Fractals indicator.

[NinjaMartin]

Hello, I am attempting to include on my strategy a Fractals indicator.

Since Ninja Trader does not have such a indicator by default, I have had to import it. And right now I can visualize it on any chart successfully.

But, now I would like to have some examples on how to code it onto the strategy (because I can not find any help about it), in order to get all the values that this indicator provide me, in real time.

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Ben]

Hello,

I can't help with the specific indicator because it is custom. However I do know the indicator does likely redraw the past so I it may be challenging to use in an indicator. The method for referencing any indicator, custom or not, is the same: MyIndy(myinputs)[myindex]

Maybe post what you are doing and we can help.

[NinjaMartin]

Fractals indicator.

Ok, then. I will try in the way you are telling me.
If I continue having problems, I will post again informing about the specific application.

Thanks.

[dnoff]

Hello,

I can't help with the specific indicator because it is custom. However I do know the indicator does likely redraw the past so I it may be challenging to use in an indicator. The method for referencing any indicator, custom or not, is the same: MyIndy(myinputs)[myindex]

Maybe post what you are doing and we can help.

I have a question on using indicators in strategies....

If the indicator you use is a "real time only" indicator (i.e. uses OnMarketData etc), does referencing the indicator work?

For example a Market Profile type indicator is constantly calculating until next bar is created, so if I reference RealTimeIndicator(10)[0], does NT already load the real time indicator to do this???

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

dnoff,

If it is a real-time only indicator it will only carry real-time values. Loading it historical will carry no values and be relatively useless even when called from a strategy.

[dnoff]

dnoff,

If it is a real-time only indicator it will only carry real-time values. Loading it historical will carry no values and be relatively useless even when called from a strategy.

Thanks for the reply. I am fine (relatively speaking) with it not working on historical data. I guess my question was more around whether or not I need to essentially include all the logic for a real time indicator directly into the strategy OnBarUpdate and OnMarketData methods and tracking values directly with the strategy via an internal data series, or whether just using a reference to the real time indicator (and its data series) is enough???? i.e. will just referencing it essentially "load it" and start it calculating???

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

If you want to load the indicator you should just Add() it to the strategy.