Currently the plot types on indicators is rather limited.
I would like to be able to plot Candlesticks/OHLC bars using the information generated in the indicators.
The workaround right now is to use explicit draw functions to place rectangles in the panel. The GOMCD indicator has examples of that. I am not sure if there is a better way which can use the existing capabilities in NT.
There can be two forms of the interface.
Implicit: NT looks at the updates to the data in the Values object while the current bar is evolving, and draws candlesticks as it would on incoming price data. This would work when CalculateOnBarClose is false, and the OnBarUpdate method is called on every tick of the chart instrument.
Explicit: NT is given four different data-series to plot (O, H, L, C) with the new candle being drawn on Bar Close.
I would like to be able to plot Candlesticks/OHLC bars using the information generated in the indicators.
The workaround right now is to use explicit draw functions to place rectangles in the panel. The GOMCD indicator has examples of that. I am not sure if there is a better way which can use the existing capabilities in NT.
There can be two forms of the interface.
Implicit: NT looks at the updates to the data in the Values object while the current bar is evolving, and draws candlesticks as it would on incoming price data. This would work when CalculateOnBarClose is false, and the OnBarUpdate method is called on every tick of the chart instrument.
Explicit: NT is given four different data-series to plot (O, H, L, C) with the new candle being drawn on Bar Close.
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