Centered moving average

[Don44]

I have a custom dataseries that is an SMA (of another indicator) with a period of say 9, loaded using the Set method at [0]. This works and plots fine.
How can I recalculate and offset the plot result so that each latest SMA value (calculated at the current bar) plots at the point of 5 bars ago.
Note: This isn't just shifting the standard SMA,9 graph line to the left by 5 bars. It should result in a totally different shape plot...often referred to as a "centered" moving average. (However, it will not have values plotted in the latest 5 bars due to the offset.)

Thanks for your help.
(BTW, some other platforms offer this as an included indicator).

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

I'm not sure I follow. What you sound like you want to do is place the latest calculated SMA(9) at five bars ago. How is this different from shifting the indicator back 5? Your calculated values aren't changing so how would the graph change?

[Don44]

Josh,
Sorry...your'e correct...too many late nights at this end.

In order to shift the plot of my custom dataseries, I tried this:

mydataseries.Set(SMA(customseries,9)[0]);
Plot0.Set(mydataseries[5]);

(if I use [0], I get the standard SMA curve plotted to the current bar, but I want to see the latest value plotted 5 bars back and so forth)

Any help is appreciated.
BTW, this is also referred to as a displaced moving average per investopedia.
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[NinjaTrader_Ray]

DataSeries.Set(int barsAgo, double value)
You can also set the value for historical bars by including a "barsAgo" value that represents the number of bars ago that you want the double value to be stored at.

[Don44]

Thanks for your help.

It looks like the "Displacement" function is what I was searching for. It's simple and appears to solve the problem.

[Faspomy]

NOTE: Displacement does not work in strategies.

I also tried to add displacement manually to an indicator and use it in a strategy. It did not function.



DataSeries.Set(int barsAgo, double value)

This may work...

[Faspomy]

I tried something else...


I made another indicator to house two SMAs. (sMAl1 & sMAl2 are integers to control period).

SMAline1.Set(SMA(sMAl1)[0]);
SMAline2.Set(SMA(sMAl2)[1]);

This doesn't work for some reason.
No lines are plotted unless you change the above to: SMAline2.Set(SMA(sMAl2)[0]);


Is there a reason that you cannot do: SMA(sMAl2)[NumberBesidesZero] ???

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

Please see your Control Center logs for errors. You are most likely running into this issue: http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/v...ead.php?t=3170

[Faspomy]

Josh,


perfect. Thanks.