Previous Swing Highs and Lows

[KNalley]

Hello, I'm using the Swing indicator in my strategy and I'm having trouble finding information on how to access previous highs and lows. For example, using Swing(5).SwingHigh[0] will give me the most recent Swing High with a strength of 5, but I would like to know where the last x number of highs were so I can plot higher highs and lower lows. Can someone provide a simple example? Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello KNalley,

The SwingHigh series will just return the value at the number of BarsAgo you requested. For working with the instances of the swings you would need to use SwingHighBar:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/swing.htm?zoom_highlightsub=swing

Here is an example of gathering the last two instances of high swings and then getting their values:

int BarsAgo = Swing(4).SwingHighBar(0, 1, Bars.BarsSinceNewTradingDay); 
if(BarsAgo < 0 || CurrentBar <= BarsAgo) return;

double swingHigh = Swing(4).SwingHigh[BarsAgo];
Print(swingHigh);

int BarsAgo2 = Swing(4).SwingHighBar(0, 2, Bars.BarsSinceNewTradingDay); 

if(BarsAgo2 < 0 || CurrentBar <= BarsAgo2) return;

double swingHigh2 = Swing(4).SwingHigh[BarsAgo2];
Print(swingHigh2);

you can also use the High series as shown in the help guide sample.


I look forward to being of further assistance.

[KNalley]

Thank you, I can work with that example

[jimmy_NT]

hello what is Swing(4) ??

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello jimmy_NT,

Swing is the swing indicator, the 4 is the strength parameter the swing takes: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...lightsub=swing