Last 3 or 5 instances displayed

[90bideven]

Hiya,
Using the Strategy Builder, I have made a simple indicator that draws a triangle up below the bar when the CCI is higher than the previous bar and vice versa, a triangle down above the bar when the CCI is falling.

I know how, when assigning the Tag name in the string builder to assign String 0 to CURRENT BAR...that way, it prints arrows going back for ALL the data loaded I have in the chart.
I also know how to leave String 0 as the indicator name, and then String 1 as "Triangle up_1"...this prints just the most recent occurrence, and then it disappears as soon as there is a new one.

Using Current Bars makes the chart too messy, but using just one occurrence is not enough.

How, using strategy builder, would I write it to show the last 3, or maybe 5 occurrences? Thanks in advance for the help.

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[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

HI 90bideven, thanks for posting.

The builder does not have enough control over C# logic to keep an index like this. C# logic would be needed to control this e.g.

//class level
private string[] arr = {"0","1","2","3","4"};
private string str;
private int count = 0;

//in State.SetDefaults:
str = "tag" + arr[0];

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if(Close[0]>Close[1])
{
    Draw.Dot(this, str, false, 0, High[0]+TickSize*5, Brushes.Red);
    count++;
    if(count > 4)
    count = 0;
    str = "tag" + arr[count];
}
}

[90bideven]

OK, thanks Chris...I will fiddle with that code and see if I can make it work. Thanks for the quick reply.
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