Help my indicator plot on last bar

GoldenRatio · October 25th, 2014, 05:26 AM

Can somebody please tell me why my indicator is not plotting on the last bar?

For example, I would have expected a blue arrow to be plotted over the last bar as all the conditions are met?

I checked the scale range and it is set to "Expand Range to include Analysis Techniques" so it shouldn't be off the screen. Any ideas?

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ABCTG · October 25th, 2014, 09:57 AM

GoldenRatio,

can you post the code in a code box? Also what chart symbol and chart setting did you use, so someone can reproduce it?
Is update intrabar checked or unchecked for your indicator?

Regards,
ABCTG

GoldenRatio

Can somebody please tell me why my indicator is not plotting on the last bar?

For example, I would have expected a blue arrow to be plotted over the last bar as all the conditions are met?

I checked the scale range and it is set to "Expand Range to include Analysis Techniques" so it shouldn't be off the screen. Any ideas?

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GoldenRatio · October 25th, 2014, 03:23 PM

ABCTG, thanks for offering to help!

Yes update intrabar is checked. I am not sure what you mean when you ask "what chart symbol and chart setting did you use" as I am still earning the language and program.

Code

Using elsystem;
Using elsystem.drawing;
Using elsystem.drawingobjects;

Inputs:
	FontName("TradeStation"),
	UpChar("Q"),
	DnChar("A");
	
Vars:
	Font LabelFont(Null),
	TextLabel UpLabel(Null),
	TextLabel DnLabel(Null),
	SMA10Volume(0),
	Stock_Range(0);
	
SMA10Volume = Average(Volume,10);
Stock_Range = (Close-Low)/(High-Low);	

Once Begin
	LabelFont = Font.Create(FontName, 12);
End;
      
if Volume > SMA10Volume AND Close > Close[1] AND Stock_Range >= 0.50 then
Begin
	UpLabel = TextLabel.Create(DTPoint.Create(Bardatetime[0], High+3), UpChar);
	UpLabel.Font = LabelFont;
	UpLabel.HStyle = HorizontalStyle.center;
	UpLabel.VStyle = VerticalStyle.center;
	UpLabel.Color = color.Blue;
	DrawingObjects.Add(UpLabel);
End;

ABCTG · October 25th, 2014, 03:27 PM

I meant the symbol and bar interval settings that you used for the chart where your arrow should have appeared on the last bar.
It seems to be a daily chart, but what is the symbol?

Regards,
ABCTG

GoldenRatio · October 25th, 2014, 03:30 PM

ABCTG

I meant the symbol and bar interval settings that you used for the chart where your arrow should have appeared on the last bar.
It seems to be a daily chart, but what is the symbol?

Regards,
ABCTG

Symbol should be blue up arrow. I want it to run on both the daily and weekly chart time frames.

ABCTG · October 25th, 2014, 03:32 PM

The chart symbol. If I want to reproduce your chart picture you posted, what do I have to set up?

Chart symbol - for example SPY, MSFT, GOOG etc.
Barinterval - for example Daily, 2 Years back.

GoldenRatio

Symbol should be blue up arrow. I want it to run on both the daily and weekly chart time frames.

ABCTG · October 25th, 2014, 03:36 PM

A good way to find out what is going within your code is by adding plots or print statements.
If you add this to the end of your code, it will add a plot to the chart showing +1 when your conditions are met and 0, when they are not. So you can easily see if the arrow is maybe just out of sight.
The print statement will output the values to the print log, so you can exactly see what is going on and why an arrow is missing.

Regards,
ABCTG

Code

if Volume > SMA10Volume AND Close > Close[1] AND Stock_Range >= 0.50 then
	Plot1( +1 )
else
	Plot1( 0 );

Print( ElDateToString( Date ), "; Volume: ", Volume, "; SMA10Volume: ", SMA10Volume, "; Close: ", Close, "; Close[1]: ", Close, "; Stock_Range: ", Stock_Range ) ;

GoldenRatio · October 25th, 2014, 03:36 PM

Sorry for being so dense!

Symbol: ALXN
Barinterval: Daily

GoldenRatio · October 25th, 2014, 03:42 PM

ABCTG

A good way to find out what is going within your code is by adding plots or print statements.
If you add this to the end of your code, it will add a plot to the chart showing +1 when your conditions are met and 0, when they are not. So you can easily see if the arrow is maybe just out of sight.
The print statement will output the values to the print log, so you can exactly see what is going on and why an arrow is missing.

Regards,
ABCTG

Code

if Volume > SMA10Volume AND Close > Close[1] AND Stock_Range >= 0.50 then
	Plot1( +1 )
else
	Plot1( 0 );

Print( ElDateToString( Date ), "; Volume: ", Volume, "; SMA10Volume: ", SMA10Volume, "; Close: ", Close, "; Close[1]: ", Close, "; Stock_Range: ", Stock_Range ) ;

I added the statement and it does show a value of 1 on the last bar.

If the arrow is out of sight, how do I set the chart to resize to automatically show indicator?

ABCTG · October 25th, 2014, 03:43 PM

GoldenRatio,

no worries. Your code is correctly working, good job. The arrow is just outside the visual area. You can check this by setting the symbol to center last price.

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Although this is not a good setting for charting. I would suggest trying to set the subgraph margins Lower and Upper to maybe 10%.

Regards,
ABCTG

GoldenRatio

Sorry for being so dense!

Symbol: ALXN
Barinterval: Daily

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