Custom plotting

[bobajob78]

I am interested in coding an indicator akin to Market Profile - on an intraday basis. Is there any way this can be done with the right knowledge or is this impossible without access to Ninja Trader source code?

Regards,

Nic

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Yup you can. You can use C# however you see fit.

[bobajob78]

Guidelines

Could you point me to the guidelines that one may use to plot a chart if any are available. Is there an API of any sort?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

You will need to override the Plot method. There are several indicators you can look at the source code for in the NinjaTrader directory. Also, there is no API support. You will just need to program it within the context of an indicator.

[darthtrader]

I'm also trying to learn to override the plot method.
good references to check out are candle clear, the multiple time frame indicator, volume zones/volume profile, heikin ashi..
I believe most of what you would need for market profile is contained in the code of those indicators, its just a matter of figuring out how to do what.

[bobajob78]

Thanks Darthtrader - that's good advice - i'll go through the code of these indicators.

It's not that I just want Market Profile standard as I would buy it off the guy who produced it. Instead I want to mess with timeframes because I have worked out an intraday technique with promise. Needs a flexible profile though.