I'm trying to incorporate some rules into a CCI indicator so that it paints my charts a particular colour when certain conditions are met.

Here is the psuedo-code for the rules:

if CCI >=100, paint the chart green.
if CCI >=200 , paint the chart dark green.

if CCI <=-100, paint the chart red.
if CCI <=-200, paint the chart dark red.


This bit works fine, as you can see.


I'm having problems implementing the rule below:

if CCI crossing above -100, continue painting the chart red until it hits either 0 or +100 (set by a variable).
if CCI crossing below +100, continue painting the chart green until it hits either 0 or -100 (set by a variable).


I want to create a rule so that when CCI travels from -100 to +100 (or from +100 to -100) it will continue to paint whatever it was painting previously when it entered that range.

Here is my current code:

VARIABLES:

 

Code

double CurrentCCI = CCI(14)[0]; double PreviousCCI = CCI(14)[1]; double mean = 0; double sma0 = sma[0];

 

Code

//Paint Backgrounds according to CCI. if(CurrentCCI >=100) { //BackBrushesAll[1] = Brushes.White; // Repaint 1 bar when we change direction. BackBrushAll = iBrushBackUp; if(CurrentCCI >=200) { BackBrushAll = iBrushCloseLong; //BackBrushesAll[1] = Brushes.Gold; //Repaint 1 bar when we change direction. } } else if(CurrentCCI <=-100) { BackBrushAll = iBrushBackDown; if(CurrentCCI <=-200) { BackBrushAll = iBrushCloseShort; } }

What's the best method to describe this rule?

Ive tried the below using some booleans ("bullish","bearish") , but i'm missing something simple I think.

 

Code

if(CurrentCCI <0){ if(bullish == true){ BackBrushAll = iBrushBackUp; } if(bearish == true){ BackBrushAll = iBrushBackDown; } if(CurrentCCI <=-100) { BackBrushAll = iBrushBackDown; bullish = false; bearish = true; if (CurrentCCI <=-200) { BackBrushAll = iBrushCloseShort; bearish = false; } } }

 

Code

if(CurrentCCI >0){ if(bullish == true){ BackBrushAll = iBrushBackUp; } if(bearish == true){ BackBrushAll = iBrushBackDown; } if(CurrentCCI >=100){ //BackBrushesAll[1] = Brushes.White; // Repaint 1 bar when we change direction. BackBrushAll = iBrushBackUp; bullish = true; bearish = false; if(CurrentCCI >=200) { BackBrushAll= iBrushCloseLong; bullish = false; } } }

Any thoughts welcome!

Ive exported the current version and attached it.

Nevermind. A good night's sleep makes this obvious again.

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