Horizontal & Vertical Line Drawing Objects

[dmking]

1. Looks like the max line width for a hor or vert line is 10. Is there a way to increase that?
2. If i draw a hor. ref line at a specific price, is there a way to attach a label to that line that signifies the price? Is there a way to attach a label to the line that says what it represents - "swing high" for example?
3. If I have 3 charts open at different durations, is there a way to draw a ref line on one chart and have that line, at the price show up on all 3 charts at the right location?
4, Is there a way to move the re line to the back to sow up behind other objects or the price chart?
5. Is there a way to change the opacity of the ref line?

Thanks in advance for any help

D

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello dmking,

Thanks for writing in.

1) The maximum width for a line is 10. This cannot be increased. However, if you are wanting to color a wide area I recommend you use DrawRectangle.

Below is a link to the help guide on DrawRectangle.
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...wrectangle.htm

2) A horizontal or vertical line does not have the ability to show a price marker.

To add a label to this line you could draw a text box below the line that has the line price. Drawing text a few ticks below or above the line I think would accomplish your goal.

Below is a link to the help guide on DrawText.
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...7/drawtext.htm

3) Yes, you can make a line that extends across all charts that are using that same instrument.

To do this:

• Double click the line you have drawn
• In the "Attach to:" drop-down, select the instrument that is followed by (All Charts). For example: ES 06-13 (All Charts)
• Click OK

4) Yes, you can change the order that objects are on top of each other. This is called the z-order.

To change this:

• Select an object by clicking on it -> hold the Shift key and then scroll the mouse wheel

Below is a link to the help guide on Navigating a Chart. Please refer to the section 'How to change the z-order (paint order) of a chart object'.
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...ng_a_chart.htm

5) Yes, you can change the opacity of a line when declaring the color.
For example:
DrawHorizontalLine("myLine", true, Close[0], Color.FromArgb(50, Color.Blue), DashStyle.Solid, 10);


Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.

[ivb73077]

Horizontal & Vertical Line Drawing Objects Reply to Thread

Hello,

I understand how to use DrawHorizontalLine and DrawVerticalLine to draw the respective lines. However these methods draw lines that extend across the x-axis and y-axis, respectively. For example, DrawHorizontalLine at a price of 50, will draw a line at 50 that extends over the entire time period of the chart.

How can I draw a horizontal line at a price of 50 at 10am and extends until 10:30? I then want to draw a second such line at a price of 55 from 10:30-11am. So, the first line should only be visible for the period from 10-10:30 and the second line should only be visible from 10:30-11.

Thank you.

Isaac

[NinjaTrader_Brandon]

Hello Isaac,

Thanks for your reply.

You would need to use the line tool to do this.
Below I have provided a link to the DrawLine() section of the help guide.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/index.html?drawline.htm

[ivb73077]

Excellent. Thank you for the quick reply.