Price Data on Chart Indicator

[ginx10k]

Hey Cal, I got the Overload to work with the + sign. But Still can't add Font.

new Font("Arial",20);

DrawText("My text",true, "BUY Trigger: " + highPlusTen.ToString() , 0, High[0] + 12 * TickSize, Color.Red, Arial);

I'm still missing something here, but don't know how to change FONT.

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello ginx10k,

Here is the complete statement will all overrides

DrawText("My text",true, "BUY Trigger: " + highPlusTen.ToString(), 0, High[0] + 12 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",20),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 5);

When you add the font the DrawText takes more overloads than it did previously.

Please let me know if I may be of further assistance.

[ginx10k]

Finally. Thanks again guys. Perfect!!

that's what was missing the extra arguments.

[ginx10k]

Too Many Lines Problem

Okay So I finally got everything coded. but the Horizontal Lines are being drawn for both Long and Short trades, and I specified in the code that "IF LONG Draw a SET" IF SHORT draw another SET.

But it's NOT Deleting any lines.

Here is the FULL Code (file is attached), hopefully someone can give me a Simple Fix to Stop this from happening. I only want a SET of lines drawn depending whether it's UP bar close or Down Bar Close. I added the RemoveDrawObjects(); to the code and still NOT working

Please Help.

Picture: http://screencast.com/t/4yVjiqazRQ8f

  // For LONG Trades
            if (Close[0] > Open[0])
            {
RemoveDrawObjects(); //This isn't working
                //Customize Horizontal Line with Overload statement DrawHorizontalLine(string tag, bool autoScale, double y, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width);
				//Buy Trigger Price Level
				DrawHorizontalLine("Trigger Level", true,High[0] + 2 * TickSize, Color.DarkSlateGray, DashStyle.Dash, 3);
				DrawText("Trigger Price",true, "BUY Trigger: " + highPlusTwo.ToString(), -10, High[0] + 4 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",10),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 4);
           		
				//Break Even Price Level
				DrawHorizontalLine("Break Even Level", true,High[0] + 7 * TickSize, Color.DarkSlateGray, DashStyle.Dash, 3);
				DrawText("Break Even Price",true, "Break Even: " + highPlusSeven.ToString(), -10, High[0] + 9 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",10),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 4);
				
				//Take Profit Price Level = 20 tick profit Target
				DrawHorizontalLine("Take Profit Level", true,High[0] + 25 * TickSize, Color.DarkSlateGray, DashStyle.Dash, 3);
				DrawText("Take Profit Price",true, "Take Profit: " + highPlusTwentyFive.ToString(), -10, High[0] + 27 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",10),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 4);
				
				//Sell Stop Price Trigger
				DrawHorizontalLine("Sell Stop", true,High[0] - 8 * TickSize, Color.Red, DashStyle.Dash, 2);
				DrawText("Sell Stop Price",true, "SELL Stop Trigger: " + highMinusEight.ToString(), -10, High[0] - 10 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",10),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 4);
            
				//SHORT Hedge Break Even
				DrawHorizontalLine("Short Hedge BE", true, High[0] - 13 * TickSize, Color.Red, DashStyle.Dash, 2);
				DrawText("Short Hedge Price",true, "Short Hedge B.E: " + highMinusThirteen.ToString(), -10, High[0] - 15 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",10),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 4);
			
				//SHORT Hedge Take Profit and Stop Loss = 10 tick profit target
				DrawHorizontalLine("Short Hedge TP", true, High[0] - 23 * TickSize, Color.Red, DashStyle.Dash, 2);
				DrawText("Short Hedge Price",true, "Hedge Take Profit: " + highMinusTwentyThree.ToString(), -10, High[0] - 25 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",10),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 4);
			
			}
			  // For SHORT Trades
            if (Close[0] < Open[0])
            {
RemoveDrawObjects(); //This isn't working                
//Customize Horizontal Line with Overload statement DrawHorizontalLine(string tag, bool autoScale, double y, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width);
				//SELL Trigger Price Level
				DrawHorizontalLine("Trigger Level", true, Low[0] - 2 * TickSize, Color.DarkSlateGray, DashStyle.Dash, 3);
				DrawText("Trigger Price",true, "SELL Trigger: " + lowMinusTwo.ToString(), -10, Low[0] - 4 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",10),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 4);
           		
				//Break Even Price Level
				DrawHorizontalLine("Break Even Level", true,Low[0] - 7 * TickSize, Color.DarkSlateGray, DashStyle.Dash, 3);
				DrawText("Break Even Price",true, "Break Even: " + lowMinusSeven.ToString(), -10, Low[0] - 9 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",10),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 4);
				
				//Take Profit Price Level
				DrawHorizontalLine("Take Profit Level", true,Low[0] - 25 * TickSize, Color.DarkSlateGray, DashStyle.Dash, 3);
				DrawText("Take Profit Price",true, "Take Profit: " + lowMinusTwentyFive.ToString(), -10, Low[0] - 27 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",10),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 4);
            
				//BUY Stop Price Trigger
				DrawHorizontalLine("Buy Stop", true,Low[0] + 8 * TickSize, Color.DarkSlateGray, DashStyle.Dash, 3);
				DrawText("Buy Stop Trigger",true, "BUY Stop Trigger: " + lowPlusEight.ToString(), -10, Low[0] + 10 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",10),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 4);
            
				//LONG Hedge Break Even
				DrawHorizontalLine("Long Hedge BE", true,Low[0] + 13 * TickSize, Color.DarkSlateGray, DashStyle.Dash, 3);
				DrawText("Hedge B.E",true, "Long Hedge B.E: " + lowPlusThirteen.ToString(), -10, Low[0] + 15 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",10),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 4);
            
				//LONG Hedge Take Profit Target and Short Stop Loss = 10 tick profit
				DrawHorizontalLine("Hedge T.P", true,Low[0] + 23 * TickSize, Color.DarkSlateGray, DashStyle.Dash, 3);
				DrawText("Hedge Take Profit",true, "Hedge Profit Target: " + lowPlusTwentyThree.ToString(), -10, Low[0] + 25 * TickSize,0, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",10),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 4);
            
			}

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello ginx10k,

I'm taking a look at your code and wanted to clarify with you, Are you having issues with it showing the lines for both of your conditions?

Or do you just need to remove the lines when not needed?

You can remove the not needed lines by removing the line by its name using the following:

RemoveDrawObject("Break Even Level");

You could implement this into each of the conditions removing the lines that do not apply to the condition when it is met.

You might also take a look at the "Price Alert" indicator that comes with NinjaTrader. It has some examples of alternative ways of drawing lines. I don't want to confuse you as this does not really relate to your questions, I just wanted to let you know it’s there for you to look at if you would like.

Please let me know if I may be of further assistance.

[ginx10k]

I tried the RemoveDrawObject(); empty statement to remove lines that weren't being used. Yea I'm just having a problem with lines that are there that were from previous Bars and aren't needed anymore.

I'm still new to programming, so it's hard for me to find fixes for these things myself. I'll try the RemoveDraw for each statement. Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello ginx10k,

I have attached a revised copy of your indicator. I have left basically everything you did intact I have just changed the way the lines are drawn and removed.

So the way this works for the line redrawing:
There are 6 lines that need to be drawn at a time depending on your conditions.
The issue you were facing was that the other 6 lines would not remove so you were seeing more than 6 lines.

To solve this I have created an IText and an IHorizontalLine in the variables section for each of the 6 lines. Both conditions share the sames lines just different text depending on which condition is active so we only need 6 "place holders"

Next I created a line removal function at the bottom of the script called ClearLines()
This sets the text and line objects we created back to null when were done displaying them.

In your conditions I have changed the DrawHorizontalLine and DrawText statements just a little bit. They now are created and applied to the "placeholders" I set up. Now when they are drawn they are only displayed untill the ClearLines() is called at the beginning of each condition.

Please let me know of I may be of additional assistance.

[ginx10k]

Moving Average

Jesse Thanks for that. looks great. but I still have a problem, cause I realized that sometimes I want to see the past Price levels cause I might still be in a Trade.

So My thought is this:

is it possible to instead of Having Horizontal lines, perhaps having Moving Averages that do the same thing?? i.e. a MA 10 ticks above the High but showing the price 10 ticks above the high, etc......

This way all the lines can remain on the chart, and If lets say I'm in a trade from the 8:30 5min bar, but it's now 8:50, I can keep looking at the 8:30 Levels in an elegant fashion.


SummarY: Moving Average that holds the price levels chosen at the close of a bar. So let's say 10 ticks above the high, another one is 20 ticks below the High.

Is this idea possible? how can I even begin to look at this??

Any Ideas on how to accomplish this guys.

[ginx10k]

Figured it out!

Nevermind, finally figured it out. just did it using the Plot.Set().