Draw Horizontal line on the hour dynamically

[dpanglin]

Help please!

I would like to draw a Horizontal Line on the chart that corresponds to the current bar's Opening price + 0.0003 (for 3 pips) . The kicker is that this line must re-draw or update at the start of every hour on the hour. I am using eSignal data feed so historical data is no problem. This will be applied to a 5 min chart.

Can someone help me please?!!

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

There are various help guide tutorials on indicator development which is always a good start if you are new to this. If you prefer not to get your hands dirty, you can always consult with one of our NinjaScript consultants.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/webnew/partners_onlinetrading_NinjaScript.htm

[dpanglin]

I am not entirely new to Ninja script coding having written a few indicators myself. I know how to code for a fixed horizontal line at whatever level I want on the chart. The challenge is making it re-draw at the start of the hour. Just throwing it out there to get a dialogue going and for someone to give me a hint. Should I be looking at Session start time for example?

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Assuming you run it on a 5 minute chart, you would need to programatically check on each bar if 12 - 5 minute bars have passed and if yes, recalculate and draw the line at the new value.

[dpanglin]

Thanks. I am struggling with getting the line to draw at the open price starting on the hour. So if I put up a chart at say 09:07 I need my line to stay at the open price at 09:00 until it reaches 10:00. Can you through me a suggested line of code? Just asking for a jump start.

[dpanglin]

Below is my attempt at coding what I am asking for but has compilation errors. Can you help?



{
if (CurrentBar < 24) return;
int H1 = 0;
for (int barsAgo = 0; barsAgo < 24; barsAgo++)
{
H1 = H1 + Input[barsAgo];
}
if (ToTime(Time[0]) >= ToTime(H1, 00, 00))
{
int bartime = CurrentBar - Bars.GetBar(new DateTime(2007,1,16,H1,0,0));
}
DrawHorizontalLine("Hour Open",Open[bartime],Color.Blue);
}

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

I've replied in your other post.

[astra]

dpanglin,
Any progress with the code? I am also interested in your code so any sharing will be appreciated. Thanks,
astra