Is it possible to use a calculated OnEachTick Indicator in an OnBarClose strategy?

[Mestor]

Hello everyone,

I have an indicator that calculates OnEachTick and it works without problem

I want to create a strategy that will calculate OnBarClose using this indicator

Is it possible to do this?

I've tried the OnEachTick strategy and it works fine, but if I change it to OnBarClose, it doesn't pull the indicator value.

Thank you so much

Have a nice day

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello Mestor,

Thank you for your post.

The parent script determines how frequently OnBarUpdate() will calculate. This is addressed as Tip number 4 on the following page:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/calculate.htm

That means you would need to set your strategy to OnEachTick if you require the indicator called by your strategy to calculate OnEachTick. Then, what you could do if you want your strategy to only process OnBarClose, is program your strategy logic with the condition checking if IsFirstTickOfBar is true. We have a reference sample that demonstrates separating logic to calculate once on bar close or on every tick here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/separating_logic_to_either_cal.htm

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

[Mestor]

Hello Mestor,

Thank you for your post.

The parent script determines how frequently OnBarUpdate() will calculate. This is addressed as Tip number 4 on the following page:
https://ninjatrader.com/support/help.../calculate.htm

That means you would need to set your strategy to OnEachTick if you require the indicator called by your strategy to calculate OnEachTick. Then, what you could do if you want your strategy to only process OnBarClose, is program your strategy logic with the condition checking if IsFirstTickOfBar is true. We have a reference sample that demonstrates separating logic to calculate once on bar close or on every tick here:
https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...either_cal.htm

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

Thank you very much Emily,

It's just what I needed.

I have modified the code following your explanation and example and it works perfectly.

Greetings and have a nice day