Indicator to print MACD to output window

[GKonheiser]

hi there

I am using the code below to print MACD values to the output window, which it is doing fine but it is not printing the MACD Average, how can I get it to do this?

Thanks in advance.

Here is the code,

#region Using declarations
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart;
#endregion

// This namespace holds all indicators and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.Indicator
{
/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
[Description("")]
public class WilliamsRValuePrint : Indicator
{
#region Variables

#endregion

/// <summary>
/// This method is used to configure the indicator and is called once before any bar data is loaded.
/// </summary>
protected override void Initialize()
{
Add(new Plot(Color.FromKnownColor(KnownColor.Orange), PlotStyle.Line, "Plot0"));
Overlay = false;
}

/// <summary>
/// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
/// </summary>
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
//double rsiValue = WilliamsR(40)[0]; RSI(Median, 14, 1)[0];

//double rsiValue = CashCloseES().PriorClose[0];
double rsiValue = MACD(6,13,9)[0];
// Prints whatever indicator etc value against the timestamp.
Print("" + Time[0] + "" + " " + rsiValue.ToString("N2"));


//Produces comma separated file for data export and ##-## file update.
//Print(Time[0]+ "," +Open[0]+ ","+High[0]+ ","+Low[0]+ ","+Close[0]+ ","+Volume[0]);


Plot0.Set(rsiValue);
}

#region Properties
[Browsable(false)] // this line prevents the data series from being displayed in the indicator properties dialog, do not remove
[XmlIgnore()] // this line ensures that the indicator can be saved/recovered as part of a chart template, do not remove
public DataSeries Plot0
{
get { return Values[0]; }
}

#endregion
}
}

#region NinjaScript generated code. Neither change nor remove.
// This namespace holds all indicators and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.Indicator
{
public partial class Indicator : IndicatorBase
{
private WilliamsRValuePrint[] cacheWilliamsRValuePrint = null;

private static WilliamsRValuePrint checkWilliamsRValuePrint = new WilliamsRValuePrint();

/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public WilliamsRValuePrint WilliamsRValuePrint()
{
return WilliamsRValuePrint(Input);
}

/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public WilliamsRValuePrint WilliamsRValuePrint(Data.IDataSeries input)
{
if (cacheWilliamsRValuePrint != null)
for (int idx = 0; idx < cacheWilliamsRValuePrint.Length; idx++)
if (cacheWilliamsRValuePrint[idx].EqualsInput(input))
return cacheWilliamsRValuePrint[idx];

lock (checkWilliamsRValuePrint)
{
if (cacheWilliamsRValuePrint != null)
for (int idx = 0; idx < cacheWilliamsRValuePrint.Length; idx++)
if (cacheWilliamsRValuePrint[idx].EqualsInput(input))
return cacheWilliamsRValuePrint[idx];

WilliamsRValuePrint indicator = new WilliamsRValuePrint();
indicator.BarsRequired = BarsRequired;
indicator.CalculateOnBarClose = CalculateOnBarClose;
#if NT7
indicator.ForceMaximumBarsLookBack256 = ForceMaximumBarsLookBack256;
indicator.MaximumBarsLookBack = MaximumBarsLookBack;
#endif
indicator.Input = input;
Indicators.Add(indicator);
indicator.SetUp();

WilliamsRValuePrint[] tmp = new WilliamsRValuePrint[cacheWilliamsRValuePrint == null ? 1 : cacheWilliamsRValuePrint.Length + 1];
if (cacheWilliamsRValuePrint != null)
cacheWilliamsRValuePrint.CopyTo(tmp, 0);
tmp[tmp.Length - 1] = indicator;
cacheWilliamsRValuePrint = tmp;
return indicator;
}
}
}
}

// This namespace holds all market analyzer column definitions and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.MarketAnalyzer
{
public partial class Column : ColumnBase
{
/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
[Gui.Design.WizardCondition("Indicator")]
public Indicator.WilliamsRValuePrint WilliamsRValuePrint()
{
return _indicator.WilliamsRValuePrint(Input);
}

/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public Indicator.WilliamsRValuePrint WilliamsRValuePrint(Data.IDataSeries input)
{
return _indicator.WilliamsRValuePrint(input);
}
}
}

// This namespace holds all strategies and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.Strategy
{
public partial class Strategy : StrategyBase
{
/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
[Gui.Design.WizardCondition("Indicator")]
public Indicator.WilliamsRValuePrint WilliamsRValuePrint()
{
return _indicator.WilliamsRValuePrint(Input);
}

/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public Indicator.WilliamsRValuePrint WilliamsRValuePrint(Data.IDataSeries input)
{
if (InInitialize && input == null)
throw new ArgumentException("You only can access an indicator with the default input/bar series from within the 'Initialize()' method");

return _indicator.WilliamsRValuePrint(input);
}
}
}
#endregion

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi GKonheiser, you would need to point to the Avg plot / series of the MACD -

double rsiValue = MACD(6,13,9).Avg[0];

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/moving_average_convergence_divergence_macd.htm

[GKonheiser]

Thanks that great. How can I change the number of decimal places it prints. At the moment its only printing 2 D.P for the Average and I would like 3 or 4 D.P?

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

You have the print formatting set to 2 ( .ToString("N2")); ). You can of course change that to 3 or 4 as needed ("N3", "N4").