Conditional plot

[tradethebonds]

Please help understand how to plot a "dot" on the chart for the following condition.

If Low[0] < Typicals [0]

then plot

dot = ( Typicals [0] * 2 ) - Low [0];

DOT.Set(dot);

having difficulty with the logic to plot.

Thank you.

TX

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello tradethebonds,

Thanks for your post.

To draw a single dot you can use DrawDot().

Is the "( Typicals [0] * 2 ) - Low [0]" to be the price level where the dot is drawn?

If so, you can do the following:

if (Low[0] < Typical[0])
{
DrawDot("tag1"+CurrentBar, true, 0, ( Typical[0] * 2 ) - Low [0], Color.Blue);
}

Below is a link to the help guide on DrawDot().
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...t7/drawdot.htm

And a link to the Typical (not Typicals which would be for multiple data series).
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...t7/typical.htm

Let me know if I did not understand this correctly.

[tradethebonds]

Thank you, works perfect.

Sorry, how can I reduce the size of the dot?

TX

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hi tradethebonds,

Its not possible to change the size of the dot using DrawDot.

There has been requests to add this feature of changing the dot size and this is on the list of considerations for future versions.

In the meantime, an alternative would be using DrawText with a Windows character that looks like a dot.

For example:
dotFont = new Font("Symbol", 38);

DrawText("myDot"+CurrentBar, true, "·", 0, ( Typical[0] * 2 ) - Low [0], 0, Color.Blue, dotFont, StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 10);

DrawText(string tag, bool autoScale, string text, int barsAgo, double y, int yPixelOffset, Color textColor, Font font, StringAlignment alignment, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity)

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...7/drawtext.htm

[tradethebonds]

How do I declare this variable dotFont please? (i.e. int or double doesn't work)

For example:
dotFont = new Font("Symbol", 38);

Thx,

TX

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello,

That should be declared as a Font.

private Font dotFont = new Font("Symbol", 38);

[tradethebonds]

I appreciate your help & patience very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Works better than expected.

Have a wonderful Holiday Season or Merry Christmas if you will!!