
HUD-Head Up Display Indicator /Strategy
📊 HUD-Head Up Display Indicator or Strategy EMA Trend HUD Suite (Indicator + Strategy)
🔍 Overview
The EMA Trend HUD is a lightweight, real-time information toolset for NinjaTrader 8, designed to give traders essential market insights directly on the chart — without clutter, lag, or unnecessary distractions. It comes in two parts:
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HUD_EMA Trend (Indicator)
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EMA Trend Account HUD (Strategy)
Both tools display dynamic on-screen information based on a customizable EMA, helping traders visually interpret market bias, price positioning, and key account metrics with zero latency.
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📌 HUD EMA Trend (Indicator)
This overlay indicator provides a quick-glance panel showing:
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🟢 Instrument name and interval
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⏰ Real-time clock (updated per tick, including seconds)
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📅 Today’s date
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📈 Trend direction based on price vs. EMA
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📍 Current EMA value
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📏 Distance between price and EMA
The panel color changes based on trend bias:
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Green when price is above EMA (Bullish)
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Red when price is below EMA (Bearish)
It’s designed to be fully customizable, with options to:
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Set the EMA period
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Choose the position of the HUD on the chart (top/bottom, left/right)
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Disable appearance in the Data Box for a clean look
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Automatically refresh every tick, ensuring you always see the most current trend context.
📌 EMA Trend Account HUD (Strategy)
This non-trading strategy is a companion tool to the indicator. It doesn’t execute any trades but adds additional insights by leveraging your account data, including:
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👤 Account name
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💰 Current balance
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📊 Total PnL (realized + unrealized)
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🧭 Instrument name
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🕒 Live clock
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📈 Trend direction
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📏 Price-to-EMA distance
It functions like a floating info dashboard that updates in real-time while monitoring your account performance without impacting live trading.
💡 Why Use This?
This HUD suite is perfect for:
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Discretionary traders who want at-a-glance EMA trend info
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Prop firm traders tracking their account performance on screen
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Scalpers needing real-time visual cues without noise
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Streamers and educators who want their charts to show key info visually for students or audiences
⚙️ Quick Settings
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✅ EMA period adjustable (default: 200)
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✅ Display position selectable (top-left, top-right, etc.)

