Getting the max price from the past x ticks

[jertrade]

I'm trying to get the max price from the past x number of ticks but I just don't know how to write that into the script. Ideally I would want to use something like maxbars = max.bars[5]; and this example would be looking at the past 5 ticks to get the max price, but I am not getting the max price from this and am stuck. Where am I messing up?

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello jertrade,

Can you provide more detail about how this code would be used and executed? Are you using a 1 tick series or something else?

On a 1 tick series, you could just use the Max indicator with a lookback of 5. If you are using a different time frame, you would need to create logic to gather the last 5 ticks and then see which is the biggest number of those 5 numbers. You can do that in a variety of ways, most would involve a loop and a variable which denotes the currently found max value. For this question, I would suggest doing a general web search for C# solutions as well. For example "C# find max value of array" or "C# find max value of List" are a couple of more simple ways to approach this concept.

If you have tried something which is not working, it also helps to provide a specific example instead of pseudo code.

I look forward to being of further assistance.

[jertrade]

On a 1 tick series, you could just use the Max indicator with a lookback of 5. If you are using a different time frame, you would need to create logic to gather the last 5 ticks and then see which is the biggest number of those 5 numbers.

I am thinking, because I am building a scalping script, about using ticks. I thought about using seconds or minutes but I think that I am going to miss out on too many opportunities. Given this information, what would the syntax be for the Max indicator with a look back of 5 be? I cannot seem to find it.

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello jertrade,

You can find a sample of the MAX here:

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

Assuming the series being used is a 1 tick series, the syntax would be the same as the sample replacing the 20 with 5 for your use case.



I look forward to being of further assistance.