need to have Range bar as input in Indicator/Strategy

[MoreYummy]

need to have Range bar as input in Indicator/Strategy.

Currently only HLOC, typical on time based bar.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

If you want range bars, you need to run off of range charts.
Indicators are not multi-series so this is the only way to achieve it, run it off of a range chart to begin with.

Strategies can be multi-series. If you want range bars you need to program it. This is not available in the Strategy Wizard.

Add(PeriodType.Range, 4);

[MoreYummy]

I have a customized indicator working as I wanted now, but i have to use range chart first.

How do i modify it to use range chart in indicator, and put this indicator on a minute chart?

Where do I put the code you mentioned?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

As mentioned, you cannot do this on an indicator. Indicators only have one series. That series is whatever the chart is that they are running on.

[MoreYummy]

oh, didnt see it works only on strategy...

Is the layout of strategy similar to indicator? So I can simply move the codes to strategy and add that Range code part.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

It depends what you are trying to do. Strategies cannot have plots. If you are just trying to do things like draw dots, playing sounds, etc. then you can do so.

[MoreYummy]

Plot = those things under the chart?

And drawing is on the Price chart?

Just want to be clear.

But then it runs into another problem I asked in another thread, when I run strategy, I cant trade on chart, unless i run indicator. That's why I changed to making a new indicator. Now indicator cant run specified type of price method... And back to strategy, but no chart trading, and cant put signals on the Panel 2, 3, 4.. The loop

Wondering why not have all features on all set, probably NT's development session decided this is not useful.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Plot = either things you add on a new panel or on the price panel. SMA indicator has an SMA plot on the price panel for instance.

Drawing is done on the price panel, correct.

Multi-series indicators is only available in NT7.

[MoreYummy]

It seems there are many useful features i need in NT7.0

Is there a way to auto launch Strategy when the chart is loaded in NT 7.0?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

NT7 will have strategy persistence in that any strategies you had on the chart will be recovered onto the same chart the next time you start NT. The strategies won't be started, but they will be available for a one click enable process through the Strategies tab.

[MoreYummy]

In NT 6.5, how do i modify indicator and put in Range price in Strategy?

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

MoreYummy, sorry I don't follow what you would like to do in 6.5, please clarify. Thanks

[MoreYummy]

How to input price using Range price, rather OHLC.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

If you're asking how to work on Range bars as input for a strategy, then please open a range bar chart first and then apply the strategy from there. It would then take the Range bar chart series as input series to calculate your trading signals.

[MoreYummy]

bertrand, just realized you are different user reply this thread. no wonder you dont follow it. np

Yes, i tried to use Range to calculate price in Strategy.
But I want to show the strategy on a minute chart, so I have to hard code the Range as input price type inside Strategy.