how to pass results from indicators to a strategy

[Kicks.Spin]

ninjas:

can some one point me to an example showing how to pass calculation results from an indicator file to a strategy? I need some advice. i have developed satisfactory detection & calculations with indicator. But my code is getting 500+ lines long. my gut says to pass decision values from indi to a strategy that only manages orders only. is this right thinking? what is the best way? thanks

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi Kicks.Spin, thanks for posting.

You can make an indicator instance within your strategy if the indicator implements public series or has public Plots to access. See here for an example:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/?ninjascript_best_practices.htm#Performance

Kind regards,
-ChrisL

[Kicks.Spin]

Thank you. I was able to pass a value from my indi to a strategy. A code chunk shown below. I have a followup question. I get the following error message after my code run successful.
'Error on calling 'CalculateMinMax' method on bar bla_bla. The calculation results in an unrenderable values.'
i think the plot doesn't work because a plot value of .01 when the ES = 4400 dont jibe? How can i make calculations public to a strategy without plot complications? thanks!

........
else if (State == State.Configure)
{
AddDataSeries(Data.BarsPeriodType.Tick, 216);
AddPlot(new Stroke(Brushes.Orange, 2), PlotStyle.Dot, "riskrewardplot");
}

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
Values[0] = calculation_bla_bla
}

#region Properties
[Browsable(false)]
[XmlIgnore]
public Series<double> rrratioplot
{
get { return Values[0]; }
}
#endregion

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi Kicks.Spin, thanks for your reply.

Instead of using a plot you can use a public Series<double>. That will make it available to other scripts without the need for a plot. See the example here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/?exposing_indicator_values_that.htm

Kind regards,
-ChrisL