Adding Indicator to Chart Question

[edgeliner]

I know you can add an indicator to a chart in a strategy. Can you also stipulate the color and width of the lines? For example, if I wanted to add SMA to my chart, in my strategy, under the protected override void Initialize() section, I can simply put "Add(SMA(5)); ........ but can I add something to this line to make in a color of red with a width of 3?

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello edgeliner,
Yes, you can do it.

For example if you are adding an SMA then you can set the color and the width using the below code

protected override void Initialize()
{
  SMA(14).Plots[0].Pen.Color = Color.Green;
  SMA(14).Plots[0].Pen.Width = 3;
  Add(SMA(14));
  //rest of the code
}

Please let me know if I can assist you any further.

[edgeliner]

Great....Thanks! What if you wanted to add the Bollinger bands and wanted the upper and lower to be black and the middle to be red??

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello edgeliner,
You have to use the appropriate plot index to do it. Please use the below code to do it

this.Bollinger(2,14).Plots[2].Pen.Color = Color.Black;
this.Bollinger(2,14).Plots[1].Pen.Color = Color.Black;
this.Bollinger(2,14).Plots[0].Pen.Color = Color.Red;
Add(this.Bollinger(2,14));

Please let me know if I can assist you any further.