value = EMA(14)

[microsat]

normally, we set the plot0 using the following code
Value.Set(EMA(14)[0]);

But why can we not use the following code in the Initialize() directly
Value = EMA(14);

When I write like Value = EMA(14), the ninjatrader says error. How can we solve this problem?

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello,

Thank you for the question.

Value would be a DataSeries but you are trying to assign the type EMA to a DataSeries which would throw an error.

I wanted to check, are you just trying to plot the EMA? If so, you would need to utilize Set and do this from OnBarUpdate to avoid errors like your first example:

Value.Set(EMA(14)[0]);

I look forward to being of further assistance.

[microsat]

I am not trying to plot the EMA. Instead, I try to smooth an indicator and let the smoothed value to be the Value DataSeries.

I can assign an IDataSeries m_smooth like this

private IDataSeries m_smooth;

if (type == "EMA")
m_smooth = EMA(14);
else if (type =="SMA")
m_smooth = SMA(14);

and then let Value.Set(m_smooth[0]);

Doing this way, we need to DataSeries: m_smooth and Value.
Can we find a way to reduce the number of DataSereis to only one since Value itself is a DataSeries too?
something like

if (type == "EMA")
(IDataSeries) Value = EMA(14);
else if (type =="SMA")
(IDataSeries) Value = SMA(14);

Can we?

I just want to reduce the number of used DastaSeries classes in my program.

Thank you very much.

Hello,

Thank you for the question.

Value would be a DataSeries but you are trying to assign the type EMA to a DataSeries which would throw an error.

I wanted to check, are you just trying to plot the EMA? If so, you would need to utilize Set and do this from OnBarUpdate to avoid errors like your first example:

Value.Set(EMA(14)[0]);

I look forward to being of further assistance.

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello,

The way you are currently doing it would be the standard or suggested way.

Each indicator will be a Type of its self meaning the EMA is of type EMA and not a DataSeries so trying to assign the type EMA would throw an error because it is not directly a DataSeries.

You could use only 1 DataSeries and delegate the value in OBU by a switch

if (type == "EMA")
m_smooth.Set(EMA(14)[0]);
else if (type =="SMA")
m_smooth.Set(SMA(14)[0]);

I am not sure there would be a way to just assign the whole series to a variable in this way, either assigning the Indicator to a variable so you can call it by the variableName[0] or just delegating the logic to output the value to one series as shown above.

I look forward to being of further assistance.