Add() method in Initialize()

[gregsallee]

Hey, two big thumbs up for the work on NT7 - it's really shaping up to be great!!

In an NT7 strategy, how would I add a HeikenAshi chart that matches my primary OHLC chart type and period, and how should I reference it to add indicators based on it?

The first issue seems to be that there is only one overload for AddHeikenAshi(), and it requires a reference to the period type and value. I could get the primary chart type and period from the Bars object, except that references to the Bars object are not allowed in Initialize().

The second question is similar: if I could get the HA chart added, then I could reference BarsArray[1] as a DataSeries input for my indicators...except that I would imagine that's not allowed in Initialize() either.

What would you suggest?

Greg

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Greg,

You will need to hard code Add()s. You should not be placing any indicator logic in Initialize(). Initialize() does not have any bars created yet.

[gregsallee]

Thanks

Okay, that's what I thought.

I noticed in 6.5 that there was an Add() overload to add an alternate period/type for whatever the primary instrument is, to get around this type of issue...so a nice enhancement to 7.0 might be a set of overloads to add alternate chart types for whatever the primary instrument and timeframe happen to be. The new chart types are so nice that adding them as alternate/parallel views seems like it would be a common thing to want to do.

Again, you guys are doing a great job - I'm loving the 7.0 beta! Thanks and keep up the great work!

Greg

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Thanks for the suggestion.