Suggestion: Strategy Builder, Optional UI setting to "Bars Ago"

[johnMoss]

Don't need a response, just a thought. This is readily hard-coded, but would possibly be a good feature to add 'Set' to the General setting of bars ago in the Conditions and Actions Window. Ran into an interesting scenario evaluating trend whereupon current volatility or range can be a consideration. Being able to set the bars ago utility in the user interface could be handy.

Cheers

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello johnMoss,

Thanks for your post.

Could you please provide us with more information on the feature you are requesting so we may accurately assist?

Are you referring to adding an option in the Strategy Builder for checking if a certain number of bars have been loaded on the chart before the strategy begins calculations?

For example, setting a value of 10 for this setting would check if 10 bars are loaded on the chart before the script begins calculations.

We look forward to assisting further.

[johnMoss]

Sure...

1.Open Strategy Builder.
2. Create a new Strategy.
3. Click through to the Conditions and Actions Window.
4. Click Add.
5. Double click on Indicator.
6. Choose (for example here) SMA
7. Note now you have options to play with.
8. The first is data series, the next is General, where you see Bars Ago.
9. The idea here is to allow for a user interface setting here whereupon the numerical value of bars ago is adjustable as a user parameters setting. Currently this is only a hard number one adds in...

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello johnMoss,

Thanks for the clarification.

I have submitted your feature request to the Development team so they may take adding it in a future NinjaTrader release into consideration. This request is being tracked under the number SFT-2761.

As with all feature requests, interest is tracked before implementation is considered, so we cannot offer an ETA or promise of fulfillment. If implemented, it will be noted on the Release Notes page of the Help Guide.

Release Notes — https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ease_notes.htm

[PhillT]

I very much agree that this feature request would be quite helpful. Please allow "Bars Ago" to be set to a user input/variable, preferably input for optimization purposes. Upvote from me. Thank You Ninjas