I'm not sure why I did this...but here's the SquareOf9 revisited

[sbgtrading]

Well...I guess I was bored. And, of course, I wanted to see what the SquareOf9 would yield for me on a chart of the YM.

I'm attaching the SquareOf9 indicator. Take a look, let me know if you find any good use for it.

(Gann must have been a brilliant guy or an absolute nuthead)

Enjoy!

Ben

P.S. Be warned, this indicator can take a few seconds to load on a chart since it draws numerous horizontal and vertical lines.

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Thanks Ben...

I have not loaded your indicator but one thing you can do to minimize the total number of draw objects managed in an indicator is to only draw them on the last X number of bars. I have coded a few before and went with 200 bars.

[goldfly]

sbg,

Thanks for the stuff you've put out here. But hey, if you're bored, take a crack at getting the Ichimoku to extend past the latest candle.

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3831

I think for someone that knows what they're doing, it should be pretty straight forward, given that most all the logic is in place.

As for the Sq9, I looked at it when that other fellow had it up (for a while) and it seems to me that if you draw enough lines, then eventually it's going to settle on one of them somewhere. (Though admittedly, I never did look into it too deeply.)

[sbgtrading]

Yes...that limitation frustrates me too. There's a number of other indicators I'd like to program, unfortunately many of them rely on the ability to print to the right of the chart.

I tried to work around this limitation in my SquareOf9 code by giving a textual description (in the lower left portion of the screen) of the number of bars remaining before the next bar falls on one of the progressions. This is when you select "T" for a time analysis.

Ben



sbg,

Thanks for the stuff you've put out here. But hey, if you're bored, take a crack at getting the Ichimoku to extend past the latest candle.

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

Have you guys tried passing in a negative number for the parameters on your draw object? I've never tried it, but it might work?

[sbgtrading]

I've attached a new (corrected and enhanced) version for NTv6.0

This is a "must" install for those who use this indicator.

Enjoy!
Ben

[kevinc]

Hi Ben

I am having the same problem as you noted in the previous post in version 6.5. Any ideas?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

Not sure what problem you are referring to. Please ensure you are on the latest version of NT6.5.0.9.

[sbgtrading]

Sorry...can't help you on that one...I haven't tested this indicator since posting it.

To clarify, are you running this indicator on NT V6 or V6.5?

Ben

Hi Ben

I am having the same problem as you noted in the previous post in version 6.5. Any ideas?

Thanks

[kevinc]

I am running 6.5.09. The problem I am referring to is that when I try to run the indicator with the "P" option for price level calculation it brings Ninja 6.5.09 to a "Not Responding" state and I must reboot. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Kevin

[sbgtrading]

Kevin (and everyone who uses the SquareOf9)...please download the new and enhanced version of this indicator. Plenty of corrections and enhancements that will resolve many issues you might be experiencing.

The new file is found on Post #6 of this thread, "SquareOf9_V6.zip".

Ben


I am running 6.5.09. The problem I am referring to is that when I try to run the indicator with the "P" option for price level calculation it brings Ninja 6.5.09 to a "Not Responding" state and I must reboot. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Kevin

[kevinc]

Thanks Ben...you are the coolest! Working fine...now just have to figure out whether Gann was a genius or a nutcase.

[thrunner]

Thanks Ben...you are the coolest! Working fine...now just have to figure out whether Gann was a genius or a nutcase.
You mean you haven't tried the Biblical numerology indicators ? There ought to be one called the 'Revelation' indicator, won't that be the holy grail :D.
Yet, my skeptic's nerve was and is struck by the Gann Square of Nine, his Square of 144, the Biblical numerology and his other esoteric. It is unclear whether anybody has consistently made money trading with his methodologies but more than a few people have made dollars upon dollars selling them.

[Pipqueen]

:) I would love to have the revelation indicator too! lolol! I am sure will appear!




You mean you haven't tried the Biblical numerology indicators ? There ought to be one called the 'Revelation' indicator, won't that be the holy grail :D.

[sbgtrading]

Pipqueen...you've been using this indicator and you love it? Be great to hear your approach and results.

Ben

[HJSInvesting]

Hi sbgtrading,

Thanks for all your work. Can you please guide me on how to make the vertical lines to plot on my charts?

I downloaded your latest version of your Square9_V6, and I am using NT V6.5

Thanks again.

ps. Pipqueen, I would also like to hear from you the approach that you use to trigger your trades. tx


Pipqueen...you've been using this indicator and you love it? Be great to hear your approach and results.

Ben

[Pipqueen]

:D Hi Ben and HJSInvesting

I have been testing square of nine just by observation without getting so deep on pitagoras and other biblical studies. I have been working in a exit strategies for awhile and searching for something else besides Fibs and pivot points and others to help me with targets in a simple graphic way. So square of Nine has been helpping estimate targets when there is no more pivot points or I am not on the best mood to draw fib or ema, So in the beginning of trading session, I compare square of nine levels with fibs and pivot points and I do like when all match. Still researching, but can be a usefull tool in the working progress to find the revelation indicator.
Thank you so much for sharing and I would love to know how you use it also

[sbgtrading]

Hello HJS...to plot vertical lines (a time analysis of the SquareOf9), you set the parameter "PriceOrTime" to a value of "T". You also need to set ZuluTime to some specific time value that is on the current chart. The ZuluTime is, according to Gann, the time of a significant top or bottom.

Ben


Hi sbgtrading,

Thanks for all your work. Can you please guide me on how to make the vertical lines to plot on my charts?

[sbgtrading]

Hello everyone,

Here's a NT 7.0.0.14 compatible version of the SquareOf9 indicator.

New version added June 8, 2010: Added line thickness parameter input

Enjoy!

[Graziella]

Many thanks Ben!

I was wondering if a version for NT7 will ever come and voilà!

[Sergio66]

Amazing!
Only one question. When I plot a tick chart 24H, the initial price change and it's very different to a minute chart. Why?

[alfa123]

graziella,u did a nice job to convert SQ 9 for NT7.but a small modification is required.can we change the thickness of line.

[jakie]

Hi SBGTrading, which is the file for Gann sq of nines for NT 6.5 ? Do we change the initial price input each morning for it?

[omarmalik]

Where can we double check these numbers produced by the new indicator for nt7. What should the intial price?

[alfa123]

omar,its nothing to do with price,when u instal SQ9.it will calculate every thing by it self and create the lines.now u check how many times price touch these lines and many times price either stuck there or reverse or go to the next level.these levels are very strong support/resistance levels.

[omarmalik]

But why are the lines different when i install the indicator on 6.5 and then 7? Could you please post the link to the lastest NT7 version? Thanks

[alfa123]

at this same page scroll down,this is the latest version u can use.don't confuse your self by NT 6.5 and NT7.just try to get familier with this indicator if u really want to use it.good luck.

[sbgtrading]

I just ran across a website that discusses the Square of 9 in greater detail...the technique they describe is much different than described in this thread and in the current indicator. But, I'm considering how to implement it in a new SquareOf9 indicator.

Let me know if you have any suggestions or comments on the technique.

Click here for the website (http://www.futureanalyzer.com/Articles/PHP/William%20Ganns%20Square%20of%20Nine.php)

[alfa123]

Thats amazing study of square of 9, but how much deep u go in it,u will lost your head.Gann was a human,but i belive he was a super genious.SQ9 lines as a support/resistanc,better than any other indicator.

[mccullek]

When I tried to forward this file to a friend, Yahoo's Norton antivirus refuses the file telling me it has a virus. When I run my virus scan on my machine, it tells me that this file is OK? Has anyone else had an issue? Has anyone been infected by this file?

[sbgtrading]

All NT7 zip files give a false positive on many virus scanners. There are no viruses in the zip.

The best way to send the zips to other people is thru a download link...like: Dropbox (http://db.tt/oPudC3j)

You send them a download link to the file...and they download it. This gets around the virus checker.

[sbgtrading]

Thats amazing study of square of 9, but how much deep u go in it,u will lost your head.Gann was a human,but i belive he was a super genious.SQ9 lines as a support/resistanc,better than any other indicator.

Thanks for the message...I encourage you to post a chart with your analysis using the SquareOf9 indicator.

[alfa123]

Do not forward zip files.best way tell your friends where the files are and let them d/l directly.I will post my charts this week some time with SQ9 lines.