Plotting 30 day SMA on minute timeframe strategy

[wyifei6688]

Hi,

I want to develop a strategy in visual studio on minute timeframe, but I want to plot 30 day SMA on my strategy. I am thinking about modifying the SMA indicator code in Ninja Trader but I am not sure how to modify it to make it always calculate on a daily basis. Can you please help me on this?

Thank you.

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello wyifei6688,

Thanks for your post.

The SMA indicator could be plotted in a NinjaScript strategy by using the AddChartIndicator() method.

We have a help guide page linked here that talks about adding indicators to a strategy: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help..._strategie.htm

See this help guide page for more information about the AddChartIndicator() method:

You could also consider adding a secondary 1-minute data series to the strategy by using AddDataSeries() and instantiate the SMA indicator to calculate using that added series by passing in the BarsArray index you would like to use for calculations.

For example, if the 1-minute data series is the first added series in the script, you could pass BarsArray[1] into SMA(), such as SMA(BarsArray[1], 30).

This could be set up in the Strategy Builder by adding a 1-Minute data series to the strategy on the Additional Data screen and creating a condition using the SMA indicator and setting the input series to use the added 1-minute series. Then, you could click the 'View code' button to see the generated syntax.

See the help guide documentation below for more information and sample code.

Working with Multi-Timeframe/Multi-Instrument NinjaScripts: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...nstruments.htm
AddDataSeries: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...dataseries.htm
BarsArray: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help.../barsarray.htm