3 Linecolors

[AgriTrdr]

Hi,

I've an indicator that I would like to plot 3 different line colors. I'm having issues under PlotBruses[0][0]..... for the NeutralBrush. How would the correct way to be to include all 3 brushes?

lineColor[0] = <code>? 1 : <code>? 0 : <code>? -1 : lineColor[1];

PlotBrushes[0][0] = lineColor[0] == 1 ? BullBrush : BearBrush;

PlotBrushes[0][0] = lineColor[0] == 0 : NeutralBrush;
​

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello AgriTrdr,

What are the rules you want?

Are you wanting 1 to be BullBrush, -1 to be BearBrush, and 0 to be NeutralBrush?

You could nest the ternarys.

PlotBrushes[0][0] = lineColor[0] == 1 ? BullBrush : ((lineColor[0] == -1) ? BearBrush: NeutralBrush);

[AgriTrdr]

Yes that's what I'm trying to accomplish, but the lines show up as BullBrush even though if it should be a Bear/Neutral Brush.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello AgriTrdr,

Please provide output from prints.

https://support.ninjatrader.com/s/article/Developer-Guide-Debugging-using-Print-and-TraceOrders

What is the lineColor[0] value?

[AgriTrdr]

lineColor[0] would always be 1.

I tried changing the logic before PlotBrushes to:

if (code)

{

lineColor[0] = 1;

}

else if (code)

{

lineColor[0] = 0;

}

else if (code)

{

lineColor[0] = -1;

}

else

{

lineColor[0] = lineColor[1];

}
​

instead of previously:

lineColor[0] = <code>? 1 : <code>? 0 : <code>? -1 : lineColor[1];

After the change the lineColor[0] is still 1.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello AgriTrdr,

If lineColor[0] is one after this assignment, this means that your first <code> is resulting in a value of true.

[AgriTrdr]

I rewrote the code below. Would PlotBrushes[0][0] be what it is below or do I need to change it? All 3 colors are plotting, but the issue is that when downTrend occurs the first bar is correct, but then it goes to yellow. On the upTrend, it stays blue.

if (Bars.IsFirstBarOfSession)

{

Trend[0] = Open[0];

upTrend = false;

downTrend = false;

neutralTrend = true;

}


else if (code)

{

Trend[0] = Low[1];

upTrend = true;

downTrend = false;

neutralTrend = false;

}


else if (code)

{

Trend[0] = High[1];

upTrend = false;

downTrend = true;

neutralTrend = false;

}


else if (((upTrend == true) && (Open[0] <= Trend[0] && Close[0] <= Trend[0])) || ((downTrend == true) && (Open[0] >= Trend[0] && Close[0] >= Trend[0])))

{

Trend[0] = Trend[1];

upTrend = false;

downTrend = false;

neutralTrend = true;

}


else

{

Trend[0] = Trend[1];

}


if (upTrend == true && downTrend == false && neutralTrend == false)

{

lineColor[0] = 1;

}

else if (upTrend == false && downTrend == true && neutralTrend == false)

{

lineColor[0] = -1;

}

else if (upTrend == false && downTrend == false && neutralTrend == true)

{

lineColor[0] = 0;

}


PlotBrushes[0][0] = lineColor[0] == 1 ? BullBrush : ((lineColor[0] == -1) ? BearBrush: NeutralBrush);

​

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello AgriTrdr,

What is the value of lineColor?

Add debugging prints to know which if conditions are evaluating as true.

Provide output.

[AgriTrdr]

Please see below Output. 1 works, but for -1, it works on the 1st bar, but it goes to 0 after that.

11/15/2024 2:07:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|-1

11/15/2024 2:08:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|-1

11/15/2024 2:09:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|0

11/15/2024 2:10:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:11:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:12:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:13:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:14:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:15:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:16:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:17:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:18:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:19:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:20:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:21:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:22:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:23:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:24:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:25:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:26:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:27:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:28:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:29:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:30:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:31:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:32:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|-1

11/15/2024 2:33:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|0

11/15/2024 2:34:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:35:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:36:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|1

11/15/2024 2:37:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|-1

11/15/2024 2:38:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|0

11/15/2024 2:39:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|0

11/15/2024 2:40:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|0

11/15/2024 2:41:00 PM|MES 12-24|LineColor|0

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello AgriTrdr,

Add debugging prints to know which if conditions are evaluating as true.

Provide output.