Candle outline thickness

[facuevasm]

Hello guys,

I understand that we can change the candle outline color using

CandleOutlineBrush = Brushes.Black;

But how I could change the candle outline line thickness?

Thank you!

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello facuevasm,

I was able to find the forum post below through a google search, which may have what you need. Note, this is undocumented.

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/1096372-better-candelsticks?p=1096470#post1096470

[facuevasm]

Thank you Chelsea, that is partially working. The thing now is that when I try to change the stroke from the indicator Properties, even that I change values on Color, Dash style and Width, they remain the same as the defaults values I set on (State == State.SetDefaults) originally set on the code.

Please let me know what Im doing wrong.

Kind regards,

Felipe

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Felipe,

To confirm you added a public stroke input?

Are the variables re-assigned in State.Configure, State.DataLoaded, or OnBarUpdate()?

Are you printing the value of the public variable in OnBarUpdate() after changing the input in the indicators window?

[facuevasm]

Hello Chelsea,

Yes I added a public stroke input:

[Display(ResourceType = typeof(Custom.Resource), Name = "Outline", Order = 1, GroupName = "Bars")]
public Stroke OutlineStroke { get; set; }

The variables are re-assigned on State.SetDefults.

OutlineStroke = new Stroke(Brushes.WhiteSmoke, DashStyleHelper.Solid, 2);

Im printing the value but still I see the same dashstyle. It seems that my issue is update historical bars, as I change the settings.

Do you have an email so I can send you the source code?

Thank you Chelsea!

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello facuevasm,

Make a test script with only the code you are investigating and you can post it on the forum instead of providing the entire script.

That said, the Engineering Support email is scriptingsupport [at] ninjatrader.com.

I am not able to reproduce.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YAE...w?usp=drivesdk

Attached is a test script.
StrokeTest_NT8.zip

[facuevasm]

I prefer to send you the entire script. I dont have problems with that. Can I send an email to scriptingsupport [at] ninjatrader.com ?

Thank you!

Felipe

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Felipe,

Note, I will not be able to debug the script on your behalf. (This why it's good to create a simplified test script)

May I confirm that the test script I provided you is behaving differently than what is shown in the video on your end?

If you must send the script, yes, our email is scriptingsupport [at] ninjatrader.com.

[facuevasm]

Yes, the entire code is different. Its better if you check that one. I already sent it by email.

Thank you Chelsea!!!

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello facuevasm,

I was not able to confirm, is the test script I provided you having different behavior than shown in the video on your end?

In regards to setting the ChartBars.Properties.ChartStyle.Stroke, please note, this is not documented.

Further, there is no guarantee that the setting will take effect.

From the help guide:
"Warning: These are UI properties which are designed to be set by a user. Attempting to modify these values through a custom script is NOT guaranteed to take effect."

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/chartbars_properties.htm

[facuevasm]

Chelsea,

My problem is that ChartBars.ToIndex.Properties.ChartStyle.Stroke = InventoryOutlineStroke; updates every bar on the chart with that Stroke, but not just the current bar.

How I can handle to manipulate just the current bar?

Thank you!

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello facuevasm,

To confirm, from the test script the value printed from the stroke is changing as expected, is this correct?

If you want the last fully closed historical bar you can have a condition.
if (State == State.Historical && CurrentBar == Count - 2)
{
// this is the last historical bar processing
}
https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/...541#post811541

In realtime, each new bar becomes the current bar...
if (State == State.Realtime)
{
// this is the newest realtime bar processing
}

[facuevasm]

Yes is changing as expected. The issue is that is changing the stroke for every bar on chart, based on the condition that I code for just the current bar:

if(bodysize0 < (Threshold/100)*bar_range0)
{


ChartBars.ToIndex.Properties.ChartStyle.Stroke = InventoryOutlineStroke;
CandleOutlineBrushes[0] = InventoryOutlineStroke.Brush;

}

How in Realtime I can manage to change the stroke of just the current bar and not the entire set?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello facuevasm,

I'm not certain this will be possible. This is an undocumented and unsupported approach.

It may be this property sets the ChartStyle.Stroke for all chart bars.

You could choose to custom render the bars and then you would have full control of what is rendered.

Below are links to examples.

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/user-app-share-download/heiken-ashi-8/

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/user-app-share-download/advance-decline/