Indicator in Future or Draw on indicator

[ehlaban]

Hello,

I've read on this forum that plotting indicators in the future is not possible but
that it is on the wish list for NT7.

What is the status of this?
Will this possibility come but no date is given yet or
does it still has to be decided if this feature will be implemented?

I thought i had found a way around it with DrawDot. While you can
draw in the future with this it doesn't seem possible to draw in a indicator panel.
This is a major disappointment for me as most of my indicators plot in the future.
Did i overlook something with DrawDot in a indicator panel?

Even plotting the indicator in the price panel as overlay is no solution because
the DrawDot can't be overlayed, so you are not able to position the dots as a continuation
of the overlayed indicator on price.

Hints, tips, ideas and Ninjatrader remarks about future plotting and drawing is very welcome.

Ernesto

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Welcome to our forums Ernesto - you should be able to draw into the future with NT7 by passing a future DateTime value in (bars would not work as there's no future barnumber concept as the bars creation is highly individual across bars types used).

[ehlaban]

Hello Bertrand,

you said: "you should be able to draw into the future with NT7 by passing a future DateTime value"

This only works with drawing like DrawDot, DrawLine etc etc i read on this board and not with an
indicator/Plot, right?

I'm able to use DrawDot with a future DateTime but like i wrote in my first message it seems
that you can't draw in the indicator panel and thus in that way 'extend" the indicator to the
future.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

You would be able to draw on the indicator panel, too - just set DrawOnPricePanel = false in the Intitialize() of the script for this.

[ehlaban]

Yes this indeed works. I tried to extend the indicator
with drawdot and drawline.

But there is something strange with it.

It looks like each drawing occupies several days. I first tried drawing:
last day till last day +1
last day +1 till last day +2
etc etc

But the lines and dots where overlapping and sometimes chaotic drawn.

When using for example segments of +- 5 days it's better like in the enclosed picture.
Example code line for a segment
DrawLine("2", true, Time[0].AddDays(5), 1.50, Time[0].AddDays(10), 1.0, Color.Blue, DashStyle.Solid, 1);

Still this isn't a workable way to extend the indicator into the future if drawing from day to day isn't working correctly. I tried several settings but couldn't find anything
to correct this strange behavior.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

ehlaban,

I am not sure what you mean by "occupying several days". Can you please clarify? It is not evident to me by the screenshot.

Also, when you draw into the future please note that the future timestamps are projection timestamps and may not necessarily reflect where they will actually end up in reality depending on the type of chart you are using.

[ehlaban]

Hello,

I checked it again and think know what is happening.
The current bar is June 14. I want to extend my indicator for 10 days with draw dot
into the future. I add 4 new dots. Time[0].AddDays(1) etc. See picture NT 11

After the 4th dot it goes wrong. see picture NT12.
This is weekend, June 19 and 20, but i just draw dots everyday to extend my indicator.
I have no way of knowing weekdays from weekends, and the drawing goes wrong.

Hope this helps.

Any insight on FutureBars in NT 7?

Ernesto

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Correct, you would need to accomodate in your code if the DateTime falls on weekends, just add for example 2 days if the calculated future value falls on a Saturday.

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/DayOfWeek.html