EMA Paint bar

[t00sp00ky]

Hi,

I have found this indicator:

Smaoverunderpaintbar NT8 | NinjaTrader Ecosystem

In the code how do I remove the MA line from being displayed? I just want the bars changing colour and nothing else.

It's ok I figured it out =]

Cheers thanks

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello t00sp00ky,

On line 74, ttt is assigned a value from SMA(Close, sMA)[0];. This can be changed to the EMA.
On line 75, uuu is also assigned a value from SMA(Close, sMA)[0], which can also be changed to the EMA.

Below I am providing a link to a forum post with helpful information about getting started with NinjaScript and C#.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/97575-sample-scripts?p=786040#post786040

[t00sp00ky]

Yep I got it thanks.

Just a quick question that may sound ridiculous but is alluding me on this platform which is new to me. How do I set an alert to trigger when price is crossing above/below a MA? But only when the bar has closed crossing in the correct direction. Not when it has touched, not when it beyond, only when it has closed crossing the MA.

Also once in a trade, the lollies that display your sell LMT and STP etc, can they be modified so they are longer, so they are not in the way? I would prefer them to be in the centre of my chart not offset to the right as they are atm

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello t00sp00ky,

CrossAbove() / CrossBelow() can detect a cross with Calculate.OnBarClose.

If the script is running with Calculate.OnEachTick or .OnPriceChange, you would need to make a direct comparison when FirstTickOfBar is true.

if (FirstTickOfBar && Close[2] < EMA(14)[2] && Close[1] > EMA(14)[1])

ChartTrader cannot display orders a different way. But you can turn off ChartTrader and use drawing objects to mark orders / trades from OnOrderUpdate().

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/onorderupdate.htm

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/drawing.htm

[t00sp00ky]

Hi,

Can this not be set up in the alerts menu so I can apply it to any MA not just this paint bar indicator? There seems to be lots of options in the menu apart from on bar close, I seem to have tested them all with no joy so far

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello t00sp00ky,

This is posted in the Indicator Development section of the forums. Are you asking about the Chart Alerts window (Platform Technical Support section of the forums) and not developing a custom indicator?

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/alerts.htm

The CrossAbove/CrossBelow can be setup in the Alerts window conditions. This would be real-time and would not be just when the bar closes.