Indicator availability in Strategy Builder

[johnMoss]

Hi there. I have built an indicator and it works fine on chart but in trying to incorporate it into a strategy built inside the wizard it does not appear in the list of choices. I'm still a bit of a newbie here in programming yet I can't find some obvious example of a state, declaration, method, etc. in other indicators that DO appear in the strategy builder list of choices when building out a conditional set. What need I add to the code in order to access it in the strategy builder?
Again, it DOES appear in the list of indicator choices when pulled from the chart and plots precisely as desired...

My intent is to add a boolean on the same condition that fires the chart visual plot so that the If/Then conditional environment in this case = True.

Thanx
JM

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi John, thanks for posting.

The indicator must add at least on Plot using the AddPlot() method or expose a public Series<T>. Here is an example of a public bool Series:

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

Best regards,
-ChrisL

[johnMoss]

Thanks Chris

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi John, sorry but I mispoke. The strategy builder can only read Plots from an indicator. To simulate a boolean plot, you can make a plot (AddPlot) in the indicator that gets assigned to Value[0] = 0 for false and Value[0] = 1 for true, that plot can be read from the builder.

Best regards,
-ChrisL

[johnMoss]

Copy that thanx for the heads up.. I'll give it a shot ...

[johnMoss]

OK so attempting build and confused. Currently there are six possible plots that exist already, only one of which will fire; on that bar only, and of course based on conditional statements that hold true for any one of the six conditions. Let me call this indicator "Divergence". Divergence has six conditions that are being evaluated onBarClose. So, A,B,C,D,E, or F.

As Example, in the Strat builder, and in the "Conditions and Actions" window, and using a "long" group as example, the goal is that if the plot for 'A' [condition above] has fired on the chart (visible), I am wanting to create a statement inside the builder group that catches that as part of the overall collection of if/then arguments to execute desired entry action.

Up front I have assumed I need a boolean on this. Am I wrong? A better way to handle this perhaps?

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi John, thanks for your reply.

You will need to check for the correct value in the 'A' plot. I'm not 100% clear on what exactly the question is. If you can describe your question with screen shots I will be able to give a more detailed answer.

Best regards,
-ChrisL

[johnMoss]

Happy to do so but in the immediate here's an example: Condition "A" is a new low for the day and if occurs, it fires an arrow up on the screen. I want the fact that that arrowed fired to be readable by the strat builder so it can be used as one of a series of conditional arguments for entry decision.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi John, thanks for clarifying. A Plot will need to be used still. On every bar that an arrow does not plot, fill in a 0 for the plot value. On bars where the an arrow is drawn, fill in a 1 for the plot value. In the strategy builder, you will be able to read that plot value and if its 1 you know an arrow was drawn on that bar.

Best regards,
-ChrisL

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