many bars we are going to go backwards. The current bar is not counted because on that bar we aren't going back any bars so it would be "bars ago = 0" */
double highestHigh = MAX(High, fiveMinutesAgo)[0];

// Now that we have the start and end bars ago values for the specified time range we can calculate the lowest low for this range
double lowestLow = MIN(Low, fiveMinutesAgo)[0];

// Set the plot values
HighestHigh.Set(highestHigh);
LowestLow.Set(lowestLow);
}

But it does this( see picture)

How do I get it to display the lines for each 5 minute interval seperately as opposed to what is currently showing

thank you for your help in anticipation

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello aafwintb,
Thanks for your note

Are you trying to draw a line for each 5 minute period?

Can you please upload a screeshot demonstrating the exact scenario you want your code to do.

I look forward to assisting you further.

[aafwintb]

Thank you for your relpy.
I am trying to display the high and low for each 5 minutes on a 1 minute chart such as the image attached.

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello aafwintb,
Thanks for the sceenshot.

The indicator (on the other platform) is not calculating the high and low on each bar, rather it is calculating the high / low every 5 bars or repainting the values.

If you modify your code as below then are you able to get the correct values.

//in Variable
double high = 0;
double low = 0;

//in OnBarUpdate
if (CurrentBar < 5) return;
if (CurrentBar % 5 == 0)
{
	high = MAX(High, 5)[0];
	low = MIN(Low, 5)[0];
}

HighestHigh.Set(high);
LowestLow.Set(low);

[aafwintb]

Thanks joydeep, I will try that

[aafwintb]

hi joydeep, I tried that and it gave me the equivalent of a donchain channel. I am looking for the high and low of the last 5 minutes, not the highest or lowest 5 minutes.

[aafwintb]

not to worry I will do it manually.
thanks

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello aafwintb,
Thanks for the clarification.

In such scenario simply create a multi sereis indicator. A sample code will b e like

//in Initialze
protected override void Initialize()
{
CalculateOnBarClose = false;
Add(PeriodType.Minute, 5);
Overlay				= true;
}

//in OnBarUpdate
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
	
	if (this.BarsInProgress == 0)
	{
		HighestHigh.Set(Highs[1][0]);
		LowestLow.Set(Lows[1][0]);
	}
}

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/index.html?add3.htm

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

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

[koganam]

Thank you for your relpy.
I am trying to display the high and low for each 5 minutes on a 1 minute chart such as the image attached.

Use PlotStyle.Square for the Plot and Reset() the previous bar Plot when the Plot changes value.