Market Analyzer and custom indicator

[hometradingblog]

Hi there;
Before I go coding an indicator I would like to know if this is possible and what is the best approach to do this.

I have a xml file that contains values of different zones for symbols and timframe combination. What I would like to see in the MA are several columns all accessing the same indi but displaying different values.

For example
Col 1: Upper Zone H4
Col 2: Lower Zone H4
Col 3: Upper Zone H1
Col 4: Lower Zone H1
etc....

I guess I can expose one property of the indicator to retrieve the value based on the parameters set.

Now the next thing is that ideally I would like to change the color of a cell when the current price is within a zone, basically between the value of Col 1 and Col 2 or between the value of Col 3 and Col 4. I had a look at the alarm or condition functionality but they seem to always take a fixed value to compare against rather than being able to compare it againt the current bid or ask.

Any feedback on this appreciated.

Thanks
Thomas

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi Thomas, with custom coding in C# reading the XML content / stream would be possible (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307548).

In the MA you could specify which Plot value to use for the display, so one indicator could feature multiple plots which you list in individual columns then.

The price filtering would need to be done in the script, just return the Plot value conditionally, so you can check for this return in your MA condition.

[hometradingblog]

Ok Danke Betrand;

this will definetely help.