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February 15th, 2012, 08:54 AM
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Yes, that would be a different type of indicator,...
Yes, that would be a different type of indicator, but is not in line with the concept of the SessionColors. Actually, you idea can be coded in half an hour. It is just about
-> selecting the...
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February 15th, 2012, 07:31 AM
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Could you please show me a chart that displays...
Could you please show me a chart that displays the indicator settings? Then show me the DataSeries settings.
The indicator cannot invent any values. The value on your chart is not the daily close,...
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NinjaTrader
February 15th, 2012, 07:23 AM
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Are you sure that you had set the indicator to...
Are you sure that you had set the indicator to DailyBars on your custom template?
The chart with the custom template shows the market close at 4:00 PM CT. This value has been taken from intraday...
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NinjaTrader
February 15th, 2012, 06:47 AM
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Could you please stop to hide the indicator...
Could you please stop to hide the indicator settings. If you always hide them, I have no clue, what the indicators are doing. :)
Also could you please post a screenshot of your session template.
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NinjaTrader
February 13th, 2012, 01:06 PM
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Your PC probably uses US settings. Americans like...
Your PC probably uses US settings. Americans like it complicated and use AM and PM. In Europe we can count further than 12 - with some difficulties we can make it up to 24 - so we do not need those...
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NinjaTrader
February 13th, 2012, 12:58 PM
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NinjaTrader cuts off all bars, when there is a...
NinjaTrader cuts off all bars, when there is a session break. After the session break it starts with a new bar.
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NinjaTrader
February 13th, 2012, 09:21 AM
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Fat Tails
Yes all indicators will work with those sessions....
Yes all indicators will work with those sessions. You need to select the appropriate settings for each indicator, depending on what you want to display.
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NinjaTrader
February 13th, 2012, 09:20 AM
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Fat Tails
Here is an example with the template posted above...
Here is an example with the template posted above applied.
https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=62432
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NinjaTrader
February 13th, 2012, 09:06 AM
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With FOREX there is one problem indeed. For any...
With FOREX there is one problem indeed. For any template you have to select a time zone. For FOREX I would select EST, as the close of the FOREX market is at 5:00 PM EST, and the close is the most...
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NinjaTrader
February 13th, 2012, 05:53 AM
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Fat Tails
You should not trust entirely, but check from...
You should not trust entirely, but check from time to time.
You can visually test the high and low on your charts. For 6E the settlement price is determined at 2:00 PM CT, so you can check it...
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NinjaTrader
February 13th, 2012, 05:14 AM
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Fat Tails
The chart displays the settlement price, which is...
The chart displays the settlement price, which is needed for the pivots. As the indicator does not know whether your historical data uses settlement or close, it will always display the "close", even...
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NinjaTrader
February 13th, 2012, 05:06 AM
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Your pivots are correct. For calculating the...
Your pivots are correct. For calculating the pivots, the settlement price is used. The settlement price is the VWAP of all trades occuring between 1:59:30 and 1:59:59 Central Time, which marks the...
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NinjaTrader
February 13th, 2012, 05:00 AM
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Fat Tails
I cannot help you, if you delete the indicator...
I cannot help you, if you delete the indicator settings from your chart. Please make them appear on the top of the chart, or post a separate screenshot.
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NinjaTrader
February 12th, 2012, 03:59 PM
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NinjaTrader uses a heuristic to determine, which...
NinjaTrader uses a heuristic to determine, which of the sessions is the first session of the trading day.
This is not a very clever decision, as the heuristic process only mostly works, but not...
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NinjaTrader
February 12th, 2012, 02:48 PM
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Fat Tails
The template looks good, if you continue it until...
The template looks good, if you continue it until Friday 4:00 PM.
If you skip the 4:00 PM market closure, you do not respect the official trading day for 6E. This has the following inconvenients...
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NinjaTrader
February 12th, 2012, 12:55 PM
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Fat Tails
I know, life is so difficult, especially if you...
I know, life is so difficult, especially if you want to add some colors. :becky:
Why don't you use a template that divides the trading days into three segments.
-> first segment from 5:00 PM to...
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NinjaTrader
December 9th, 2010, 08:35 AM
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Session times would be 8.30 am to 3.15 pm ...
Session times would be
8.30 am to 3.15 pm
3.30 pm to 8.30 am
The indicator will show a different backcolor for the night and the RTH session, see below.
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NinjaTrader
December 8th, 2010, 05:41 PM
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Fat Tails
SessionColors Indicator
As it was fast and easy to produce, here is an indicator that gets you different backcolors for each of the intraday sessions. Up to 4 sessions per day allowed. Colors can be selected via indicator...
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NinjaTrader
December 8th, 2010, 04:59 PM
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Fat Tails
Should only be used if your system clock is set...
Should only be used if your system clock is set to the same timezone as the exchange where the instrument is traded. Otherwise you will run into issues with different daylight saving rules.
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NinjaTrader
December 8th, 2010, 04:56 PM
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Fat Tails
If you trade US bonds (ZB) you should be aware...
If you trade US bonds (ZB) you should be aware that the US and Europe have different daylight savings rules.The time difference between Chicago and Frankfurt usually is 7 hours, but reduced to 6...
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