Multiple Time Frame

[richbois]

I am using your SampleMultipleTimeFrame strategy and trying to get the 6 SMA to show on a 1 minute chart and get the 5min and 10min to also show on the same chart

this is the modifications to your script that i have so far

when place on chart i only get the 1 min SMAs

could you tell me what am I doing wrong

Thank you for help in advance

Richard

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// Copyright (C) 2022, NinjaTrader LLC <www.ninjatrader.com>.
// NinjaTrader reserves the right to modify or overwrite this NinjaScript component with each release.
//
#region Using declarations
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Gui;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.SuperDom;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript;
using NinjaTrader.Core.FloatingPoint;
using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators;
using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.DrawingTools;
#endregion

//This namespace holds strategies in this folder and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Strategies
{
public class SampleMultiTimeFrame2 : Strategy
{
private SMA sma50B0;
private SMA sma50B1;
private SMA sma50B2;
private SMA sma5B0;
private SMA sma5B1;
private SMA sma5B2;

protected override void OnStateChange()
{
if (State == State.SetDefaults)
{
Description = NinjaTrader.Custom.Resource.NinjaScriptStrategyDes criptionSampleMultiTimeFrame;
Name = "SampleMultiTimeFrame2";
// This strategy has been designed to take advantage of performance gains in Strategy Analyzer optimizations
// See the Help Guide for additional information
IsInstantiatedOnEachOptimizationIteration = false;
}
else if (State == State.Configure)
{
// Add a 5 minute Bars object to the strategy
AddDataSeries(Data.BarsPeriodType.Minute, 5);

// Add a 15 minute Bars object to the strategy
AddDataSeries(Data.BarsPeriodType.Minute, 10);
}
else if (State == State.DataLoaded)
{
// Best practice is to instantiate indicators in State.DataLoaded.
sma50B0 = SMA(50);
sma5B0 = SMA(5);

// Note: Bars are added to the BarsArray and can be accessed via an index value
// E.G. BarsArray[1] ---> Accesses the 5 minute Bars object added above
sma50B1 = SMA(BarsArray[1], 50);
sma50B2 = SMA(BarsArray[2], 50);
sma5B1 = SMA(BarsArray[1], 5);
sma5B2 = SMA(BarsArray[2], 5);

// Add simple moving averages to the chart for display
// This only displays the SMA's for the primary Bars object on the chart
// Note only indicators based on the charts primary data series can be added.
AddChartIndicator(sma5B0);
AddChartIndicator(sma5B1);
AddChartIndicator(sma5B2);
AddChartIndicator(sma50B0);
AddChartIndicator(sma50B1);
AddChartIndicator(sma50B2);
}
}

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello richbois,

Thanks for your post.

AddChartIndicator() can only place indicators on the chart that use the primary series. It cannot place indicators on the chart that use a secondary added series. This could be seen in Notes section of the AddChartIndicator() help guide page.

From the help guide page: "An indicator being added via AddChartIndicator() cannot use any additional data series hosted by the calling strategy, but can only use the strategy's primary data series. If you wish to use a different data series for the indicator's input, you can add the series in the indicator itself and explicitly reference it in the indicator code (please make sure though the hosting strategy has the same AddDataSeries() call included as well)"

See the AddChartIndicator() help guide page for more information: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...tindicator.htm

Let us know if we may assist further.

[richbois]

Thank you for the info

[richbois]

1 more question if i may is it possible to hard code the time frame in an indicator ??

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello richbois,

Thanks for your note.

Yes, as stated in the Notes section of the AddDataSeries() help guide: If you wish to use a different data series for the indicator's input, you can add the series in the indicator itself and explicitly reference it in the indicator code (please make sure though the hosting strategy has the same AddDataSeries() call included as well.

You could add a data series in the indicator using AddDataSeries() and then have the indicator calculate logic using that added series by referencing the BarsInProgress value of the added series and assigning a value(s) to the plot(s).

AddDataSeries(): https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...dataseries.htm
BarsInProgress: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...inprogress.htm

And, see this help guide page for information about working with Multi-TimeFrame/Instrument scripts: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...nstruments.htm

Let us know if we may assist further.