Plot Puzzle

[Gianpiero]

Hi,

I just developed a simple MTF indicator: on a 5 minute chart I plot the 5 minutes 20 bars EMA plus the 15 minutes 20 bars EMA and, finally, the 60 minutes 20 bars EMA.

The two latter EMAs plot in a step wise fashion, but the 20 bars EMA on the primary data series does not and it appears to be continuous, though, strictly speaking, it shouldn't since the granularity of the candles is discrete.

How should I proceed in order to smooth also the EMAs on the other two time frames?

I attach a screenshot and the source code of my indicator.

Best regards,

Gianpiero

[NinjaTrader_CalH]

Gianpiero,

Thank you for your note.

This is because the .Set() will generate a value for each bar and why it appears in the step fashion.

You would need to create a data series synced to a different time frame than the primary and you would have to do some custom plotting for this to show in a more smoothed matter on the chart -
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/f...ead.php?t=3572

For the custom plotting take a look at the CustomPlotSample from Tools -> Edit NinjaScript -> Indicator