SA drops indicators on backtest

[Billy Valentine]

I know I've seen a similar post somewhere...

When I run a backtest in SA, then add my custom indicators to the chart, everything is fine. I see my trades with all my indicators on the chart. Sweet. But the next time I run a backtest, the indicators are wiped off the chart and I have to reload all the indicators again, change inputs, etc., for them to appear. I have tried saving it as a template, but when I load the template the indicators load and the backtest is wiped from the chart. I'm in a loop and it's driving me nuts!

What am I doing wrong?

[NinjaTrader_Jason]

Unfortunately this is as expected.

I will forward your inquiry to save the template or backtest results to our development team and ask them if they can add this to the list of future considerations for the software.

[Billy Valentine]

I'm glad to know I'm not crazy. Thank you, Jason.

[Anagoge]

You can add indicators to backtest charts. I haven't tested how it impacts the backtesting speed, but try this in your strategy code:

protected override void Initialize()
{
Add(SMA(10));
}