Strategy error after contract Change

[nelslynn]

I have an Inidicator in my Strategy that plots an hourly 20SMA on a lower time frame chart. When the contract changed yesterday it stopped working with this error:

'20HrlySMAonTick' tried to load additional data. All data must first be loaded by the hosting NinjaScript in its configure state. Attempted to load NQ MAR25 Globex: 60 Minute


Here is the Indicator:

#region Using declarations
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Gui;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.SuperDom;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript;
using NinjaTrader.Core.FloatingPoint;
using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.DrawingTools;
#endregion

//This namespace holds Indicators in this folder and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators
{
    public class 20HrlySMAonTick : Indicator
    {
        private SMA SMA1;
        protected override void OnStateChange()
        {
            if (State == State.SetDefaults)
            {
                Description                                    = @"Enter the description for your new custom Indicator here.";
                Name                                        = "20HrlySMAonTick";
                Calculate                                    = Calculate.OnBarClose;
                IsOverlay                                    = true;
                DisplayInDataBox                            = true;
                DrawOnPricePanel                            = true;
                DrawHorizontalGridLines                        = true;
                DrawVerticalGridLines                        = true;
                PaintPriceMarkers                            = true;
                ScaleJustification                            = NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart.ScaleJustification.Right;
                //Disable this property if your indicator requires custom values that cumulate with each new market data event.
                //See Help Guide for additional information.
                IsSuspendedWhileInactive                    = true;
                AddPlot(Brushes.LightCoral, "SMAPlot");
            }
            else if (State == State.Configure)
            {
                AddDataSeries(Data.BarsPeriodType.Minute, 60); //add our secondary 60 minute data series for calculating the SMA
            }
            else if (State == State.DataLoaded)
            {
                SMA1 = SMA(BarsArray[1], 20);  //set SMA here so we make sure it's calculated on the secondary data series
            }
            
        }

        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
            
            if (CurrentBars[0] < 1 || CurrentBars[1] < 20) 
                return;

            if(BarsInProgress == 0)           // if OnBarUpdate was called from the primary bar series, then set the current value to the latest SMA1 value
                Value[0] = SMA1[0];    
        }

        #region Properties

        [Browsable(false)]
        [XmlIgnore]
        public Series<double> SMAPlot
        {
            get { return Values[0]; }
        }
        #endregion

    }
}&#8203; 

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello nelslynn,

In your strategy you likely have the additional series using a specific contract rather than the primary instrument. Please check in the strategies additional data tab that you have a secondary 60 minute series added with use primary instrument checked. If you do not have that option checked it is likely pointing to an older contract.

[nelslynn]

That was it, thanks.