CrossAbove prediction and look-forward?

[Skifree]

I'm interested in translating this (https://www.tradingview.com/script/5...MA-Prediction/) predictive EMA projection into a strategy as an indicator. There would be two EMAs being predicted and I'm interested in determining how far out they cross based on a given projection.

Is this something that can be done in NT8, or is looking forward to a cross not a feature? I can't find examples in the documentation.

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello Skifree,

Thank you for your post.

There are no examples in our documentation regarding predicting values in the future or detecting a crossover in the future. If you create a calculation to predict the EMA values, you would not be able to use plots to display the future values on the chart and would instead need to use custom rendering. This is because plots use a series<double> object that has as many indexes as there are bars on the chart. No indexes for the plot exist in the future because those bars do not exist on the chart yet.

We do have documentation about custom rendering using SharpDX and OnRender() at the following links:

• https://ninjatrader.com/support/help..._rendering.htm
• https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...8/onrender.htm

There is also an indicator that comes with NinjaTrader called SampleCustomRender that uses OnRender() to draw shapes on the chart. You could view the source code and use it as an example to assist you with rendering the EMA lines into the future based on whichever calculations you use to predict their values.

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