Indicator paint bars between Entry Trade

[ricardo88]

Hi, I would like to develop an Indicator that paint the bars in a trade of green color if the entry was profitable, and red color if trade wasn't profitable. I know how to set the bar's color, but I wonder how can I get the start and end price's and bar's index of an entry to paint them.

Thanks in advance for the help.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hello ricardo88,

Thank you for the post.

To know what bar you entered the market at, when you use EnterLong()/EnterShort(), save the CurrentBar value as a protected integer in your class like so:

public class MyIndicator : Indicator
{
#region Variables
private int barsAgo;
#endregion

...

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{

if(condition == true) {

barsAgo = CurrentBar;
EnterLong();

}
}

When you close the position, you will do the same thing to get the bar that the exit occurred on.

More on CurrentBar here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/zordertype.htm?currentbar.htm

You might also find the Position object useful, which has the AvgPrice property.

More info on Position object here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/zordertype.htm?position.htm

Please let us know if we may be of any further assistance.