Please help translating TOS to NT8 C#

[Jmp470]

I'm getting back in to trading stocks utilizing my TD account as my data provider for stocks to NT8, while I get use to trading again.

I'm trying to code my basic indicator in NT8, but need some translation work from TOS to C#.



User defined Input:

Period = 1 (I want this to change

Nonadjustable input:
Length = 10 = default length

Indicator zScore math here:

zScore = (price - Average(price, length)) / StDev(price, length);

plot zScore = Average(price, length* period);


Thank you for any help provided. I'm new to both coding and NT 8.

my main questions is what is the code for the following pieces of the formula above?
is price = to close[0]
is Average = aveclose[0]

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Welcome to the forums Jmp470!

If you are new to NinjaScript and C# I suggest starting with our indicator/strategy tutorials from NinjaTrader 7 to get acquainted with NinjaScript. You can then reference the Code Breaking Changes page of the Help Guide to quickly review the implementation differences.

NinjaTrader 7 tutorials - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...indicators.htm

NinjaTrader 8 Code Breaking Changes - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ng_changes.htm

Plotting in NinjaTrader 8 is done by adding a plot with AddPlot and assigning the plot Values[][] in OnBarUpdate. Please see AddPlot documentation and also see our open source indicators for further direction and examples.

AddPlot - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...8/?addplot.htm

Averages can be calculated with an SMA indicator.

SMA NinjaScript documentation - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...simple_sma.htm

User defined inputs can be easily created with a New Indicator Wizard, but you can also add them manually.

New Indicator Wizard - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help.../ns_wizard.htm

Creating User Defined Inputs - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...d_input_pa.htm

If you need further direction with C# syntax, I may suggest using the Strategy Builder to create simple logical conditions and to use the View Code button to see the resulting syntax. You may also reference some publicly available C# resources external to NinjaTrader to learn more about C#. These resources are publicly available.

Strategy Builder 301 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KQF2Sv27oE

External C# resource - https://www.tutorialspoint.com/csharp/index.htm

We look forward to assisting.

[Jmp470]

Jim,
First: Happy Holidays.
Second: Thank you for the post, I've been reviewing the material that you provided, I believe I could have more questions than answers with it :-)

I built the strategy with the wizard, but it asks for my formula, that's where I was having the problem. Knowing what the code was for price, std dev, etc. That I have not found yet. I will keep looking, but if your in the giving mood, I would take the code for that one line.

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Thanks for the wishes Jmp470!

The Strategy Builder can be used to add StdDev indicators and to see how PriceSeries (Open, High. Low Close) are used. You can also reference the System Indicators section of the Help Guide as well as our Working with PriceSeries documentation.

Working with PriceSeries - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ice_series.htm

System Indicator Methods - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...indicators.htm

If you have any follow up questions, please feel free to ask them here. If you have another inquiry that could be considered separate or may be useful to others browsing the forum if a new thread is opened, please do not hesitate to open a new thread.