Chart Candlestick outline color

[NinjaCustomer]

anyone know how to set this?

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello NinjaCustomer,

Thanks for your post.

The candlestick outline color would be set in the data series on the chart. Right mouse click on the chart and select "data series..." Look for the row "Candle outline".

If you are asking how to set through Ninjascript, then you would use CandleOutLineColor for the current bar: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...tlinecolor.htm or CandleOutlineColorSeries to access prior bars: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...olorseries.htm

[NinjaCustomer]

right click didn't work but i found a data series button

another question.. how do I configure a custom color?

I want to set the background of the chart to same color as the background of the NT8 dark skin

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello NinjaCustomer,

Thanks for your reply.

To set the background color of the chart is the same as in NT8 on an individual chart. You can right mouse click on the chart and select "Properties". In the properties window, you can select the "Color for background" from the color selections shown when you click the drop down arrow that will show in the row when clicked. Note that if you choose black, you will want to also set the "Color for Axis" to be a lighter color, such as white.

This information is available in the helpguide, here is a link to the related section: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...properties.htm

[NinjaCustomer]

ok i figured it out - you have to right click a custom color box then it wil give you a dialog

[wittmjo]

Hello NinjaCustomer,

Thanks for your post.

The candlestick outline color would be set in the data series on the chart. Right mouse click on the chart and select "data series..." Look for the row "Candle outline".

If you are asking how to set through Ninjascript, then you would use CandleOutLineColor for the current bar: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...tlinecolor.htm or CandleOutlineColorSeries to access prior bars: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...olorseries.htm

Hi, could you tell me how to read the current settings?
Our goal is: When bar outline = 0, Dojis appear as a single vertical line, making the open and close are invisible.
We want to make sure in our indicator that Dojis are seen completely even if the bar outline is deactivated.
Thanks!

Edit: My question concerns NT8.

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello wittmjo,

Thank you for your post.

You could overrride the user selected bar outline. In NT8, you could do something like this:

if (Open[0] == Close[0])
{
CandleOutlineBrush = Brushes.LightGray; //only paint the outline for dojis
}
else {
CandleOutlineBrush = Brushes.Transparent;
}

Since this is an NT 7 thread, here it is for that as well:

if (Open[0] == Close[0])
{
CandleOutlineColor = Color.LightGray; //only paint the outline for dojis
}
else {
CandleOutlineColor = Color.Transparent;
}

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[wittmjo]

Thanks Kate!

A futher question: How is it possible to read the color that the user has selected in the UI?
I would like my indicator to be able to read the candle body outline that is selected (slategray, transparent, etc).

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello wittmjo,

Thank you for your reply.

In that case, save the original value of CandleOutlineBrush to a temporary variable, then reassign it if the candle is not a doji:

NT8

private Brush UserBrush;

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
UserBrush = CandleOutlineBrush;
if (Open[0] == Close[0])
{
CandleOutlineBrush = Brushes.LightGray;
}
else {
CandleOutlineBrush = UserBrush;
}
}

NT7

private Color UserColor;

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
UserColor = CandleOutlineColor;
if (Open[0] == Close[0])
{
CandleOutlineColor = Color.Black;
}
else {
CandleOutlineColor = UserColor;
}
}

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[santoshv2k]

Hello wittmjo,

Thank you for your post.

You could overrride the user selected bar outline. In NT8, you could do something like this:

if (Open[0] == Close[0])
{
CandleOutlineBrush = Brushes.LightGray; //only paint the outline for dojis
}
else {
CandleOutlineBrush = Brushes.Transparent;
}

Since this is an NT 7 thread, here it is for that as well:

if (Open[0] == Close[0])
{
CandleOutlineColor = Color.LightGray; //only paint the outline for dojis
}
else {
CandleOutlineColor = Color.Transparent;
}

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

Thanks Kate, I am looking for the same. Where do I have to edit/modify the code, please guide me

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello santoshv2k,

Thank you for your post.

The code above would be used within an indicator or strategy to set that color. You could either create a new indicator or modify an existing one in the NinjaScript Editor.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[santoshv2k]

Hello santoshv2k,

Thank you for your post.

The code above would be used within an indicator or strategy to set that color. You could either create a new indicator or modify an existing one in the NinjaScript Editor.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

Thanks a lot for your positive response Kate. Do I need to paste in notepad and save as .cs ? I am looking for minute candlestick in NINJATRADER 7 like this one https://prnt.sc/s0p70x

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello santoshv2k,

Please see the indicator tutorials to get introduced to working with indicators in NinjaTrader 7. You can then test the code in the indicator's OnBarUpdate method.

Developing Indicators - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...indicators.htm

We look forward to assisting.