"negatively displaced moving average"

[mrmagoo]

How can I create a "negatively" displaced moving average? Each time I attempt to, the value setting goes automatically to "1". I want to create a negative moving average, like -14, -49, -89, etc. Thank you, David

[daveM]

Have a look in the ichimoku indicator.... the chikou is negatively displaced

[mrmagoo]

I do not find a ichimoku indicator. Is this an add-on indicator available somewhere for Ninja Charts?

[NinjaTrader_Ben]

Hello,

Take a look at the file sharing section of this forum. It is probably there.

[daveM]

I am attaching the code for the ichimoku indicator as a text file and you will see how the programmer detrended the chikou

[RJay]

How can I create a "negatively" displaced moving average? Each time I attempt to, the value setting goes automatically to "1". I want to create a negative moving average, like -14, -49, -89, etc. Thank you, David

David,

If your just want to change the output, Times minus one works.


if (BidChange[0] <= BidChange[1])

{
VolumeDown.Set(totalaskvol * (-1) );
}

if (BidChange[0] > BidChange[1])

{
VolumeUp.Set(totalbidvol); // Green
}


If its the variable, Set min value to less than lowest minus value when first creating the indicator or in the properties section later.

Simply put a minus in front of the integer

ex. -16

Easy

RJay

[mrmagoo]

RJay,

When I right click on my chart, click on indicators, select an SMA, type in
-16 for the period value under Parameters, and click on apply, the SMA automatically displays 1 for the value...I can't make it go to a "negative" value.

What do you think that I am doing wrong.

Thanks, David

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

You cannot use negative values for SMA's. It doesn't make sense to try to draw an SMA with points in the future because they don't exist yet.

[mrmagoo]

Josh,

There are trading methods and strategies that actually use this "negative" displaced moving average setting for trading setups. Some other charting platforms have the ability to use such a "negative" displaced moving average, but I wanted to be able to utilize it in Ninja. Apparently the Ichimoku indicator offers this feature, which is available in ninjatrader file sharing. My only problem there is that I can't download the Ichimoku file share indicator because every time I attempt to, I get an error message stating that "you have custom Ninjascript files on your PC that have programming errors". So, I am also trying to resolve those programming errors so that I can download the Ichimoku file share.

Thanks anyway, David

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Displacement is not the same as pulling a negative period. If you want to displace an indicator, when you add the indicator to the chart there is a displacement parameter you can use to move it to the right.

You will need to open up your NinjaScript Editor and press F5 to compile. Then you will need to fix any errors that show up there before you will be able to import.

[mrmagoo]

RJay,

I ended up getting what I wanted by right clicking on my chart, clicking on indicators, clicking on SMA, and then clicking on Displacement under General and simply typing in -5, -10, etc. and getting my desired "negative" displacement value for my moving average.

David