ATR calculation.

[Trader17]

How does NT8 calculate ATR value? I thought I would see whole numbers representing the number of ticks in a bar. For example 10 ticks average over the last 10 bars. Instead I am seeing decimals like 1.3 or 0.99 etc.

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Trader17,

You can view the logic coded in the ATR indicator.

• Click New -> NinjaScript Editor
• In the explorer on the right double click Indicators -> double click ATR

It is expected the ATR will produce a decimal.
Below is a publicly available link to an educational site on ATR.

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/atr.asp