Identify phantom bars in the NT-range bartype

[Semion.AI.]

The NT-range bartype includes phantom bars to fill gaps. How can an indicator identify these bars ?
Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Clayton]

Hello Semion.AI.,

Thank you for the message.

I am not sure what you mean by "Phantom Bars".

Could you please take a screenshot of the Bars you are referring to and then send that picture in your response?

• If you are unsure of how to take a screenshot, I recommend using the Windows Snipping tool.

• Click on the Windows Icon at the bottom of your screen and type the word "Snip"
• Click on the Snipping tool, click New, then click and drag around the area you want to screenshot
• Click File > Save As > Save the screenshot where you can find it
• Please click here for a video demonstration

[Semion.AI.]

Hi Clayton G.

Thanks. I got the "Phantom Bars" question just by reading the Range BarType script, and then verified it by comparing chart of 1-range & 1-rangeNoGap bartypes.
My intention is to be able to identify such gaps programmatically while running my strategy.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi Semion, thanks for posting. There is not supported way for BarsTypes to send information out to Strategies or indicators that are running on them. You could try something unsupported such as a property changed event notification that your scripts can subscribe to. I made an example of this here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/103089-mysharedmethodsaddonexample

Kind regards,
-ChrisL