Get BarsPeriod.Id for an indicator within a strategy

[Follow Shadan]

Assume that a strategy call an indicator X, where X will do the following thing during the initialization:

Add("MSFT", this.BarsPeriod.Id, this.BarsPeriod.Value, MarketDataType.Bid);
Add("MSFT", this.BarsPeriod.Id, this.BarsPeriod.Value, MarketDataType.Ask);

If I use X on a chart as an indicator, then it works fine. However, when I try to add the indicator in the Initialization() of a strategy, then BarsPeriod.Id (in X) is always "Minute", and BarsPeriod.Value is always "-1".

Is there an easy fix for this without explictly passing the BarsPeriod to the indicator as a parameter?

David

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

David, thanks for reporting this in - we'll check into. Is this on lastest B21?

[Follow Shadan]

Yes, it is in Beta 21.

David

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Thanks David, will test it here and get back to you.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

David, when I test it here I'm seeing this error - 'Add' method only accepts positive 'period' values, but was -1 Min - Bid

You would need to pass in specific values as you can't Add() dynamically unfortunately.