DJIA and decimal point

[snooker]

I am trying to set ^DJIA in a pip range chart, but clearly the decimal point is wrong. I have tried 80 pip bars to achieve 8 pip, but that is not right.

Feed is from IQ.

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hi snooker,

Thank you for your post and welcome to the NinjaTrader support forum.

What is the format of the price data are you receiving and what are you expecting?

[snooker]

Thank you for such a quick response.

On the right side of the chart there are numbers such as 10470.00, which makes perfect sense.

But even if set pip range at 80 pips, I think what is happening is that 10470.80 then shows as a 80 pip increase, ie a complete range bar.

A pip in IG language (spread betting) is a whole number... so a rise of 80 pips would take the price to 10550.00.

In Sierra, I have to change the value format to whole numbers, but I havent a clue how to do that in Ninja.

[snooker]

Thanks for the quick response.

I see numbers such as 10470.00 on the right side of the chart, which sounds fine. But if the price rises to say 10470.80, that is interpreted as being 80 pips and gives a complete pip bar.

I need 8 pips, 1 bar, to show the rise from 10470.00 to 10478.00.

In Sierra I have to adjust "value display" to show whole numbers (rather than .0001 for GBP/USD for example). Unfortunately I haven't a clue how to do this in Ninja.

[snooker]

Sorry, thought my reply had got lost! Didnt realise the thread is backwards.

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hi snooker,

Thank you for your reply and the clarification.

Please try a 800 range chart. I think this is what you are looking for.

[snooker]

Is that hugely memory hungry or something? I have tried that (and am trying now) but it doesn't load 800.

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hi snooker,

Thank you for your reply.

Sorry, I'm not sure that I follow. Less bars load on the screen?

[snooker]

It doesnt get past "this request cannot be aborted", which I suppose means ninja is crashing. I have to close ninja and other charts and start over.

I am only trying to load 3 days.....

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hi snooker,

Thank you for your reply.

This message just indicates that NinjaTrader is requesting data for the chart.
If given enough time, this process should complete.

Are you seeing any errors listed in the Log tab of the Control Center?

[snooker]

That has given me an idea.... I could make an absolutely plain template, just for loading the data, then add the indis or load my usual template afterwards. There are a couple of errors in the log, relating to indis.

How long should be long enough? I would have thought 5mins or something at the most? My forex load in about 10 seconds.

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hi snooker,

Thank you for your reply.

Five minutes should be the most you should wait for a data request of this size.

[snooker]

Success!!! Made a plain template (nothing except range bars). Loaded 3 days of 800 pip bars - very quick. But only got today's.... so changed it to 5 days. More data arrived quickly. Then added the template.

Great.

Thanks for your help.

And now I know that the only way to control the "value" is by adjusting the x10 of the pip bars.