Help with indicator

[jsrdaytrader]

Hi, im a new user of NT and im trying to learn the 1st steps on how to create an indicator...

On a website i found this code to create a bar counter indicator but it starts since the 1st bar. How can i change it so it reset to 0 on the 5 minute chart when the market opens?

namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators
{
public class MyFirstIndicator : Indicator
{
#region Indicator Name / Description

private string iProductVersion = " v1.0.1";
private string iProductName = "My First Indicator";
private string iProductDescrption = string.Empty;

public override string DisplayName { get { return string.Format("{0} {1}", iProductName, iProductVersion); } }

#endregion

private double iOffset = 0;
private int iOffsetTicks = 1;
[NinjaScriptProperty]
[Display(Name = "01. Text Offset (ticks)", Description = "Description of input goes here", GroupName = "01. Indicator Parameters", Order = 1)]
public int OffsetTicks
{
get { return iOffsetTicks; }
set { iOffsetTicks = Math.Max(0, value); }
}

protected override void OnStateChange()
{
if(State == State.SetDefaults)
{
// Name / Description
Name = string.Format("{0} {1}", iProductName, iProductVersion);
Description = iProductDescrption;

// Visuals
IsOverlay = true;
IsAutoScale = true;
DisplayInDataBox = true;
DrawOnPricePanel = true;
BarsRequiredToPlot = 1;
DrawHorizontalGridLines = true;
DrawVerticalGridLines = true;
PaintPriceMarkers = true;
ShowTransparentPlotsInDataBox = false;
ScaleJustification = ScaleJustification.Right;

// Misc
IsChartOnly = false;
Calculate = Calculate.OnBarClose;
IsSuspendedWhileInactive = false;
MaximumBarsLookBack = MaximumBarsLookBack.TwoHundredFiftySix;
}
else if(State == State.DataLoaded)
{
iOffset = iOffsetTicks * TickSize;
}
}

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if(CurrentBar < 0)
return;

if(IsFirstTickOfBar)
{
string xCB = CurrentBar.ToString();
if(CurrentBar % 2 == 0)
Draw.Text(this, "Even " + xCB, xCB, 0, High[0] + iOffset);
else
Draw.Text(this, "Odd " + xCB, xCB, 0, Low[0] - iOffset);
}
}
}
}

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Welcome to the forums jsrdaytrader!

Thanks for your post.

The script counts using CurrentBar which itself is a count of the number of bars on the chart. If you would like to have this count from the first bar of a session, I suggest to create your own variable to count the bars, and to set that variable back to 1 on Bars.IsFirstBarOfSession. Documentation on using IsFirstBarOfSession is included below.

Bars.IsFirstBarOfSession - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...rofsession.htm

While we cannot offer programming education with our Support Services, I have included a link to a publicly available resource that demonstrates incrementing variables in C#. Our NinjaTrader 7 help guide also has some light programming materials that can be referenced as well as some indicator tutorials which can help you to get acquainted with indicators.

Incrementing a variable by 1 - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...y-1-in-c-sharp

Basic Programming Concepts (NT7) - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...g_concepts.htm

Indicator tutorials - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ndicators2.htm

Our Code Breaking Changes page of the NinjaTrader 8 Help Guide goes over implementation differences between NinjaTrader 7 and NinjaTrader 8 so you can apply the concepts you learn in these tutorials in NinjaTrader 8.

Code Breaking Changes - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ng_changes.htm

Finally, I may also recommend using the Strategy Builder to build logic, and to use the View Code button after each addition to see the NinjaScript syntax generated from the Builder. This can be a great tool for learning NinjaScript syntax.

Strategy Builder 301 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KQF2Sv27oE

Conditions exmaples —https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...on_builder.htm

Actions examples — https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...us/actions.htm

Please let us know if you have any questions.