Indicators not recognized by strategy builder

[Harry]

I have a few indicators for pattern detection - such as candle stick pattern, inside, narrow range, outside or wide spread bars. These indicators do not come with regular plots, because there is nothing to be plotted like a line or histogram.

However, the indicators have public data series that can be accessed for detecting the specified pattern. For example, you may want to go short or long when price breaks above the high or below the low of an inside bar. For that purpose, you would check the public data series for the value +1 (inside bar) or 0 (no inside bar),

Unfortunately, the strategy builder does not show these indicators in the dropdown menu, although they have public (non-plot) data series that can be accessed by the strategy builder.

Would it be possible to let the strategy builder access indicators that have public data series, but do not have regular plots?

I am aware that there is a possible workaround by

- adding a dummy plot such as a SMA(1)
- individually setting the plot colors to transparent for all data points (to remove plot and price markers)

This would possibly cheat the strategy builder into accepting the indicator and allow for accessing the non-plot data series, but is sort of a dirty trick with a redundant plot.

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello Harry,

Thank you for your post.

Unfortunately it would not be currently possible for indicators that have public series or variables that are not plots to be accessed by the Strategy Builder at the current time. Your proposed workaround would be the only way to allow those indicators to be accessed. You can take a look at the built in Candlestick Pattern indicator for an example.

That being said, I have created a feature request on your behalf for this functionality. This request is being tracked under the number SFT-5226.

As with all feature requests, interest is tracked before implementation is considered, so we cannot offer an ETA or promise of fulfillment. If implemented, it will be noted in the Release Notes page of the Help Guide.

Release Notes — https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ease_notes.htm

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