Market Facilitation Index Alert

[carlton]

Hello Ninjas,

Its been a while since I asked for assistance here so not sure if I should send the file when asking for help with an indicator.

Anyway, I was wondering if someone could should me how to tweak the following indicator to sound an alert when the MFI is green?


Cheers

Carlton

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello Carlton,

Thank you for your post.

Have you attempted to add an alert already?
From the Indicator's code I see the following:

Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "ES 5 Min. Close = " + Close[0].ToString(), "Windows Balloon.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);

The item that may be occurring here is that you must list the absolute file path of the soundLocation. You can just list the name of the file as listed above but only if the file is located in C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader Installation Folder\sounds folder.

Please let me know if you have not tried to add Alert() already or if listing the absolute file location resolves this matter.

[carlton]

Hi Patrick,

Thanks for getting back to me, I don't recall already attempting to add an alert. However, the Windows Balloon.wav file is located in the folder highlighted below:

C:\Program Files (x86)\NinjaTrader 7\sounds

Also, the alert should occur when the MFI is green.

Cheers

Carlton

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello Carlton,

Thank you for your response.

Are you changing any of the Plot colors manually when applying the indicator?

If not, then the following condition will trigger and set the Plot to LimeGreen and set off the Alert():

if(mfiUp && volUp)
{
MFIUpVUp.Set(mfi[0]);
MFIDnVDn.Reset();
MFIUpVDn.Reset();
MFIDnVUp.Reset();
Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "ES 5 Min. Close = " + Close[0].ToString(), "Windows Balloon.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);
}

However, you may need to change the soundLocation to the following:

Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "ES 5 Min. Close = " + Close[0].ToString(), "C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader Installation Folder\sounds\Windows Balloon.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);

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

[carlton]

Thanks again for getting back to me.

Can you tell me the difference between you're update and the following:

{
MFIUpVUp.Set(mfi[0]);
MFIDnVDn.Reset();
MFIUpVDn.Reset();
MFIDnVUp.Reset();
Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "YM 5 Min. Close = " + Close[0].ToString(), "Windows Balloon.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);

}

Cheers

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello Carlton,

Thank you for your response.

There is no difference between what you have posted and what I have posted previous to that.

However, please advise if changing the Alert() to the following resolves this matter: Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "ES 5 Min. Close = " + Close[0].ToString(), "C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader Installation Folder\sounds\Windows Balloon.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);

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

[carlton]

Patrick thanks again for getting back to me.

I added the following line and it didn't work:

Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "YM 5 Min. Close = " + Close[0].ToString(), "C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader 7\sounds\Windows Balloon.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);

I can't find the folder you suggested as follows:

C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader Installation

[carlton]

Patrick

I get the error message, 'Unrecognized Escape Sequence"

[carlton]

Patrick,

I got the same error message even with your suggestion.....

[Radical]

Patrick,

I got the same error message even with your suggestion.....

Put an @ before the file path:

Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "YM 5 Min. Close = " + Close[0].ToString(), @"C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader 7\sounds\Windows Balloon.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello Carlton,

Thank you for your response.

We will need to add an @ symbol in front of the directory for this to work.
Such as the following:

Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "YM 5 Min. Close = " + Close[0].ToString(), @"C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader 7\sounds\Windows Balloon.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);

Please let me know if this resolves the matter.

[carlton]

However, please advise if changing the Alert() to the following resolves this matter: Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "ES 5 Min. Close = " + Close[0].ToString(), "C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader Installation Folder\sounds\Windows Balloon.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);

Hi Patrick,

It didn't work, got the error message "Unrecognized Escape Sequence"

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello Carlton,

Thank you for your response.

Please add an @ symbol in front of the directory for this to work.
Such as the following: @"C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader 7\sounds\Windows Balloon.wav"

Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "YM 5 Min. Close = " + Close[0].ToString(), @"C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader 7\sounds\Windows Balloon.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);

Please let me know if this resolves the matter.

[carlton]

Hi Patrick,
I added the following line at it compiled ok

Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "YM 5 Min. Close = " + Close[0].ToString(), @"C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader 7\sounds\Windows Balloon.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);
I hope I inserted the folder correctly..... we will find out when MFI turns green :-)

Thanks for your help.

Cheers

Carlton

[carlton]

Hi Patrick,

It didn't alert. However, I can't think of any reason why?