Indicators don't plot to the most current bar on the chart

[DaFish]

If I add a chart of IBM or any symbol with only 1 indicator on it - a CCI(5).

Using the daily chart, but it doesn't matter what time frame.

The indicator doesn't plot on the last bar of the chart. It stops 1 bar back.

Not only that, I think inside my strategy, it is calculating a value, that is not correct.

How do I fix this?

I have included a picture.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hello DaFish, per default the scripts / studies would be run on CalculateOnBarClose = true, that means they would not include the intrabar values of the non finished last bar on the chart, however you can set this property to 'false' to get a value for this bar, too, it would then use every tick seen to update the value as the bar progresses.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/calculateonbarclose.htm

[DaFish]

Hi Bertrand, thanks for the very quick reply.

In the picture, I am using a basic vanila chart, with the standard CCI indicator - no customizations. The chart is a DAILY chart - so the bar is finished.

Under these conditions, I was expecting CCI to be plotted on the last bar.

I have made NO changes - this is the way NT came when I installed it. My question still stands: why isn't the CCI plotted on the most current daily bar on the chart?

I do have my own strategy where I will use CalculateOnClose = false and check that today with intraday bars.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Yes, correct - that would be expected for default - the daily bar you show is not finished yet, it would only be if the open tick of the next one would be received >> NT is an event based framework and not one based on time. Thus to see the value on the very last not yet closed bar, use CalculateOnBarClose = false, please.

[DaFish]

Hi Bertrand. The CalculateOnClose=false is also not giving me what I am expecting.

See new pic. The chart's indicators are just not being calculated on the current bar.

Can you provide a picture of a chart that DOES calculate the indicators on the current bar and what you did to make that happen please?

Thanks a lot. I will try to see if I my strategy is actually returning the right values, but my signals don't seem to be working correctly... that could be my logic though.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Please check with any of the default supplied indicators on your chart, for example a SMA or CCI - with CalculateOnBarClose set to false they will include the current bar in the output.

[DaFish]

Please check with any of the default supplied indicators on your chart, for example a SMA or CCI - with CalculateOnBarClose set to false they will include the current bar in the output.

HI Bertrand, thanks a lot. You are correct. I added a

CalculateOnBarClose = false; in the initialize, but that didn't get it.... I needed to modify the properties as well on the indicator in the GUI and THEN the indicator drew properly.

Issue closed.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Thanks for letting me know, glad to hear - correct if you changed it in the code, you would then need to apply a fresh instance of the script, to see the setting used in the GUI.