ChartStyle From Candlestick Bars to OHLC Bars

[PaulMohn]

I have got this ChartStyle in attachment which works for Candlestick Bars (it allows for custom coloring of wicks)

How can we apply it to OHLC bars?

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi Paul, thanks for posting.

OHLC and Chandlestick are already ChartStyle scripts, you can not apply a ChartStyle to another ChartStyle in one chart. See the "CandleStick" and "OHLC" ChartStyle scripts within NinjaScript Editor>Chart Style.


Best regards,
-ChrisL

[PaulMohn]

Hello Chris and thanks for the suggestion.

I found that the CandleStyle ChartStyle (built in NT8) uses

ChartStyleType = ChartStyleType.CandleStick;

in OnStateChange

 protected override void OnStateChange()
{
if (State == State.SetDefaults)
{
Name = Custom.Resource.NinjaScriptChartStyleCandlestick;
ChartStyleType = ChartStyleType.CandleStick;

The bbb ChartStyle shared in previous post uses

ChartStyleType = (ChartStyleType) 122345;

custom code

 protected override void OnStateChange()
{
if (State == State.SetDefaults)
{
Name = @"bbb";
Description = "Plots customizable outline, wicks and bar opacity Candlesticks";
ChartStyleType = (ChartStyleType) 122345;

And the OhlcStyle ChartStyle (built in NT8) uses

ChartStyleType = ChartStyleType.OHLC

in OnStateChange

 protected override void OnStateChange()
{
if (State == State.SetDefaults)
{
Name = Custom.Resource.NinjaScriptChartStyleOHLC;
ChartStyleType = ChartStyleType.OHLC

What would you recommend to get the OhlcStyle applied to the bbb ChartStyle?

I though of

ChartStyleType = (ChartStyleType.OHLC) 122345;

custom code

 protected override void OnStateChange()
{
if (State == State.SetDefaults)
{
Name = @"bbb";
Description = "Plots customizable outline, wicks and bar opacity Candlesticks";
ChartStyleType = (ChartStyleType.OHLC) 122345;

Is this correct? If not, what else would you recommend?

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi Paul, thanks for your reply.

The ChartStyleType is used to uniquely identify a chart style, it does not apply other properties from other chart style types. See the documentation here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/NT%20HelpGuide%20English.html?chartstyletype.htm

You would need similar logic from the CandleStick chart style type within your custom chart style to replicate its visual style. I recommended a way to make a copy of the script in my other post.

Best regards,
-ChrisL