Background Color for the Trend Magic Indicator

[Skyfall]

I've been trying to set the background color of the chart to match the TrendMagic indicator, but it is not a slope...
It has areas where it is flat, so I dont know what to do.

I've been attempting to do this in the strategy builder, as I do not know how to code.

Here is the indicator:
Trend Magic



UPDATE
Here is the Indicator with the ability to change the background

Thanks to TradeSimple(Dre)
TrendMagicTSmod.zip
TrendMagicTSmod.zip (If link above doesn't work)

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello Skyfall,

Thanks for your post.

The TrendMagic indicator plot is set based on a private custom Series variable called lineColor. When lineColor[0] evaluates to 1, the color of the plot is set to a default color of green. When lineColor[0] evaluates to 0 or -1, the bar color is changed to a default color of red.

To use the TrendMagic indicator's custom series "lineColor" in the Strategy Builder to change the color of the background, you would need to manually modify the TrendMagic indicator. A plot would need to be added to the indicator using the AddPlot() method and the plot would need to have the lineColor[0] value assigned to it.

You could then reference that newly added plot in Strategy Builder strategy conditions. For example, if you call AddPlot() to add a plot to the indicator and assign lineColor[0] to that plot, you could reference if the added plot is -1, 0, or 1 to determine the color of the TrendMagic plot in a condition.

See this help guide page for more information about AddPlot() and sample code: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...t8/addplot.htm

See this help guide page for more information about custom Series<T> variables: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...t8/seriest.htm

Below is a link to a forum post with helpful information about getting started with NinjaScript.
https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...040#post786040

Let me know if I may assist further.

[trdninstyle]

Hey Skyfall,

See if this will help you. I made it a couple years ago but today added inputs so the user can change the settings. Not based on magic trend but trigger lines, fast one going above the slow one then changes the background color. (Both directions) You can adjust the numbers to match more of what u want.

Are u familiar w/ triggerlines? The default is, Fast: 20-5. Trigger is 20 and average is 5 when it is greater than the Slower, which is, 39-9. trigger 39 average 9. Turns background seagreen & firebrick for down. I don't know how to make the background so you can change it to what u want.? Can't get it.

I think u will like it. I tried to make what u wanted (behind the scenes, that is) last week but couldn't do it. I might try again with these instructions now, but I'm busy, I'll slide it in for ya, bra.

Skyfall, good handle I like it. We got a little while before the sky falls, but not much longer

[omololu]

Hey Skyfall,

See if this will help you. I made it a couple years ago but today added inputs so the user can change the settings. Not based on magic trend but trigger lines, fast one going above the slow one then changes the background color. (Both directions) You can adjust the numbers to match more of what u want.

Are u familiar w/ triggerlines? The default is, Fast: 20-5. Trigger is 20 and average is 5 when it is greater than the Slower, which is, 39-9. trigger 39 average 9. Turns background seagreen & firebrick for down. I don't know how to make the background so you can change it to what u want.? Can't get it.

I think u will like it. I tried to make what u wanted (behind the scenes, that is) last week but couldn't do it. I might try again with these instructions now, but I'm busy, I'll slide it in for ya, bra.

Skyfall, good handle I like it. We got a little while before the sky falls, but not much longer

Thanks for the script.

Please, could you make this an Indicator instead of Strategy.

omololu

[trdninstyle]

Thanks for the script.

Please, could you make this an Indicator instead of Strategy.

omololu

I'll have to scratch my head and remember how to do it. Thats a pretty cool would-be indicator, isn't it.

[trdninstyle]

Here's the indicator type. The actual triggerlines never show up in the indicator after I move it from strategy to indicator. I'm not a coder just a wanabe.
You can add them to your chart, the triggerlines, & set them to the same settings that u have for the triggbackground. To see what's happening.

BltTriggerlines in the app share, u can find them there.

[omololu]

Here's the indicator type. The actual triggerlines never show up in the indicator after I move it from strategy to indicator. I'm not a coder just a wanabe.
You can add them to your chart, the triggerlines, & set them to the same settings that u have for the triggbackground. To see what's happening.

BltTriggerlines in the app share, u can find them there.

Thanks.

omololu

[trdninstyle]

I've been trying to set the background color of the chart to match the TrendMagic indicator, but it is not a slope...
It has areas where it is flat, so I dont know what to do.

I've been attempting to do this in the strategy builder, as I do not know how to code.

Here is the indicator:
Trend Magic



UPDATE
Here is the Indicator with the ability to change the background

Thanks to TradeSimple(Dre)
[ATTACH]n1222368[/ATTACH]

So, are u keeping this to yourself now?

[Skyfall]

So, are u keeping this to yourself now?

I dont know why that happened, it was fine when I uploaded it.
Thanks for notifying me.

TrendMagicTSmod.zip

[trdninstyle]

Thanks for sharing, Skyfall. It's tough to learn but I've working on making a trading bot where after price goes 5 ticks in your direction the stop moves to breakeven +1 and the setups get u in without u even being there. Stress is out the window. Now I need to start learning the trailing stop to lock in profit as price moves on. Lots of tiny 1 tick profits replacing losses. I can live with THAT! lol

Hey, sky is falling.

[LoganJKTrader]

I added in two plots, just working the Direction is not built perfect but it will enter a trade using Builder based on a long condition or short.

[guidoisot]

Skyfall
LoganJKTrader

please could you or anyone else add an option so that for this indicator TrendzMagticv1001 it becomes possible to paint only the section of the panel that is either above price or above the trendMagic indicator.

I would like to avoid the overlapping of two background paints where one of them is painted by another indicator.

Thank you.

[LoganJKTrader]

I assume you can choose the color One of those indies will plot & change it to transparent then you will have no overlap.

[guidoisot]

@LoganJKTrader

Thanks. Maybe I did not explain correctly with my poor English what I was looking for.

I would like to have both paints together on the chart panel, the paint of one indicator only below the price bars (as it is already the case for my indicator), the paint of the other indicator (TrendzMagticv1001.zip in this case) only above the bars.