Technical Indicators

MZpack provides wrapper classes around standard NinjaTrader technical indicators for use inside MZpack strategies. These wrappers extend StrategyPlotIndicator and integrate with the MZpack indicator lifecycle, chart rendering, and data export systems.

Namespace: MZpack.NT8.Algo.Indicators

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These indicators are wrappers for use inside MZpack strategies only. For chart-based indicators use NinjaTrader's built-in equivalents.

Base Classes

StrategyDataSeriesIndicator

Inheritance: StrategyDataSeriesIndicator : ExportedIndicator

Abstract base for data series indicators. Provides input/output series management and bar indexing.

Property / Method	Type	Description
Input	ISeries<double>	NinjaTrader input data series
MZpackInput	Series<double>	Alternative MZpack input series
Values	Series<double>[]	Output data series array (by index)
GetCurrentBar()	int	Current bar index adjusted for calculation mode
GetAgo(int)	int	Bar-ago offset adjusted for calculation mode
GetInput(int)	double	Input value at ago offset

StrategyPlotIndicator

Inheritance: StrategyPlotIndicator : StrategyDataSeriesIndicator

Abstract base that adds chart rendering capabilities — can display as overlay on the price chart or on a separate panel.

Property	Type	Default	Description
IsOnPanel	bool	false	Render on a separate panel
IsUpperPanel	bool	false	Panel above the chart (vs below)
PanelHeight	float	200	Panel height in pixels
PanelMargin	float	0	Margin between chart edge and panel
Strokes	Stroke[]	—	Stroke styles for each plot line
PlotStyles	PlotStyle[]	—	Plot styles for each line
BackBrush	Brush	—	Panel background color
BackBrushOpacity	int	20	Background opacity (1–100)

Built-in Indicators

All constructors follow the pattern:

new IndicatorName(MZpackStrategyBase strategy, ISeries<double> input, int period)

Output values are accessed via Values[0] (primary), Values[1], Values[2] for multi-output indicators.

Moving Averages

Class	NinjaTrader Equivalent	Period Default	Description
EMA	EMA	14	Exponential Moving Average
SMA	SMA	14	Simple Moving Average
WMA	WMA	14	Weighted Moving Average
LinReg	LinReg	14	Linear Regression

Oscillators & Momentum

Class	NinjaTrader Equivalent	Parameters	Description
CCI	CCI	Period (14)	Commodity Channel Index. Separate panel
MACD	MACD	Fast (12), Slow (26), Smooth (9)	Values[0] = MACD, Values[1] = Signal, Values[2] = Histogram. Separate panel
Momentum	Momentum	Period (14)	Rate of change of price

Volatility & Channels

Class	NinjaTrader Equivalent	Period Default	Description
ATR	ATR	14	Average True Range. Separate panel
DonchianChannel	DonchianChannel	14	Values[0] = Mid, Values[1] = High, Values[2] = Low

Price Reference

Class	Description
CurrentDayOHL	Values[0] = Open, Values[1] = High, Values[2] = Low. Intraday bars only

Series Math

Class	NinjaTrader Equivalent	Description
MAX	MAX	Maximum of last N values
MIN	MIN	Minimum of last N values
SUM	SUM	Sum of last N values

Example

// Inside OnCreateIndicators
var ema = new EMA(this, Close, 20);
var atr = new ATR(this, Close, 14);

// Access values in OnBarUpdate or signal logic
double currentEma = ema.Values[0].GetAgo(0);
double currentAtr = atr.Values[0].GetAgo(0);

See Also

• Technical Indicators sample — complete working example