Getting the EMA from two different time frames?

[timmbbo]

How to I get the EMA (or other indicator value) from two different time frames?

Say I'm running my strategy, in a 10 minute chart. I'd like to get the EMA(20) value from the 10 minute, 5 minute, and 1 minute charts. How to do? Thanks

[NinjaTrader_AlanP]

Hello timmbbo,

Thank you for your note.

To calculate the values of an indicator for a time series which is not the primary series, you would have to add additional data series, for example,

AddDataSeries(BarsPeriodType.Minute, 5);
AddDataSeries(BarsPeriodType.Minute, 10);

See AddDataSeries section of our helpguide,

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/?adddataseries.htm

Then you should add current bar checks to make sure each series has enough bars, for example,

if(CurrentBars[0] <20 || CurrentBars[1]<20  || CurrentBars[2]<20) return;

See more about current bar checks at "Make sure you have enough bars in the data series you are accessing" reference example,

http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=3170

Then you can set the value of the indicator to a plot or a variable or use in your conditions.

I have attached a sample strategy which adds 2 additional data series and sets plot values equal to the simple moving average of the primary, secondary, and third data series.

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

[algotrading]

How to I get the EMA (or other indicator value) from two different time frames?

Say I'm running my strategy, in a 10 minute chart. I'd like to get the EMA(20) value from the 10 minute, 5 minute, and 1 minute charts. How to do? Thanks

Here's a strategy that simply adds a secondary series and prints the SMA(20) from the two different series on each tick. This is what helped me wrap my head around it. Link