Check if Close[0] on an OET strategy touching yHighlight drawn from custom indicator?

[rbeckmann05]

Hello, I have an onBarClose indicator that, for the life of me, I can not convert into use for an onEachTick strategy (it sounds easy, but turns out to be quite difficult). There is no plots, therefore using strategy builder is a no-go as well. So is there any way to have my existing indicator do the calculating, drawing, and draw removal work, then have the strategy check if price is touching the indicator-drawn yHighlights, then enter position? The indicator produces many zones each with unique tags, maybe some way to tie those in for strategy use?

Thank you in advance

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello rbeckmann05,

For a strategy to be used in the Strategy Builder it does need to set plot values. If the indicator is drawing objects, it would be wise to also set a transparent plot at the same price and time as the anchor of the drawing object to use as a signal.

That said, you can loop through the Indicators.DrawObjects collection.

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

With Calculate.OnEachTick, TickReplay will be necessary for this to update for each tick in historical data. You can use IsFirstTickOfBar if you would like to also trigger some events only when the bar closes.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/strategy-development/94098-isfirsttickofbar-vs-onbarclose-for-backtest-live?p=773377#post773377

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