Background color (backBrush) on building bar

[JerryWar]

Hi Guys - A long time since my last post.

I have a quick question. Can the background color (backBrush) be altered on a building bar on a tick by tick basis ?

Thanks
Jerry

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello Jerry,

Thank you for your note.

Yes, the background color for a bar could be altered on a tick-by-tick basis as long as the script is set to Calculate.OnEachTick. Here is a snippet that would set the BackBrush to green when the volume is an even number and red when the volume is an odd number:

            if (Volume[0] % 2 == 0)
                BackBrush = Brushes.Green;
            else if (Volume[0] % 2 != 0)
                BackBrush = Brushes.Red;
            else
                BackBrush = null;​

If you add this to OnBarUpdate() in an indicator that is calculated on each tick, you will see the BackBrush change between red and green as the bar is building.

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

[JerryWar]

Emily
Thanks - Saved me a bunch of time.
Jerry