Executing with Strategy Builder based on a drawing

[synthhokie]

I have an indicator that creates drawings in this case just triangle up/down. Is it possible to use these to execute from with the strategy builder?

[synthhokie]

I have an indicator that creates drawings in this case just triangle up/down. Is it possible to use these to execute from with the strategy builder?

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello synthhokie,

Thank you for your post.

Unfortunately no, this would not be possible via the Strategy Builder. The Strategy Builder can only get signals from indicators that have plots. Drawing objects cannot be detected from the Strategy Builder.

Please let us know if you have any further questions.

[synthhokie]

The indicator isn't locked. What would it take to give these signals a "plot"?

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

You would need to add a plot via AddPlot(). Below is the Help Guide documentation for AddPlot().

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpguides/nt8/addplot.htm

If you're simply wanting to detect if there is a drawing object on a particular bar, you could assign 0 to the plot on bars where no object is drawn and assign 1 to the plot where your script is drawing an object. You could then access the indicator's plot from the strategy builder.