Time frame

[Emma1]

NinjaTrader support Indicators, Is there a way programmatically that various time frames can be add to an indicator (5m to Wk1) in list series and selected singly where necessary.(single indicator with multiple timeframe.) Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello Emma1,

Thanks for your post.

Yes, you can create an indicator that accesses all of the time frames however they (all of the time frames) would have to be hardcoded because the AddDataSeries() does not support dynamic (selective) loading. From the help guide: Arguments supplied to AddDataSeries() should be hardcoded and NOT dependent on run-time variables which cannot be reliably obtained during State.Configure (e.g., Instrument, Bars, or user input). Attempting to add a data series dynamically is NOT guaranteed and therefore should be avoided. Trying to load bars dynamically may result in an error similar to: Unable to load bars series. Your NinjaScript may be trying to use an additional data series dynamically in an unsupported manner. https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...dataseries.htm

The indicator would have to load all of the time frames which would not be very efficient but would provide the flexibility. Your "selection" then would direct the OnBarUpdate() coding to use the selected time frame.