Accessing Hidden Indicator Conditions

September 27th, 2010, 01:42 PM

Can you please tell what the easiest way to access an indicators' "true" condition from the Strategy Wizard? I don't mind adding code to the indicator, but I want to be able to access that information from the Strategy wizard as a condition so I can add an action.
Thanks

September 27th, 2010, 06:19 PM

Hmm, an you be more clear ?
An indicator can expose values, and these values can be booleans (true or false), but is what you mean ?

September 28th, 2010, 02:09 AM

instead of true / false you can also use something with values wich is more easy to use in the strategy-wizard i think.

you can make something like this + you have to set myValue as a dataseries to be able to grab it in the wizard :

if (your condition) // >>> ("true" condition)

myValue = 1

if not (your condition)

myValue = - 1

then grab it in the wizard :

if myValue > 0 ( sell the stuff

or so )

September 28th, 2010, 07:11 AM

Specifically, I would like to access 3 conditions of an indicator that reference trend, "Uptrend, Downtrend, and Notrend". NinjaTrader tech says I can only access an indicator's conditions with the strategy wizard using "Plots". I read through the available tutorials and I'm still not clear on how to accomplish this and he is being a bit vague.

So far what I think I need to do is to create a plot called "TrendPlot" and put it with the indicator's Uptrend condition as an action with a value of 1 (TrendPlot=1), Downtrend condition with a value of -1 (TrendPlot=-1), Notrend condition with a value of 0 (TrendPlot=0). Then In the strategy wizard I can choose the "TrendPlot" plot in the conditon builder and say equals 1, -1, or 0 to be an addtional conditions to my strategy conditons.

The exact "how to" is what I need to know. What goes in "Variables", "Initialize()", "OnBarUpdate()", and "Properties"?
Thanks

September 28th, 2010, 07:17 AM

Any exposed (public) dataseries from the indicator can be referenced by the strategy. Just edit the indicator and make sure in the properties region you are exposing the "Trend" dataseries.

Mike

September 28th, 2010, 08:04 AM

You're saying change this to "true" and I can access the property with the Strategy Wizard?
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September 28th, 2010, 08:08 AM

KenB

You're saying change this to "true" and I can access the property with the Strategy Wizard?
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No, that is not what I am saying.

You would need to post the entire code if you don't know how to expose a dataseries, then perhaps someone else can do it for you. Otherwise, I suggest you hire the work done by an experienced programmer.

Mike

September 28th, 2010, 08:15 AM

I'm not interested in hiring someone to do this. I want to know specifically how to do this on my own. In the thread above I mentioned what I thought was the right track. Am I on the right track or not?
Thanks

September 28th, 2010, 08:20 AM

you are on the right track -i post something later - need to find an example !

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