Print Daily SMA into 5 minutes chart

[xtremel]

Hi, is it possible to plot a daily or any higher time frame into a smaller time frame within the strategy?

I tried to plot a Daily SMA into a 5-minute chart and it doesn't work.



else if (State == State.Configure)
{
AddDataSeries(Data.BarsPeriodType.Day, 1);
}
else if (State == State.DataLoaded)
{

SMAD = SMA(Closes[1], 20);

SMAD.Plots[0].Brush = Brushes.Yellow;
SMAD.Plots[0].Width = 5;
AddChartIndicator(SMAD);
}

Thank you!

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello xtremel,

The way you passed the secondary series to the indicator is correct, that will allow the strategy to access those values in its code. AddChartIndicator does not work with indicators that use secondary series so that part can be removed.

To plot the indicator value the strategy would need to add a plot and then you would need to set the indicator value to the plot.

Value[0] = SMAD[0];

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

[xtremel]

Hi Jesse,

I tried the following, and don't see any errors, but I can't see the plot.

protected override void OnStateChange()
{
if (State == State.SetDefaults)
{

// Add plots and associated Series<double> objects
AddPlot(Brushes.Yellow, "SMAD"); // Defines the plot for Values[0]


}
else if (State == State.Configure)
{
AddDataSeries(Data.BarsPeriodType.Day, 1);
}
}

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{


if (CurrentBars[0] < 72
|| CurrentBars[1] < 72)
return;
// Variable Higher Time Frames
Values[0][0] = SMAD[0]; // "SMAD"
}

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello xtremel,

You likely don't have enough data loaded. You are checking for 72 days of data:


if (CurrentBars[0] < 72
|| CurrentBars[1] < 72)

Try and use:

if (CurrentBars[1] < 1)

[xtremel]

Thank you! that fixed the problem