SUM indicator

[frankduc]

Anyone has an idea what is the formula of the SUM indicator.

It says return sum for specified period.

But if i ask 14 it says the sum of those 14 period = 15756 contracts on ESU9

However the sum of the last 14 period calculated manually give more than 15756? I dont get it.

Frank
ty

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Hello,

Thank you for your forum post.


The Sum shows the summation of the last n data points.


You should see this is the case try a more simpler 2 period SUM to see how this works. It works off the close price and a SUM of 2 yields the correct result for me.

[frankduc]

What a piece of garbage i thought it was summing the volume.

I wonder if i could change the code so it sums the volume?

Frank
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[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Hello,

Yes this is possible and would require creating a second indcator based off this indicator and instead of using Close Price you would need to use Volume. If you were to use this indicator in NinjaTrader 7 you can do this in the platform with no custom coding needed as you can change the inputed data series to the Volume indicator output instead of the Close price on the chart.

NinjaTrader 7 is in the later stages of beta testing and the public beta has been released and is available at the link below. There is no release date for NinjaTrader 7 yet. Please visit the below link for information on NinjaTrader 7 features and release information, select click here to download and input your license key. Then select download version 7 for all the information pertaining to the NinjaTrader 7 Open beta.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/webnew/download_trading_software.htm

You can contact one of our NinjaScript consultants to assist you with coding this if you need this on NinjaTrader 6.5 or you can use our NinjaScript guide and forums to code this indicator yourself if you are a programmer.

NinjaScript Consultants:

http://www.ninjatrader.com/webnew/partners_onlinetrading_NinjaScript.htm

NinjaScript Help Guide:

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/Overview17.html

NinjaTrader Support Forum:

http://www.ninjatrader-support2.com/vb/index.php

Strategy Wizard:

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/Overview41.html

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

[frankduc]

code to switch to volume of SUM

Hi,

Anyone has tried to switch close price to volume like mention by Brett below "you can do this in the platform with no custom coding needed as you can change the inputed data series to the Volume indicator output instead of the Close price on the chart."

I cant see where is the close price in the code:

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
Value.Set(Input[0] + (CurrentBar > 0 ? Value[1] : 0) - (CurrentBar >= Period ? Input[Period] : 0));
}

Frank
Ty

[frankduc]

Forget about it iv done it and it works!