_SECTION_BEGIN("CCI");

periods = Param( "Periods", 14, 2, 200, 1 );

Plot( i1 = CCI( periods ), _DEFAULT_NAME(), ParamColor( "Color", colorCycle ),
ParamStyle("Style") );

if( Status("action") == actionCommentary )

{
printf("(preliminary interpretation code)\n");

Buy=Cross( i1, 100 );

Sell = Cross( 100, i1 );
Short=Cross( -100, i1 );
Cover = Cross( i1, -100 );

printf("\nCCI("+periods+") =" + WriteVal(i1));

printf("\n\nA price momentum indicator developed by Donald R. Lambert - it measures

price excursions from the mean price as a statistical variation");

printf("\n\nCCI is now in "+

WriteIf( i1 < -100, "oversold",
WriteIf( i1 > 100, "overbought", "neutral" )) +
" range");

bsbuy = BarsSince( Buy );

bssell = BarsSince( Sell );
bsshort = BarsSince( Short );
bscover = BarsSince( Cover );

printf("\n\nCCI has generated "+

WriteIf( bsbuy > 5 AND bssell > 5 AND bsshort > 5 AND bscover > 5, "no signals
during last 5 periods.",
WriteIf( bsbuy < bssell AND bsbuy < bsshort AND bsbuy < bscover,
"buy signal " + WriteVal( bsbuy, 3.0 ),
WriteIf( bssell < bsbuy AND bssell < bsshort AND bssell < bscover,
"sell signal " + WriteVal( bssell, 3.0),
WriteIf( bsshort < bsbuy AND bsshort < bssell AND bsshort < bscover,
"sell short signal " + WriteVal( bsshort, 3.0),
"cover short signal " + WriteVal( bscover, 3.0)
))) + " periods ago."));

}
_SECTION_END();