Load volumetric bars without the footprint UI

[Magzor]

Hi,
I'm working on an indicator that that draw orderflow patterns on a normal bar chart (imbalances, absorption, sweeps etc). At the moment I'm adding the volumetric bars as an additional bar series (BarsArray[1]), that way the NT footprint visuals are hidden which is what I want. However this makes it so that when I change the chart bars, I need to go to the indicator and change the volumetric bar type and period (I've made parm in the indicator ui).

It would be a lot more elegant if I could just load volumetric bars directly. Are there any way around this issue?

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello Magzor,

Thank you for your post.

One option would be to add a hidden volumetric series to a chart (plot in the same panel and set it to transparent). You could set your indicator logic to calculate on the primary series rather than an added series. That said, you would still need to manually change the volumetric series type and period each time that you change the chart bars that you are looking at visually.

Programmatically, there is no supported way to change your added volumetric series dynamically based on changes made to the primary series loaded on the chart. As noted in the help guide, "Arguments supplied to AddVolumetric() 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/helpGuides/nt8/addvolumetric.htm

That said, we do have an open feature request to allow dynamically adding or loading a data series. I would be glad to add your vote to this request.

Note: We receive many requests and cannot reasonably implement all requested features or changes. Interest is tracked internally and if enough interest is tracked, it would be weighed against how feasible it would be to make those changes to consider implementing.

When new features are implemented, they will be listed in the Release Notes page of the Help Guide. The ID number will be different than the internal feature request tracking ID, but the description of the feature will let you know if that feature has been implemented.

Release Notes - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ease_notes.htm

We appreciate your feedback. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any additional questions or concerns.

[Magzor]

Hi Emily, thanks for clarifying! Where can I add my vote to that feature request? Would be a great addition to NT already amazing features

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hi Emily, thanks for clarifying! Where can I add my vote to that feature request? Would be a great addition to NT already amazing features

Hello Magzor,

Thank you for your patience.

I have submitted the request to add your vote internally so that the interest may be tracked with the development team. No further action is needed on your part.

Please feel free to reach out if you need any additional assistance.

[ajaltrans]

Hello Magzor,
I have been looking for the same indicator that shows imbalance, absortion, exhuation, and using on strategy builder. Any idea where to find it, or any tips how to make one?

thanks

[Magzor]

Hi ajaltrans, you would have to do some scripting to get that to work, but there are quite a few paid ones out there that does it for you. It's just that those mainly rely on tick replay which I wanted to get around by using the volumetric bars instead