Chart Background Color

[reynoldsn]

I'd like the background of a chart to be a certain color for a given time period everyday.
My chart uses range bars.
In this case, I'm using market replay.
I tried myself but so far no luck.

Help is appreciated.

[rockmanx00]

There is this indicator that I have used before.

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/user-app-share-download/repeater/

You could use that, or use the Editor to open it up and look how they do it.

[NinjaTrader_Eduardo]

Hello reynoldsn,

Thank you for your post.

You may use the BackBrush property to paint the chart panel's background color for the current bar. In the example below, I use the ToTime() method to specify a given time period.

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (CurrentBar < 1)
return;
if (ToTime(Time[0]) >= ToTime(9, 45, 00) && ToTime(Time[0]) <= ToTime(12, 45, 00))
BackBrush = Brushes.Red;
// Sets the color of the background on the current bar as red
}

For more information, please consult the following Help Guide pages:

• BackBrush Property: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help.../backbrush.htm
• BackBrushes, for historical bars: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ackbrushes.htm
• ToTime(): https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...nt8/totime.htm
• Reference sample, Manipulating DateTime objects: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...me_objects.htm

Please let me know if I may be of any further assistance.