CurrentBars[1] = -1 after AddDataSeries in a multi-time frame script, same instrument

[momchi]

Hi,
what are the possible reasons for CurrentBars[1] of the secondary (added) data series to be: -1 all the time?
It seems that he following addDataSeries failed to load any data?

else if (State == State.Configure)
{
ClearOutputWindow();

// add minute data series to watch for EOD
AddDataSeries("ES", BarsPeriodType.Minute, 15);
...
Print("State: Configured done");
}
else if (State == State.DataLoaded)
{
...
Print(Times[0][0].ToShortTimeString() + " DEBUG => current bars[1]:" + CurrentBars[1].ToString());
}

Note: access to this time-frame data from my provider was tested by loading it into a chart, as a primary data series

Here is a debug-output from the script (primary data BarPeriod = 60min)

State: Configured
7:00 PM DEBUG => current bars[1]:-1
State: Data Loaded
OnBarUpdate():
7:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:0
7:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate():
8:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:1
8:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate():
9:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:2
9:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate():
10:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:3
10:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate():
11:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:4
11:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
Sate: defaults set
Sate: defaults set
Sate: defaults set

[momchi]

Ok, after some more debugging - the second data series does not seem to call OnBarUpdate,
note how OnBarUpdate is called only on he primary series: OnBarUpdate(0):

State: Configured
7:00 PM DEBUG => current bars[1]:-1
State: Data Loaded
OnBarUpdate(0):
7:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:0
7:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate(0):
8:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:1
8:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate(0):
9:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:2
9:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate(0):
10:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:3
10:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate(0):
11:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:4
11:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate(0):
12:00 AM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:5
12:00 AM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
Sate: defaults set
Sate: defaults set

What could be wrong? Any suggestions? (note: this is run in Analyzer / for back-testing)

[koganam]

Ok, after some more debugging - the second data series does not seem to call OnBarUpdate,
note how OnBarUpdate is called only on he primary series: OnBarUpdate(0):

State: Configured
7:00 PM DEBUG => current bars[1]:-1
State: Data Loaded
OnBarUpdate(0):
7:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:0
7:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate(0):
8:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:1
8:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate(0):
9:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:2
9:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate(0):
10:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:3
10:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate(0):
11:00 PM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:4
11:00 PM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
OnBarUpdate(0):
12:00 AM DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:5
12:00 AM DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:-1
Sate: defaults set
Sate: defaults set

What could be wrong? Any suggestions? (note: this is run in Analyzer / for back-testing)

ref: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...nstruments.htm

About half-way down the page, in the section called "Using Bars Objects as Input to Indicator Methods" is this statement:

Note: By default, the CurrentBars starting value will be -1 until all series have processed the first bar.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi momchi,

Please make sure you have enough bars on the chart before accessing the secondary series.

e.g. if(CurrentBars[0] < 1 || CurrentBars[1] < 1) return; //if your accessing further back than 1, replace 1 with X.

If you need to most recent from month for the ES, do AddDataSeries("@ES", BarsPeriodType.Minute, 15);

[momchi]

ref: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...nstruments.htm

About half-way down the page, in the section called "Using Bars Objects as Input to Indicator Methods" is this statement:

Thank you, Koganam, for the default value note.

[momchi]

Hi momchi,

Please make sure you have enough bars on the chart before accessing the secondary series.

e.g. if(CurrentBars[0] < 1 || CurrentBars[1] < 1) return; //if your accessing further back than 1, replace 1 with X.

If you need to most recent from month for the ES, do AddDataSeries("@ES", BarsPeriodType.Minute, 15);

Chris - many thanks as always: I did have the above check, however I had silly debug statements right before that which were trying to acces Times series like that:
Print(Times[0][0].ToShortTimeString() + " DEBUG 0 => current bars[0]:" + CurrentBars[0].ToString());
Print(Times[1][0].ToShortTimeString() + " DEBUG 1 => current bars[1]:" + CurrentBars[1].ToString());

So the first of which was trying to get the times of the bars of the primary series before the first bar of that was closed when OnBarUpdate was called from the secondary (minute time-frame) series, and was the direct source of the error. Thank you for you guiding me in that direction!