WCCI Values

[soseki]

Hello,

I'm trying to derive the numerical value from WCCI's Sidewinder indicator for use in an automated strategy. From what I understand it should be:

green >100
yellow 100 - 60
red <60

However, used like this, it doesn't seem to be working. I will really appreciate any hint on what could be wrong. Thank you

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi soseki,
If you post your code or sceenshots of your strategy wizard setup, it's easier to assist for us, thanks!

[soseki]

Attached is an example from wizard. Without the last line it works fine, however written like this, it shows no entries at all.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi soseki,
First you want to make sure your conditions evaluate to true and generate the signal you look for, so to verify you could add an arrow from the Drawing section under 'Do the following'.

Also not sure how you arrived at the order line in your shot, please try changing it to just the basic EnterLong statement (EnterLong(DefaultQuantity,"") and see if you can get an execution historically.

[soseki]

Thank you. I'm sure there are plenty of correct entry signals. To see them I use some small PT and SL on historical data.
I've changed the order line as you suggested, however it's not the issue. It still appears to me that I'm either doing something wrong with Sidewinder or it just doesn't generate numerical data in this way.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

soseki,

The sidewinder does not return values like that.

Snippet from the Help Guide:

Returns sidewinder value 
WoodiesCCI().Sidewinder[int barsAgo] 
WoodiesCCI(IDataSeries inputData).Sidewinder[int barsAgo] 
 
Return values representing the sidewinder plot value are as follows: 
 
-1 = Warning 
0 = Neutral 
1 = Trending

You get -1, 0, or 1. If you need help on the interpretation of this it may be best to direct them over on Woodies' forums.

[soseki]

Thank you, my bad I didn't check the article before asking here.