periodicity

[stephenszpak]

Hi

I've been using the simulator for data. If I use X second
bars (let's say 5 second) I can't seem to convert that to
1 minute bars. The chart just starts from scratch as it
begins to make the first simulated bar.

If there is any easy answer to this, then the indicator
that I used on 5 second bars should still be valid for 1
minute bars when I convert to 1 minute, correct? Or does
the indicator still think it's using 5 second bars?

Obviously I don't want a 100 SMA on 5 second bars to become
a 100 SMA on 1 minute bars. It should be a 8 SMA, give or take.

-Stephen

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

If you change different time frames your indicators will not persist to match the change. You will need to use different parameter inputs in your indicator to achieve what you want. Alternatively there have been people who hardcode in different initialize values depending on what time frame is loaded, but this is beyond what we can provide support for.