displaced line in strategy

[cbart_1]

im trying to make a stragety. I can add the SMA but i can displace it. how do i displace the line in the strategy.

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello cbart_1,

Displacement is a visual setting only that offsets the indicator by the specified number of bars.

There is not an equivalent setting in strategies, however you can access prior bar values using the bars ago setting/indexing applied to bars or indicators.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=19346

[cbart_1]

Add(SMA(3)[2]);
So just addind that code doesnt work to plot a sma with a period of 3 and displced by 2.

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

I see. For that you can set the displacement property for the added indicator.

Add(SMA(3));
SMA(3).Displacement = 2;

[cbart_1]

2 SMA indicators with same period

ok thank you that should help. But now i need to know if i can do a strategy with 2 SMA lines with same period and just one of them displaced or do i need to just make new indicator that has the SMA displaced already and then check to see when one crosses above or below the other.

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Hello,


The method Ryan has below will only apply to the one SMA indicator. You are free to go ahead and add the second one without the displacement.

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.