Question on embedding an indicator

[pman777]

Hello,


I have an indicator that tallies a score based on certain pricing conditions. Every bar gets a score, which I display in a histogram. I decided to test the indicator by changing it's "Input series" from ES 06-13 (100 Tick) to the SMA indicator ... SMA(ES 06-13 (100 Tick),14) to be exact. The outcome was that my scores were averaged, giving me better results. Now I am trying to figure out how to code my indicator so I can effectively achieve the same results from within NinjaScript.

In my program my scoring is stored in a DataSeries object, which I call "netScore". I don't know how to run netScore through the SMA within NinjaScript to generate an averaged netScore. I've tried several structures, including netScore(SMA(14)[0] but I cannot get it to work.



And direction/advice is greatly appreciated!

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

pman777, what exact issue do you get then? A compile error?

Your indicator would expect a series input, so netScore(SMA(14)) should work compiling.

[pman777]

thanks for reply ... I get a compiler error "'netScore' is a 'field' but is used like a 'method'"

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Which exact call are you attempting to use here? What would Intellisense expect as parameters passed in?

[pman777]

Here's my code:

netHistoScores.Set (netScore);
avgScore = (netHistoScores(SMA(14))[0]);

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

I would not expect that to work, as you're just setting a custom series with values here in your indicator. To pass another base series into the indicator you would need to call the indicator itself and not the internal series.

[koganam]

Here's my code:

netHistoScores.Set (netScore);
avgScore = (netHistoScores(SMA(14))[0]);

If you are looking for the average score, your syntax is incorrect.

 
double avgScore = SMA(netHistoScores, 14)[0];