mk77ch 

Hey, you can try the attached Template. Put it under C:\Users\Your user\Documents\NinjaTrader 8\templates\Chart You most probably would have to adjust the vertical and or horizontal scaling afterwards. All the best, Mike

Thanks for sharing your xml. I've been assuming that the FootprintV2 color settings in which you used "gainsboro" on the bars' levels was POC but its labeled "Profile Color". It seems to be on the portion of each bar with the most/longest histogram horizontal measure/line. Is that correct?

Great visual display BTW that tells the story; I can almost hear the crowd at those prices!! <g>:

Also FYI your xml generated a loading error indicating an old version creation on a newer(8.0.28.0 64-bit) mismatch....... but works fine

mk77ch 

Hey Guys and Girls, i've updated the indicator: 2025-06-27: BarItem.cs has been refactored to improve Performance and fix some minor bugs. The current chart scaling will now be remembered for both footprint types. A pattern detection system has been implemented. High volume detection has been implemented

@mk77ch, excellent additions! The pattern detection combined with high volume alerts should catch those institutional absorption moments beautifully.

The scaling persistence is a quality-of-life improvement many will appreciate - nothing breaks flow like constantly readjusting chart views between footprint types.

Quick question on the pattern detection: Are you using delta divergence patterns (price up/delta down), or focusing more on absorption patterns at key levels? I've found unfinished auctions at session boundaries particularly revealing when combined with footprint analysis.

The MIDAS optimization is intriguing too - are you applying it to volume-weighted levels or using it for dynamic S/R calculation? Either way, having that integrated directly saves switching between indicators.

Keep pushing the boundaries. The best tools emerge from traders who understand the pain points.

"The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room."

I want to start off by saying that I absolutely appreciate this indicator @mk77ch ... Since the latest update, I have noticed that the Cumulative Swing Delta does not print consistently if at all, nor does it print the MIDAS curves. I am not sure if it because I loaded your xml file or if the updates have affected it in any way. I am wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same behaviors? Thanks again for such a fantastic indicator, it has truly changed the game for me and my futures trading.

Stratys26 

I want to start off by saying that I absolutely appreciate this indicator @mk77ch ... Since the latest update, I have noticed that the Cumulative Swing Delta does not print consistently if at all, nor does it print the MIDAS curves. I am not sure if it because I loaded your xml file or if the updates have affected it in any way. I am wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same behaviors? Thanks again for such a fantastic indicator, it has truly changed the game for me and my futures trading.

As an update, I did a complete reinstall of NinjaTrader and the world is right again. Thanks!

Hello All,

Thank you mk77ch for your great indicator. It is fabulous. I am having some trouble with the lower data volumetric info bar and the Session data (Session Delta and Volume) being extremely faint to the point that they are hard to read. I have tried to read this whole thread and also adjusted the settings within the indicator with no luck. Do you have any advice on this? The price bars are showing the correct opaqueness (if that's a word) and are easily visible. Thanks again!!!

Endeavour Trading 

Hello All, Thank you mk77ch for your great indicator. It is fabulous. I am having some trouble with the lower data volumetric info bar and the Session data (Session Delta and Volume) being extremely faint to the point that they are hard to read. I have tried to read this whole thread and also adjusted the settings within the indicator with no luck. Do you have any advice on this? The price bars are showing the correct opaqueness (if that's a word) and are easily visible. Thanks again!!!

@Endeavour Trading

I've not updated to the latest version but I managed to alter the opacity for the delta bars at the bottom region if that's what you're wanting to do.
If it's other parts of the bottom region then perhaps look through the code and similarly change the incidents of opacity from where it has something like 0.04f change it to 0.9f.

Below is the code I changed for the delta bars as an example.
Remember to F5 compile after any code changes

Hope it helps.

Open an indicator Editor from the NT Control Centre via:
New > Ninjascript Editor :

On the right hand panel double click on the Infinity folder and then again on the FootPrint Indicator to open it.

On the version I'm using at line 5653 is the "delta" region. It might be a different line number in the version you have.
Click + sign to expand the region.

Here's the code I changed incidents of 0.04f to 0.9f for askBrush.Opacity and bidBrushOpacity. There are two incidents of each.
F5 compile after any code changes

Hope it helps

EDIT: I just saw you subsequent post. I'm not so young myself or a "coder", lol, but give it a try.
If it all goes wrong and doesn't compile via F5 then simply right click on the indicator name in the right hand panel and then "Remove".
Wait a bit and the indicator will be completely removed from NT8 and you can download it again.

 

Code

#region delta if(bottomAreaType == FPV2BottomAreaType.Delta) { for(int i=ChartBars.FromIndex;i<=ChartBars.ToIndex;i++) { if(BarItems.IsValidDataPointAt(i)) { currBarItem = BarItems.GetValueAt(i); } else { continue; } if(currBarItem == null) { continue; } if(currBarItem.dtc == 0) { continue; } x1 = chartControl.GetXByBarIndex(ChartBars, i); ht = (float)Math.Round(((maxPix - offset) / maxDtc) * Math.Abs(currBarItem.dtc)); if(ht >= 1f) { if(showFootprint) { rect.X = (float)(x1 - barHalfWidth - cellWidth) - 1f; rect.Y = (float)(chartPanel.H - ht - offset); rect.Width = (float)((barHalfWidth * 2) + (cellWidth * 2)) + 1f; rect.Height = ht; } else { rect.X = (float)(x1 - (barWid / 2)); rect.Y = (float)(chartPanel.H - ht - offset); rect.Width = (float)(barWid); rect.Height = ht; } bckBrush.Opacity = 0.9f; RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, bckBrush); if(currBarItem.dtc > 0.0) { askBrush.Opacity = (bottomAreaGradient) ? (float)Math.Max((0.9f / maxDtc) * Math.Abs(currBarItem.dtc), 0.9f) : 0.9f; RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, askBrush); } if(currBarItem.dtc < 0.0) { bidBrush.Opacity = (bottomAreaGradient) ? (float)Math.Max((0.9f / maxDtc) * Math.Abs(currBarItem.dtc), 0.9f) : 0.9f; RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, bidBrush); } if(currBarItem.dtc == 0.0) { bidBrush.Opacity = (bottomAreaGradient) ? (float)Math.Max((0.9f / maxDtc) * Math.Abs(currBarItem.dtc), 0.9f) : 0.9f; RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, ntlBrush); } } /// label

As a follow up to my previous post if it helps we can also have the Opacity in the indicator Settings.

First create a name for the opacity in OnStateChange ie "deltaOpa":

 

Code

deltaOpa = 0.9f;///added opacity for delta bars at bottom region of chart

Put the new line in OnStateChange region, similar to this screen shot: A while back I also added settings for vaH VaL and POC so ignore those, but the screen shot below gives you an idea where to put the new line for the delta opacity.

deltaOpa = 0.9f;







Then replace the incidents of 0.04f or 0.9f with the name you created ie: deltaOpa.

So the code for "delta" regions from my last post would read as follows with the 0.9f replaced with deltaOpa:-

 

Code

#region delta if(bottomAreaType == FPV2BottomAreaType.Delta) { for(int i=ChartBars.FromIndex;i<=ChartBars.ToIndex;i++) { if(BarItems.IsValidDataPointAt(i)) { currBarItem = BarItems.GetValueAt(i); } else { continue; } if(currBarItem == null) { continue; } if(currBarItem.dtc == 0) { continue; } x1 = chartControl.GetXByBarIndex(ChartBars, i); ht = (float)Math.Round(((maxPix - offset) / maxDtc) * Math.Abs(currBarItem.dtc)); if(ht >= 1f) { if(showFootprint) { rect.X = (float)(x1 - barHalfWidth - cellWidth) - 1f; rect.Y = (float)(chartPanel.H - ht - offset); rect.Width = (float)((barHalfWidth * 2) + (cellWidth * 2)) + 1f; rect.Height = ht; } else { rect.X = (float)(x1 - (barWid / 2)); rect.Y = (float)(chartPanel.H - ht - offset); rect.Width = (float)(barWid); rect.Height = ht; } bckBrush.Opacity = 0.9f; RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, bckBrush); if(currBarItem.dtc > 0.0) { askBrush.Opacity = (bottomAreaGradient) ? (float)Math.Max((deltaOpa / maxDtc) * Math.Abs(currBarItem.dtc), deltaOpa) : deltaOpa; RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, askBrush); } if(currBarItem.dtc < 0.0) { bidBrush.Opacity = (bottomAreaGradient) ? (float)Math.Max((deltaOpa / maxDtc) * Math.Abs(currBarItem.dtc), deltaOpa) : deltaOpa; RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, bidBrush); } if(currBarItem.dtc == 0.0) { bidBrush.Opacity = (bottomAreaGradient) ? (float)Math.Max((deltaOpa / maxDtc) * Math.Abs(currBarItem.dtc), deltaOpa) : deltaOpa; RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, ntlBrush); } } /// label

Finally add the following code in Properties:-

 

Code

[NinjaScriptProperty] [Range(0.1f, 1.0f)] [Display(Name = "Delta Opacity", GroupName = "Opacity", Order = 4)] public float deltaOpa { get; set; }

Now you'll have that deltaOpa in the indicator Settings if ever you want to alter the opacity without having to edit the code each time.




If it helps, a while back in post #128 I also did this for the opacities for the Value Area High, Low and the POC

Cheers

zt379 

As a follow up to my previous post if it helps we can also have the Opacity in the indicator Settings. First create a name for the opacity in OnStateChange ie "deltaOpa":   Code deltaOpa = 0.9f;///added opacity for delta bars at bottom region of chart Then replace the incidents of 0.04f or 0.9f if that's what was updated to as per last post with the name you created ie: deltaOpa. So the code for "delta" regions from my last post would read as follows with the 0.9f replaced with deltaOpa:-   Code #region delta if(bottomAreaType == FPV2BottomAreaType.Delta) { for(int i=ChartBars.FromIndex;i<=ChartBars.ToIndex;i++) { if(BarItems.IsValidDataPointAt(i)) { currBarItem = BarItems.GetValueAt(i); } else { continue; } if(currBarItem == null) { continue; } if(currBarItem.dtc == 0) { continue; } x1 = chartControl.GetXByBarIndex(ChartBars, i); ht = (float)Math.Round(((maxPix - offset) / maxDtc) * Math.Abs(currBarItem.dtc)); if(ht >= 1f) { if(showFootprint) { rect.X = (float)(x1 - barHalfWidth - cellWidth) - 1f; rect.Y = (float)(chartPanel.H - ht - offset); rect.Width = (float)((barHalfWidth * 2) + (cellWidth * 2)) + 1f; rect.Height = ht; } else { rect.X = (float)(x1 - (barWid / 2)); rect.Y = (float)(chartPanel.H - ht - offset); rect.Width = (float)(barWid); rect.Height = ht; } bckBrush.Opacity = 0.9f; RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, bckBrush); if(currBarItem.dtc > 0.0) { askBrush.Opacity = (bottomAreaGradient) ? (float)Math.Max((deltaOpa / maxDtc) * Math.Abs(currBarItem.dtc), deltaOpa) : deltaOpa; RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, askBrush); } if(currBarItem.dtc < 0.0) { bidBrush.Opacity = (bottomAreaGradient) ? (float)Math.Max((deltaOpa / maxDtc) * Math.Abs(currBarItem.dtc), deltaOpa) : deltaOpa; RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, bidBrush); } if(currBarItem.dtc == 0.0) { bidBrush.Opacity = (bottomAreaGradient) ? (float)Math.Max((deltaOpa / maxDtc) * Math.Abs(currBarItem.dtc), deltaOpa) : deltaOpa; RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, ntlBrush); } } /// label Finally add the following code in Properties:-   Code [NinjaScriptProperty] [Range(0.1f, 1.0f)] [Display(Name = "Delta Opacity", GroupName = "Opacity", Order = 4)] public float deltaOpa { get; set; } Now you'll have that deltaOpa in the indicator Settings if ever you want to alter the opacity without having to edit the code each time. If it helps, a while back in post #128 I also did this for the opacities for the Value Area High, Low and the POC Cheers

Thanks zt379 ! Awesome. I'm an old guy and not a coder but I will definitely give it a shot. I didn't mention before, but the Delta and Volume summation when displayed Above/Below the Bar is also very faint. Thank You !!!!!

Endeavour Trading 

Thanks zt379 ! Awesome. I'm an old guy and not a coder but I will definitely give it a shot. I didn't mention before, but the Delta and Volume summation when displayed Above/Below the Bar is also very faint. Thank You !!!!!

@Endeavour Trading

Your welcome. I'm not so young myself or a coder.
I added some extra info in previous posts to help navigate through making the changes.

The opacity for bar text info you're referring to is in the "drawFootPrintBarInfo" region.








Click the + sign to expand it.

Change the incidents of 0.05f to 0.9f (which I've already done in the screen shots below) from where it says "Upper text" and scroll down changing all of them to 0.9f which is the highest opacity setting.

Remember to F5.

Hello zt379 I changed the code but get an error message CS0101 The namespace <global namespace> already contains a definition for ..... several items.


Any ideas?


Thanks !!!