Draw Hash at current bar...

[Randwulf]

I'm drawing a 20 EMA line overlaying price.... Easy !
I need to also draw the same plot except using the Hash style.
I've looked through the forum and found a dizzying array of plot
examples using "PlotStyle.Hash" but no variation has helped.
I know I'm probably leaving a critical line out of some section but, I'm lost.

Can somebody get me started on the right track?
Thank you in advance.

[eDanny]

Try a plot like this:

Add(new Plot(new Pen(Color.Red,1), PlotStyle.Hash, "MyEMAhashline"));


Dan

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

Randwulf, you can simply modify the existing EMA indicator to draw with hashmarks instead of a line:

1) Tools -> Edit NinjaScript -> Indicator -> select EMA
2) Right-click in the editor window and select "save as" and rename it to something like "myNewEMA"
3) change the plot style to PlotStyle.Hash as indicated by eDanny:

// change from this:
Add(new Plot(Color.Orange, "EMA"));
// to this:
Add(new Plot(new Pen(Color.Orange,1), PlotStyle.Hash, "EMA"));

[Randwulf]

Thx for the timely replies gentlemen...

I Neglected to mention an important piece of info.... sorry
I'm doing this from within a strategy.
I know the obvious question is why? However, can it be done ?

eDanny,
That's exactly the line I used in the "Initialize" section but,
I've tried things like MyEMAhashline.Set(EMA(20)[0] in "OnBarUpdate" to no avail.

Austin,
Your reply was the tip that I had not mentioned this being from
within a strategy

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

Randwulf, there is no way for a strategy to directly plot hash marks. You can add an indicator that plots hash marks to the strategy though. Please take a look at the attached indicator and strategy. The indicator will plot the hash marks by itself, and I've added a reference to the indicator inside the strategy.

[Randwulf]

Austin,
I realized after my last post what you were getting at.
I created the Indicator like you suggested & it indeed plots accordingly.

The reason I was looking for other ways of referencing the indicator, was
strictly to be able to change the hash color with logic when it was either
up or down from last bar...

I'm guessing that it would have to be addressed in the indicator code ?
Two different plots with two different pen colors or something ?

P.S. Any way to have it plotted last on bar update? It' being hidden by
other plots...
Thx again...

[John.2000]

EMA colors

There's also an indicator with up colors blue and down colors red . . . EMAColors. this is in the indicator files. You can then change the plot style to hash as suggested in the previous posts.

Hope this helps.

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

The reason I was looking for other ways of referencing the indicator, was
strictly to be able to change the hash color with logic when it was either
up or down from last bar.

I think this may be what the post right before this one is saying, but have you seen the reference sample titled Multi-Colored Plots? The same idea would apply for hash plots as well.

[Randwulf]

John.2000 & Austin,
I was indeed able to modify a copy of EMA_Colors to work as instructed...
Thank you all for your time and suggestions.
This is truly an impressive support community.