Chart Misalignment: Drawings and Candles Out of Sync

[iwanko]

Hello, everyone!

I’m facing an issue with the platform and I’d like to know if anyone has experienced this or has any idea how to fix it. When observing the chart, I notice two types of drawings: the first one, in green, represents a channel that I drew and replicated several times; the second is a blue line, which I used as a marker to highlight a possible issue.

The problem happens when I scroll the chart forward or backward: these two elements become misaligned, showing strange behavior on the platform. This misalignment is quite concerning, as it can lead to false buy or sell signals. Moreover, I notice that it’s not just the lines that become misaligned — it also affects the relationship with the candles. When focusing on a specific line, it becomes clear that as I move the chart, the channels shift their position relative to the candles.

It’s funny how the drawings seem to dance on the chart, as if the drawing plane moves independently from the candle plane. This is a very serious issue that needs attention.

It’s worth mentioning that the channels are locked to prevent accidental movement, which reinforces the abnormality of this behavior. I’ve tried everything to fix it, but so far, I haven’t had any success.

Does anyone have any idea what might be happening or has faced something similar? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

[iwanko]

Hello, everyone!

I’m facing an issue with the platform and I’d like to know if anyone has experienced this or has any idea how to fix it. When observing the chart, I notice two types of drawings: the first one, in green, represents a channel that I drew and replicated several times; the second is a blue line, which I used as a marker to highlight a possible issue.

The problem happens when I scroll the chart forward or backward: these two elements become misaligned, showing strange behavior on the platform. This misalignment is quite concerning, as it can lead to false buy or sell signals. Moreover, I notice that it’s not just the lines that become misaligned — it also affects the relationship with the candles. When focusing on a specific line, it becomes clear that as I move the chart, the channels shift their position relative to the candles.

It’s funny how the drawings seem to dance on the chart, as if the drawing plane moves independently from the candle plane. This is a very serious issue that needs attention.

It’s worth mentioning that the channels are locked to prevent accidental movement, which reinforces the abnormality of this behavior. I’ve tried everything to fix it, but so far, I haven’t had any success.

Does anyone have any idea what might be happening or has faced something similar? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

[NinjaTrader_Clayton]

Hello iwanko,

Thank you for the message.

This would imply that you most likely drew all of the lines before the plotting data was at that point in time.

If you draw a line into the future where one of the ending points is at a time that doesn't exist yet, then there is a good possiblity that things will shift once that time actually happens.

• A line is made of two sets of Anchor Points.
• If you put the Ending Anchor point in the future before that time actually happens on a chart, the platform is guessing and doing its best to draw it at that point in time.
• However, once that time actually happens, the point in time/price could have been located in a different place causing the objects to shift.

Moving forward, you would want to make sure that the Starting and Ending Point of a Drawing Object are both placed on a time that already exists on the chart. So, do not extend past the current time and draw out there. Otherwise, you run the risk of things moving.


You can find multiple other posts about Drawing Objects and Drawing Tools on the forum and how they are going to act. Google/Bing "NinjaTrader Forum Drawing Objects" to read through more.


Please let us know if we may provide any further assistance.

[iwanko]

Hello iwanko,

Thank you for the message.

This would imply that you most likely drew all of the lines before the plotting data was at that point in time.

If you draw a line into the future where one of the ending points is at a time that doesn't exist yet, then there is a good possiblity that things will shift once that time actually happens.

• A line is made of two sets of Anchor Points.
• If you put the Ending Anchor point in the future before that time actually happens on a chart, the platform is guessing and doing its best to draw it at that point in time.
• However, once that time actually happens, the point in time/price could have been located in a different place causing the objects to shift.

Moving forward, you would want to make sure that the Starting and Ending Point of a Drawing Object are both placed on a time that already exists on the chart. So, do not extend past the current time and draw out there. Otherwise, you run the risk of things moving.


You can find multiple other posts about Drawing Objects and Drawing Tools on the forum and how they are going to act. Google/Bing "NinjaTrader Forum Drawing Objects" to read through more.


Please let us know if we may provide any further assistance.

Good morning, thank you for your response.

I do indeed use imported EOD data. However, the main channel, which I highlighted in yellow, uses old data, with an endpoint of 03/04/2024 and a start date of 12/28/2023. The other channels are duplicates of this main channel, where I edited the original channel’s properties and added new price levels (where I request the creation of additional lines at 100%, 200%, 300%, and so on, creating several parallel channels), as shown in the attached photos.

So, what you’re telling me is that these duplicated channels don’t follow the replication of the original channel but rather the underlying price levels? In that case, could this cause issues where future candles don’t yet exist?

[NinjaTrader_Clayton]

Hello iwanko,

Thank you for the message.

While the original drawing has its beginning and end Anchor Points defined, the additional trend lines coming off of it do not if they have part of their value in the future.

If the line that was drawn was also drawn at a point where one of the Anchor points was also in the future, that line would have the ability to be moved and adjusted on the chart as it is moved to readjust the visual scaling.

So yes, this could cause issues if you are drawing into the future where candles do not exist yet. The drawing should not exist until both the starting and end point exist on the chart.

• By projecting the lines into the future, they do not have an official anchor point until it is actually plotted on the chart.

Please let us know if we may provide any further assistance.

[iwanko]

Hello iwanko,

Thank you for the message.

While the original drawing has its beginning and end Anchor Points defined, the additional trend lines coming off of it do not if they have part of their value in the future.

If the line that was drawn was also drawn at a point where one of the Anchor points was also in the future, that line would have the ability to be moved and adjusted on the chart as it is moved to readjust the visual scaling.

So yes, this could cause issues if you are drawing into the future where candles do not exist yet. The drawing should not exist until both the starting and end point exist on the chart.

• By projecting the lines into the future, they do not have an official anchor point until it is actually plotted on the chart.

Please let us know if we may provide any further assistance.

Alright, I’ll see what I can do with these points. Thanks for your attention! You can close the post.