Issues with data series between indicator and strategy

[hireforwebsite]

My custom indicator is based on a 5 minute chart. To ensure my strategy shows an accurate move above or below price levels from the indicator I use OnEachTick

if (State == State.SetDefaults)
            {
                Description                    = @"Sample strategy demonstrating how to call an exposed BoolSeries object";
                Name                        = "RussellStrategy2019";
                Calculate                    = Calculate.OnEachTick;

I added a counter to my indicator with my price levels during the strategy test into my output and noticed that it's spitting out

7745 iterations

though this number should be around

78 iterations

. This of course seems to be an issue with attaching the data object of the indicator to a 5 minute chart and the strategy as it runs to OnEachTick .



How do I ensure my indicator is using the 5 minute data object and the strategy itself which only uses the calculated price level values of the indicator uses OnEachTick?

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello hireforwebsite,

Thank you for your post.

Is the strategy calling this indicator in anyway, or was it placed on the chart separately from the strategy?

If the indicator is being called by the strategy it too will update on each tick.

If you placed your counter inside OnBarUpdate of the indicator and it is updating on each tick, it will add an iteration each time a tick is recieved as that will trigger OnBarUpdate. Should you wish your iterator to only update once per bar, you may want to add an IsFirstTickOfBar check:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/isfirsttickofbar.htm

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[hireforwebsite]

The indicator is called by the strategy like so

else if (State == State.Configure)
            {
                //AddChartIndicator(MACD(12,26,9));
                AddChartIndicator(Russell_levels());
                AddDataSeries("RTY 12-19", BarsPeriodType.Tick, 8);
            }

So, what way would I include the indicator in my strategy to receive the values but make sure the indicator is running off of a 5 minute chart?

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello hireforwebsite,

Thank you for your reply.

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. What is the primary data series of the chart you're running the strategy on? Is this a 5 minute chart that you're using?

Thanks in advance; I look forward to assisting you further.

[hireforwebsite]

Yes the strategy analyser is running with a 5minute chart

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello hireforwebsite,

Thank you for your reply.

In that case, the indicator you've added to the chart through the strategy will be calculating on that five minute data series, yes. You're getting the prints you're seeing because you're running it on each tick on that data series, so it constantly updates with each tick that comes in, but it is basing its calculations on the 5 minute bars.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.