Is there an easy way to duplicate indicators?

[JCrown]

If i have a custom indicator and would like a variation of it. is there a way i can duplicate and make small changes or do i have to go through the whole process again?

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello JCrown,

Thanks for your post and welcome to the NinjaTrader forums.

I'm not certain what you mean by a variation of it so I will provide directions for creating a copy and editing the source code of the indicator.

If you have the source code of the indicator then yes you can duplicate and make changes to the code.

1) On the Ninjatrader8 control center go to New>Ninjascript Editor
2) In the Ninjascript editor window on the right side will be the Ninjascript explorer, double left click on the "indicators" folder to open the folder.
3) In the indicators folder double left click on the indicator you wish to copy/change (this will open the indicators code into the pane on the left.
4) Once the code section is open, in the code section itself, right mouse click and select "save as" then provide a new name for the indicator and click OK.
5) The code window will change to the newly named file. You can now make code changes.
6) Once the changes are done, right mouse click again and this time select "Compile". If the code is successfully compiled you will hear a tone, your indicator is then ready to be added to a chart.

[Joemotho]

When using the drawing objects to draw a triangle, how can I duplicate or clone it on the same chart?

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello Joemotho,

Thanks for your post.

When you draw an object on the chart and want to make a copy of the object, left-click on the object to select it, then press the keyboard Ctrl and the C keys to copy the object and then Ctrl and v key to paste. The new object will be pasted a few pixels offset and will be selected so you can move it as you wish.