Is it possible to draw some plots on the price panel and others in a separate window?

[haakonflaar]

I want to draw a indicator plot to the price panel and another to a separate window within the same indicator. Is there a way to do so? Basically alternate the IsOverlay property between true and false depending on what should be plotted. I have tried the following with no luck:


// Add plot as overlay to main price panel
IsOverlay = true;
AddPlot(Brushes.Red, "Plot1");

// Add plot to the indicator panel
IsOverlay = false;
AddPlot(Brushes.Red, "Plot2");

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello haakonflaar,

Thank you for your post.

The IsOverlay property applies to all plots in the indicator and may not be applied dynamically in the way that you described. My colleague offers some ideas for getting plots on multiple panels here:

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-8/strategy-development/1103332-charting-custom-series-indicators?p=1103340#post1103340

To plot on two different panels, you would need to use two different indicators; one with IsOverlay set to true and the other with IsOverlay set to false. That said, as Jesse mentioned in that post, you could use a strategy that calls both indicators to automate setting up both indicators together in one go. For more information about the drawing objects route that he mentions, please see this additional post that goes into more detail about plotting with IsOverlay set to true and DrawOnPricePanel set to true:

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/1097215-adding-plot-to-different-pane-from-one-indicator?p=1097273#post1097273

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance.

[truepenny]

Hello, Emily, My strategy uses 5 plots.
I want to draw 3 plots on main price panel and 2 plots on separate sub-panel.
is this possible?
I'd like to know the possibilities in one script and not in the way you mentioned.

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello truepenny,

Thank you for your post.

You cannot plot in more than one panel from a single script, it is instead advised to create two separate indicators. One that plots to the Price Panel and one that draws to the indicator panel.

Then it is possible to have a strategy place the indicators in a specified panel (two separate panels), but this is only possible because the added indicators are managed by the strategy.

Please let us know if you have any further questions.