Read prices from a csv file and plot price zones on NT8 charts

[JusticeKing]

Hello,
this is supposed to be a very easy and necessary task for any serious traders, I believe.

I have a daily sequence of price levels generated by traders and written as a csv file.
Is there a way to import them on the chart ? Can it be done on NT8?

Thx
Max

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/...txt-file/page2 Only if you can add labels or text.

[smaxin]

I found this on Future.io and it is not exactly what you are looking for but very close and works well.

https://futures.io/ninjatrader/58373-import-levels-txt-file-draw-horizontal-lines.html

Scott

[Lando Calrissian]

Madtrade Yes I did found a way here

https://www.discotrading.com/Description/3026

But it is not as straightforward as you might think, at least that how it was for me
All the best
Max

[Madtrade]

Lando Calrissian Did you found what you where looking for? im trying to find exactly the same.

Would be most appreciated if you could give me some help,

Thank you in advance

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hello Max, thanks for your reply.

The example I sent is demonstrating how to access data from a .txt file using the StreamReader class. I do not have an exact example of importing price level data and drawing objects from that data, a custom script would need to be created to import the price level data, then automatically draw. The price pairs will also need a timestamp associated with each pair, and it will depend on what kind of chart you are drawing these bands to e.g. if you are using a 1 minute chart, you can draw an object at each minute in the session, but if you are using a tick based chart the timestamps can be random throughout the timeline, so you would need to draw the object at the next closest time stamp if the saved time stamp does not exist. This indicator demonstrates drawing colored bands between price levels:
https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/use...el-with-color/

Best regards,
-ChrisL

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[aligator]

Hello Chris,
thanks for your answer but that's not helping.

your link is for importing OHLC chart price data to draw a chart.
I'm trying to plot levels which would need to be drawn on a chart for specific days.
The functionality would include settings like zone color and how frequently to reload the file, etc.
I've paid 1k for this platform and.... what am I doing with it if I cannot perform such a simple task?

EXAMPLE:
very easy... below I have the following S&P levels, I want to create bands out of them for last Friday trading chart, can you create bands out of them?

Thanks
Max



03/12/20 21

3954,00 3959,75
3942,00 3945,50
3932,75 3937,25
3925,25 3930,50
3911,50 3922,25
3903,00 3910,00
3898,50 3901,75
3890,00 3893,00
3871,25 3876,00
3854,75 3863,25
3845,50 3849,75
3829,00 3833,75
3815,75 3819,25
3797,25 3801,75
3776,50 3781,50
3755,25 3762,50
3728,00 3733,00
3716,75 3721,00
3696,00 3704,75
3684,75 3688,25
3674,25 3677,00
3664,25 3670,75
3652,00 3655,00
3637,00 3641,75
3624,50 3628,00
3595,50 3604,00
3586,75 3593,25
3579,25 3584,50

You can certainly draw these lines and fill the zones using a custom indicator, not a feature provided on NInjaTrader or any other platform. If you do a search, there are a few indicators floating around on Future.io and this forum that draw unlimited "constant horizontal lines". These indicators can be modified to read data from a .csv file, draw the lines, and fill the zones.

Cheers!

[Lando Calrissian]

Hello Chris,
thanks for your answer but that's not helping.

your link is for importing OHLC chart price data to draw a chart.
I'm trying to plot levels which would need to be drawn on a chart for specific days.
The functionality would include settings like zone color and how frequently to reload the file, etc.
I've paid 1k for this platform and.... what am I doing with it if I cannot perform such a simple task?

EXAMPLE:
very easy... below I have the following S&P levels, I want to create bands out of them for last Friday trading chart, can you create bands out of them?

Thanks
Max



03/12/20 21

3954,00 3959,75
3942,00 3945,50
3932,75 3937,25
3925,25 3930,50
3911,50 3922,25
3903,00 3910,00
3898,50 3901,75
3890,00 3893,00
3871,25 3876,00
3854,75 3863,25
3845,50 3849,75
3829,00 3833,75
3815,75 3819,25
3797,25 3801,75
3776,50 3781,50
3755,25 3762,50
3728,00 3733,00
3716,75 3721,00
3696,00 3704,75
3684,75 3688,25
3674,25 3677,00
3664,25 3670,75
3652,00 3655,00
3637,00 3641,75
3624,50 3628,00
3595,50 3604,00
3586,75 3593,25
3579,25 3584,50

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hello Max, thanks for your post.

The StreamWriter class can read values from any file within your system. We have a full example here demonstrating how to use this class in a NinjaScript object:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/help..._propertie.htm

Please let me know if you have any questions on this material.

[Lando Calrissian]

Hello,
this is supposed to be a very easy and necessary task for any serious traders, I believe.

I have a daily sequence of price levels generated by traders and written as a csv file.
Is there a way to import them on the chart ? Can it be done on NT8?

Thx
Max