"Bars Ago" on different timeframes

[Berry Trader]

I have more than one data series in my strategy and sometimes they are the same instrument, but different timeframes.
[0] is the first data series on my chart (ES 1000 tick)
[1] is the first data series added in my strategy under the section

else if (State == State.Configure)
{
AddDataSeries("ES 03-24", Data.BarsPeriodType.Tick, 300, Data.MarketDataType.Last);
AddDataSeries("NQ 03-24", Data.BarsPeriodType.Tick, 1000, Data.MarketDataType.Last);
}

I have a variable MACD1 that is the MACD of the [0] series and
a variable MACD2 that is the MACD of the [1] series.

If I write

(Slope(MACD2.Default, 5, 1)> SomeNumericVariable)

is that slope calculated using the MACD of the 300 tick series during 4, 300-tick-bars
or
is that slope calculated using the MACD of the 300 tick series during 4, 1000-tick-bars of my default series.

I've been coding assuming the underlined statement is true, - that the # of bars, bars ago, and the indicator of a series go together in concordance.
Please confirm or set me straight. Many thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello Berry Trader,

Thank you for your post.

The slope is based on the following formula:
(series[endBarsAgo] - series[startBarsAgo]) / (startBarsAgo - endBarsAgo)

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

This means what you have underlined is the case, the slope is calculated using the MACD of the 300 tick series during 4 300-tick bars. You can test this out by adding prints of the Slope value when BarsInProgress is 0 (the primary series) as well as when BarsInProgress is 1 (the 300 tick series) and see that the values are the same:

if (BarsInProgress == 0)
Print(Time[0] + " BarsInProgress is 0. Slope: " + (Slope(MACD2.Default, 5, 1));
if (BarsInProgress == 1)
Print(Time[0] + " BarsInProgress is 1. Slope: " + (Slope(MACD2.Default, 5, 1));

You could always use Prints as a debugging tool to understand what data points are being calculated if you are unsure. For more information on using prints for debugging:

https://support.ninjatrader.com/s/article/Developer-Guide-Debugging-using-Print-and-TraceOrders?language=en_US

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

[Berry Trader]

Thank you.