Average True Range Displayed in Ticks

[outstretchedarm]

hello all,

Thanks in advance for any help.

NT has a great indicator in ATR (Average True Range). it displays its results as a fluctuation of the range. for example, for the Euro, it might display .000206 as the average true range, which is of course correct, but I would like to see that info in terms of ticks, which would be 2.06 ticks.

is there an indicator (perhaps someone has already developed it) or, if not, how could I get it to show in this format? I'm not a great coder, but the logic would be easy, basically...

ATR / instrument tick size = ATR in terms of ticks

I don't know where to pull the instrument's tick size from (i know where it is manually, but NT should be able to pull it for each instrument individually since it is different for each instrument).

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello outstretchedarm,

Thank you for your post.

Are you asking for 2.06 ticks? Or 2 points and 6 ticks? Or just to see the ATR move in the regards of the ticks of the instrument it is applied to?

The tick size of the instrument is accessed in NinjaScript with TickSize: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...7/ticksize.htm

[Harry]

Edit the indicator and replace OnBarUpdate() with the following code:

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
    if (CurrentBar == 0)
        Value.Set((High[0] - Low[0])/TickSize);
    else
    {
        double trueRange = High[0] - Low[0];
        trueRange = Math.Max(Math.Abs(Low[0] - Close[1]), Math.Max(trueRange, Math.Abs(High[0] - Close[1])));
        Value.Set(((Math.Min(CurrentBar + 1, Period) - 1 ) * Value[1] + trueRange/TickSize) / Math.Min(CurrentBar + 1, Period));
    }
}

Then save the indicator under a new name and compile via F5.

hello all,

Thanks in advance for any help.

NT has a great indicator in ATR (Average True Range). it displays its results as a fluctuation of the range. for example, for the Euro, it might display .000206 as the average true range, which is of course correct, but I would like to see that info in terms of ticks, which would be 2.06 ticks.

is there an indicator (perhaps someone has already developed it) or, if not, how could I get it to show in this format? I'm not a great coder, but the logic would be easy, basically...

ATR / instrument tick size = ATR in terms of ticks

I don't know where to pull the instrument's tick size from (i know where it is manually, but NT should be able to pull it for each instrument individually since it is different for each instrument).

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[outstretchedarm]

Edit the indicator and replace OnBarUpdate() with the following code:

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
    if (CurrentBar == 0)
        Value.Set((High[0] - Low[0])/TickSize);
    else
    {
        double trueRange = High[0] - Low[0];
        trueRange = Math.Max(Math.Abs(Low[0] - Close[1]), Math.Max(trueRange, Math.Abs(High[0] - Close[1])));
        Value.Set(((Math.Min(CurrentBar + 1, Period) - 1 ) * Value[1] + trueRange) / (Math.Min(CurrentBar + 1, Period)*TickSize));
    }
}

Then save the indicator under a new name and compile via F5.

wow if this works this will be awesome. thanks; I'm going to give it a try tomorrow.

[darmbk]

Hi,

I was attempting the same change but I am getting a blank ATR plot back. It displays values from 0-1 on the y-axis. Any ideas?

Thanks,
darmbk.

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello darmbk,

Thank you for your post.

Can you post your code here so I may investigate this matter further?

[darmbk]

The code below should be the original ATR code with the change suggested earlier in this thread...

Thanks darmbk.

//
// Copyright (C) 2006, NinjaTrader LLC <www.ninjatrader.com>.
// NinjaTrader reserves the right to modify or overwrite this NinjaScript component with each release.
//

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

// This namespace holds all indicators and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.Indicator
{
/// <summary>
/// The Average True Range (ATR) is a measure of volatility. It was introduced by Welles Wilder in his book 'New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems' and has since been used as a component of many indicators and trading systems.
/// </summary>
[Description("The Average True Range (ATR) is a measure of volatility. It was introduced by Welles Wilder in his book 'New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems' and has since been used as a component of many indicators and trading systems.")]
public class qATR : Indicator
{
#region Variables
private int period = 14;
#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.Green, "ATR"));
}

/// <summary>
/// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
/// </summary>
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (CurrentBar == 0)
Value.Set((High[0] - Low[0])/TickSize);
else
{
double trueRange = High[0] - Low[0];
trueRange = Math.Max(Math.Abs(Low[0] - Close[1]), Math.Max(trueRange, Math.Abs(High[0] - Close[1])));
Value.Set(((Math.Min(CurrentBar + 1, Period) - 1 ) * Value[1] + trueRange) / (Math.Min(CurrentBar + 1, Period)*TickSize));
}
}

#region Properties
/// <summary>
/// </summary>
[Description("Numbers of bars used for calculations")]
[GridCategory("Parameters")]
public int Period
{
get { return period; }
set { period = Math.Max(1, value); }
}
#endregion
}
}

[Harry]

Sorry, when I had suggested the code, I did not have the time to test it. Please replace OnBarUpdate() with

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
	if (CurrentBar == 0)
		Value.Set((High[0] - Low[0])/TickSize);
	else
	{
		double trueRange = High[0] - Low[0];
		trueRange = Math.Max(Math.Abs(Low[0] - Close[1]), Math.Max(trueRange, Math.Abs(High[0] - Close[1])));
		Value.Set(((Math.Min(CurrentBar + 1, Period) - 1 ) * Value[1] + trueRange/TickSize) / Math.Min(CurrentBar + 1, Period));
	}
}

You just need to change one line. I had inserted TickSize in the wrong place.

I have also changed the code in my post below, just in case somebody else copies it.

[darmbk]

No apologies necessary. Independently, I was making the exact same mistake! The revised code works perfectly.

Many thanks,
darmbk.

[JMont1]

ATRtick8 should be the correct version for the code above for NinjatTrader 8. The initial period in the ATR theory is 14 but this is set to 10 and you may change it on your own.

[clearlystocks]

ATRtick8 should be the correct version for the code above for NinjatTrader 8. The initial period in the ATR theory is 14 but this is set to 10 and you may change it on your own.

any way to round it up to the nearest tick?