multi time-frame getting time from one bar to another

[uday12]

Suppose I have a multi timeframe indicator based on 30 second (1st) and 5 min intervals (2nd) . I can use BarsInProgress == 0 or BarsInProgress == 1 within OnBarUpdate() to decide what do when the bars complete.

Let's say, for the 30 second interval time-frame, I want to act only when a 30-second bar occurs at 4:30 min of the current on-going 5 min bar (i,e, 9th 30-second bars since the last 5 min bar).

More specifically:

if (BarInProgress == 0) {
if (CurrentBar of the 30 second = 9th 30-second Bars since the last 5 min bar's close) {
}
}

Any recommendations on how I can implement this: "CurrentBar of the 30 second = 9th 30-second Bars since the last 5 min bar's close" ?

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello uday12,

Thank you for writing in.

You can use a counter to keep track of how many bars have elapsed. Once the counter reaches the amount of bars you wanted to wait to close before doing other logic, you can enter into that logic.

For example:

private int counter = 0;

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
     if (BarsInProgress == 0)
     {
          counter++;
          // check if 9 bars have elapsed
          if (counter == 9)
          {
               // do stuff and reset counter
               counter = 0;
          }
     }
}

Please, let us know if we may be of further assistance.

[uday12]

Zachary,

Thanks for the reply. This is exactly what I wanted.

Best regards