Problem w/ Adding Data Series to Charts

[rezamerik]

Hi - while adding data series to my chart (both tick-based; one based on US RTH time and the other based on the Futures Market Time), the candles are plotted side by side. I changed one of the candle colors to transparent, but still, the chart looks weird (look below at 6:30 am when the NY market opens PT time). Is there a way to fix this? Like completely not show the other data series and only use it to show certain studies?

[brucerobinson]

@rezamaric - I’ve had this situation before some time ago.
This may sound somewhat bizarre but iirc try ‘stretching’ the x-axis massively - and I mean massively, until you’re only showing a few bars in your chart. You might also need to change your bar width on both Data Series to 1 whilst stretched.

I don’t use the added hidden Data Series any longer due to the impact on performance but definitely experienced exactly your problem.

Good luck

[NinjaTrader_Kennedy]

Hello rezamerik,

Thank you for your post!

I would recommend the following settings for the hidden Data Series: change the Chart style to Line on Close > change the color of the chart style to Transparent by typing directly into the color drop down menu > erase the text in the Label box and leave blank > change the Panel to 1 > change Plot executions to Do not plot > OK.

Does this resolve the spacing issue?

If not, please do let me know!

[brucerobinson]

NinjaTrader_Kennedy those are the settings I used to use (per NT recommendations on using added Data Series) and the problem occurred with those settings.

[rezamerik]

NinjaTrader_Kennedy it did not! Still have the same problem! I appreciate your response though!

[NinjaTrader_Kennedy]

Hello rezamerik,

I recorded a short video below of a chart with a hidden data series and I'm unfortunately not experiencing the same. Could you take a look at my settings and compare them to yours? I'd also recommend starting with a new chart to see if the issue occurs on a new chart as well.

• https://www.screencast.com/t/86gbVrH84Bd

Please let me know the results of the above!

[rezamerik]

Hi NinjaTrader_Kennedy! Thanks so much for recording and sharing the video. If you change the "Trading Hours" for one of the data series, you should see the problem occur! As I mentioned, I need one data series to represent the default trading hours, and the other one to show the "U.S. Securities RTH" trading session.

[NinjaTrader_Kennedy]

Hello rezamerik,

Thank you for your reply.

Yes, I'm able to reproduce this as well while using a Tick based chart with different trading hours. Unfortunately, this is expected. For example, the ETH chart might have a candle that covers 4,181 ticks from 9:03:00 to 9:04:30. Meanwhile, the RTH chart has a candle that covers from 9:02:45 to 9:04:25. Since NinjaTrader shows the candles time-based, it would now show one candle at 9:02 and one at 9:03, but each gets the next one at 9:04, so now you have this gap between the :02 and :03 candle.

I did not experience this using time-based charts, however.

Therefore, if you use a Tick chart, this is expected and cannot be changed. Otherwise, you could use a Minute chart, for example, and the spacing issue would not occur.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

[rezamerik]

NinjaTrader_Kennedy thanks so much for your response! It actually makes perfect sense why the gap happens. I really appreciate you taking the time and explaining that to me. Thank you!