Market analyzer and chart return different values

[nicko9]

Hi

I'm calculating the same indicator in boith a row in the Markrt analyzer and on a chart. I calculate the indicator omn a 200 tick bar, a 4000 tick bar, a day bar, and a weekly bar.

the indicator values are the same for the daily and weekly bars. However the values are different for the tick bar calcs (22.23/25.27 for the 2k tick and
27.11/20.05 for the 4k tick bar).

The indicator settings (lookback) are the same and both chart and analyzer indicator settings are set to calculate on the bar close.

Can you tell me why the indicator appears to be calcuated differently?

thanks

Nick

[NinjaTrader_Ryan]

Hi Nick:

Thank you for your post.

Please verify that your Session begins/ends times are both set to the same time.

Right click within both the Market Analyzer and the Chart and go to Properties > Session begins/ends times to verify.

The other option I would suggest is increasing your look back period within the Market Analyzer screen.

Best regards,

[Jim-Boulder]

Can you clarify what exactly the "lookback" period affects in the way indicators calculate? Specifically moving averages?

I'd like clarification for 2 examples if you don't mind:

1) I have an indicator that calculates to one if the close of the 2 minute bar is above the 20 period moving average, otherwise assume it is 0.

If I apply this and the lookback period is set to 5 (in the MktAnalyzer ), what will the affect be and why?

If the lookback period is set to any number less than the largest moving average value I use (I can change it to any value) will this distort the calculated moving average value used in the market analyzer?


2) If I have an indicator that is looking for bar patterns over the last 10 bars (such as the % of bars higher than a certain price), must I set the lookback period for the entire MktAnalyzer to at least 10?

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

1) Then you will not have enough data for your indicator. Depending on how your indicator is coded will determine the affect. Most if not all NT indicators take into consideration "not enough bars" thus if you have a 20 period MA using NT's SMA, and you have 5 bars, I believe you would get the SMA of 5 bars etc..until 20 bars is loaded.

2) Yes

[mystiq]

Hi Nick:

Thank you for your post.

Please verify that your Session begins/ends times are both set to the same time.

Right click within both the Market Analyzer and the Chart and go to Properties > Session begins/ends times to verify.

The other option I would suggest is increasing your look back period within the Market Analyzer screen.

Best regards,

...to use daily stock data,(nyse), what settings should be used?

"Please verify that your Session begins/ends times are both set to the same time."

??9am-9am??

[NinjaTrader_ChristopherJ]

When using a Daily chart you will not have the ability to set the Session begins and ends times. This property is only avalaible for Minute or Tick base charts.