Developing a simple Strategy using wizard ...

[Euler]

The strategy is a simple crossover and I cannot get it to draw Up Arrow or Down Arrow or anything else on the chart.
I have included a PlaySound and Print to output window, and both work perfectly each and every time ... but no arrows!

Am using the following line (typical for both directions) to add the arrows ....

DrawArrowUp("My up arrow" + CurrentBar, true, 0, Close[0], Color.Lime)

Have also used different variations of this eg.

DrawArrowUp("My up arrow" + CurrentBar, true, 0, Low[0] +1 * TickSize, Color.Lime)
DrawArrowUp("My up arrow" + CurrentBar, false, 0, High[0] +1 * TickSize, Color.Lime)

.... etc. without success.


I have also read the various threads and links and help manual without success.

Can you offer any suggestions why it doesn't draw on the chart please?

[NinjaTrader_Ben]

Hello,

The way you are drawing the arrows seems fine. I suspect the problem stems from your condition and not your drawing method.

Are you receiving any errors in the Control Center logs tab? Please post your code so we can further evaluate it.

[Euler]

Hello and thank you for your reply.
I am receiving no errors in the Control Center logs tab and the sound & output window is as per the code.
The code is attached,

Regards.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Euler,

What is PrintWithTimeStamp()? This is not a NinjaTrader method. For testing purposes please try changing it to Print(Time[0] + " Long now!").

[Euler]

What is PrintWithTimeStamp()? This is not a NinjaTrader method......

Hello Josh,
I do not understand this, as the simple strategy was created using the strategy wizard using the options it gave me.

The PrintWithTimeStamp() came via "Conditions and Actions", "Add", "Misc", "Print to output window".

I included it in the strategy just as a means of letting me know that the actions were being carried out, as a means of trying to work out why the arrows are not being drawn.

Regards.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Hi Euler,

You are right. I was thinking about something else for the Print.

For your code, the only thing I see that is wrong is that you used "Ticksize". I am sure in your real code you have "TickSize" though.

I ran your code on my end and it does show arrows. It is a little hard to see because the arrows are drawn onto the bars and the candlestick body usually covers the whole arrow. Please check again if you really not seeing the arrows.