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Howdy. I am wanting to create an indicator based on a few oscillators. I have an indicator that contains two oscilators, another that has just one oscillator.

The oscilators change colors, which is what I want to base decisions on, along with their vertical positions (between 0-10, >10 etc).

I have some basic program knowledge, and I have created strategies in ninja over a year ago, but I have no idea where to start now. I've been looking for videos that might be doing something similiar to what I am doing, but can't find what I am looking for.

Any help would be appreciated.


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I think once I get the indicators I want to have actually IN my indicator, I can fumble my way through with the IF/AND statements to get the results I want.


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If you post more details on what exactly you are trying to do, someone will likely help you out.

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Have you looked here?



If you post more details on what exactly you are trying to do, someone will likely help you out.

Mike

Yes, I was in that webinar. I was messing around with the code, having trouble figuring out how to get done what I want.


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Have you looked here?



If you post more details on what exactly you are trying to do, someone will likely help you out.

Mike

I do want to do most of it myself. But say i wanted to just add two CCI indicators to a chart, of different lengths. Then say i wanted to just place an arrow on a chart when one CCI is in between -100 and 0, AND the smaller CCI breaks below 0 for example.


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I do want to do most of it myself. But say i wanted to just add two CCI indicators to a chart, of different lengths. Then say i wanted to just place an arrow on a chart when one CCI is in between -100 and 0, AND the smaller CCI breaks below 0 for example.

@forrestang

That stuff is available here on nexusfi.com (formerly BMT).

I think I wrote some of it.

Look Here ....

https://nexusfi.com/free_downloads/vip_elite_circle/429-download.html?view

https://nexusfi.com/free_downloads/vip_elite_circle/781-download.html?view

https://nexusfi.com/free_downloads/ninjatrader-7/indicators/610-download.html?view

Hollar back if ya need help.

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TMFT


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To create an indicator, starting with the wizard and just getting the format done......

After that, to add indicators to be used, do I place these in the "Initialize" block?


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To create an indicator, starting with the wizard and just getting the format done......

After that, to add indicators to be used, do I place these in the "Initialize" block?

Copy and Paste is your friend.

Find an indicator that does some of what you want and copy and paste.


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I'm having some trouble importing and looking at some of these. I'm getting an error message attached.

I have deleted any user defined studies I have created, but they still seem to be somewhere other than my bin folder. How can I clear everything out?


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I'm having some trouble importing and looking at some of these. I'm getting an error message attached.

I have deleted any user defined studies I have created, but they still seem to be somewhere other than my bin folder. How can I clear everything out?

Which one caused the error?


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