Extracting value out of custom indicator

[jaboo]

Hello, I had a quick question about the best way to get a value of an indicator when building a strategy. For example, lets assume the following is my custom indicator

Custom Indicator A

bool goLong
if(Close[0] > Close[1]) goLong = true
else goLong=false

Custom Strategy Builder B

Here I want to get the value of goLong from Indicator A.

Currently what I'm doing is putting the goLong variable into an iseries and then have the strategy just pull the value every bar. I was just unsure if there is a more efficient way of doing this.

Thank you!

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello jaboo,

Thank you for the post.

With the strategy builder using a Plot would be the best way to expose that data for the strategy. Strategy builder strategies have no other option for accessing indicator properties so a plot would be the only way to expose it correctly for that use case. In a manually coded strategy there are other options however using a series is also generally the most efficient way to expose data.

I look forward to being of further assistance.