Draw objects on price chart AND indicator?

[MrOrange]

Hi there,

I have a custom made indicator, which draws 'dots' on it when it finds certain patterns. That works pretty awesome. Because i'm drawing dots on the indicator, near the start of my code i use the function DrawOnPricePanel = false;

I'm wondering if it's possible to ALSO have this indicator draw things on the price panel. Ie, i want to do both. Basically, i want it to make dots on the indicator when it identifies the pattern i'm looking for, and then print the entry price on the price chart. Is that possible?

I tried it with the DrawArrowLine (just as a test) to draw an arrow at the previous swing low, once my indicator sees a potential new short. I tried this, but it is drawing the arrows on the indicator, not the price chart.

DrawOnPricePanel = true;
DrawArrowLine("NewShort", false, LowestBar(Low, lowBarsAgo)+4, Low[lowBarsAgo], LowestBar(Low, lowBarsAgo), Low[lowBarsAgo],Color.Blue, DashStyle.Solid, 2);
DrawOnPricePanel = false;


So, the logic of my DrawArrowLine seems to work fine, but like i said, i want it to draw the arrows on the price chart (but keep the dots i draw earlier on the indicator panel).

Anyone know how i might accomplish this?

Thanks!!
Mr. Orange

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello MrOrange,

The only supported technique for drawing on both indicator panel and price panel is to use two separate indicators.

We are currently tracking the suggestion to draw on both panels with ID # 845.

Some users report success dynamically setting DrawOnPricePanel, so you may want to check these forums to see what others have been able to do.

http://www.google.com/search?q=DrawOnPricePanel&sitesearch=ninjatrader.com

[MrOrange]

Ah, okay, thanks for the head's up.

[koganam]

If you want to be able to switch in that manner, you must explicitly set DrawOnPricePanel = true; in the Initialize() method. After that you can switch dynamically.

I am sure that was not intended by NT, as they insist that there is no way to dynamically switch the drawing panel. I guess its a bug in their mind, and a feature in ours. One can but hope that they will not deliberately disable this one in the future.

[MrOrange]

Hey, thanks a lot for that koganam!! I think that's the second time you've solved a problem for me. Very much appreciated!