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Chapter 1
Getting Started
Woodies CCI Concept ..................................................................................................1
Setting Up Woodies CCI ..............................................................................................1
Installing OmniTrader .....................................................................................1
Updating OmniTrader (If Already Installed) ..................................................2
Installing Woodies CCI..................................................................................2
Registering the Software................................................................................................3
Chapter 2
Woodies CCI Systems
Plotting Woodies CCI Systems ....................................................................................5
Woodies Ghost System (WCI-Ghost) ..........................................................................7
Parameters .......................................................................................................7
Woodies Hook from Extreme (WCI-HFE) ..................................................................8
Parameters .......................................................................................................8
Woodies Horizontal Trendline Break (WCI-HTLB)....................................................9
Parameters .......................................................................................................9
Woodies Reverse Divergence (WCI-RD) ....................................................................10
Parameters .......................................................................................................10
Woodies Shamu System (WCI-Shamu) .......................................................................11
Parameters .......................................................................................................12
Woodies Vegas System (WCI-Vegas) .........................................................................12
Parameters .......................................................................................................13
Woodies Zero Line Reject System (WCI-ZLR)...........................................................13
Parameters .......................................................................................................14
Systems Used for Confirmation.....................................................................................14
Chapter 3
Woodies CCI Indicators & Stops
Woodies Indicator ........................................................................................................ 15
Woodies CCI Indicator .................................................................................. 16
Parameters ........................................................................................ 16
Woodies Stops.............................................................................................................. 17
CCI Crossing Zero Line Stop.......................................................................... 17
Parameters ........................................................................................ 17
CCI Flat Stop .................................................................................................. 18
Parameters ........................................................................................ 18
CCI Hook from Extreme Stop ........................................................................ 18
Parameters ........................................................................................ 18
CCI Hook Stop................................................................................................ 19
Parameters ........................................................................................ 19
CCI Least Squares Moving Average Stop ...................................................... 19
Parameters ........................................................................................ 19
CCI Turbo CCI Crossing into CCI Stop ......................................................... 19
Parameters ........................................................................................ 19
Chapter 4
Woodies CCI Strategies
Activating Trading Strategies........................................................................................ 21
Using the Strategy Menu................................................................................. 23
WCCI Against Trend Strategy ...................................................................................... 23
WCCI with Trend Strategy............................................................................................ 24
WCCI Nirvana Against Trend Strategy ........................................................................ 24
WCCI Nirvana with Trend Strategy.............................................................................. 25
The Woodies CCI Plug-in is designed to find short-term trading opportunities using
a series of systems, indicators, and stops developed by Nirvana Systems. In addition
to targeted systems, indicators, and stops, the Woodies CCI plug-in includes
strategies designed to help you find specific setups.
Installing OmniTrader
Follow these instructions to install OmniTrader for the first time:
1. Insert the OmniTrader CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installation should begin
automatically.
If it does not, click StartRun from the Windows Start menu. Type x:\setup.exe
(where x is the CD-ROM drive you are using) in the command line box and click
OK.
2. Follow the instructions that appear in the installation wizard dialog boxes.
3. Enter your Name, Company (if applicable), Customer Number, and CD-Key.
The Customer Number and CD key are included in the email you received when
you purchased the product.
4. Click OK to accept the entered registration information.
The Woodies CCI systems are designed to be traded in one of the following ways:
with the trend (trend agreement), against the trend (counter-trend), or both. The trend
is determined by the Woodies CCI indicator. For more information on trading
Woodies CCI, refer to www.woodiescciclub.com. The following sections detail each
of the systems included with the Woodies CCI plug-in.
After you install the Woodies CCI plug-in, you will notice that you can add the
systems to the System and Confirm blocks of your strategies. As with all other
systems, you can use the Woodies CCI systems confirm signals in other strategies,
generate exits, and even to generate signals using the Vote block. For more
information, refer to Chapter 4, Woodies CCI Strategies.
Note The system you select will remain plotted until you deselect it or click
the All Off button.
sys tab
3. Activate the system(s) you would like to apply by placing a checkbox in the
Enable column. The systems that are selected to run in the current profile are
indicated with a check mark to the left of their name.
Parameters
The Woodies Ghost system uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
SensitivitySpecifies the minimum size of peaks and valleys to be considered in
the calculation. The default value is 10.
Exit MagnitudeSpecifies how far the CCI must move away from the last
vertex in order to complete the pattern. The default value is 10.
Inner ThresholdSpecifies the region above or below the Zero Line in which
the pattern must occur. The default value is 50.
Parameters
The Woodies Hook from Extreme system uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
Extreme ThresholdThe threshold that must be reached to start the pattern. The
default value is 200.
Hook MagnitudeThe magnitude of the hook which must occur for the pattern
to be recognized. The default value is 10.
Parameters
The Woodies Horizontal Trendline Break system uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
Pivot SensitivitySpecifies the minimum size of peaks and valleys to be
considered in the calculation. The default value is 30.
CushionSpecifies the region surrounding the horizontal line in which pivots
must occur in order to be considered valid. The default value is 10.
Inner ThresholdSpecifies the region above or below the Zero Line in which
the pattern must occur. The default value is 50.
Pivots on LineSpecifies the number of pivot points that must occur on the
horizontal trend line. The default value is 2.
Parameters
The Woodies Reverse Divergence system uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
Pivot SensitivitySpecifies the minimum size of peaks and valleys to be
considered in the calculation. The default value is 30.
Exit MagnitudeSpecifies the distance the CCI must move from the last vertex
in order to complete the pattern. The default value is 10.
Inner ThresholdSpecifies the region above or below the Zero Line in which
the pattern must occur. The default value is 50.
Origin ThresholdSpecifies the extreme values from which the pattern must
originate. The default value is 120.
LookbackSpecifies the maximum number of bars in which the pattern must
form. The default value is 15.
Parameters
The Woodies Shamu system uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
Inner ThresholdSpecifies the region above or below the Zero Line in which
the pattern must occur. The default value is 50.
Reject MagnitudeSpecifies the distance the CCI must move away from the
first vertex in order to initiate the pattern. The default value is 10.
Exit MagnitudeSpecifies the distance the CCI must move away from the
second vertex for the pattern to be complete. The default value is 10.
LookbackSpecifies the maximum number of bars in which the pattern must
form. The default value is 15.
Origin ThresholdSpecifies the extreme values from which the pattern must
originate. The default value is 120.
Parameters
The Woodies Vegas system uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
Origin ThresholdSpecifies the extreme values from which the pattern must
originate. The default value is 150.
Round BarsSpecifies the minimum number of bars to allow with same
concavity. The default value is 3.
LookbackSpecifies the maximum number of bars in which the pattern must
form. The default value is 15.
Parameters
The Woodies Zero Line Reject system uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
Inner ThresholdSpecifies the region above or below the Zero Line in which
the pattern must occur. The default value is 50.
Reject MagnitudeSpecifies the distance the CCI must move away from the
vertex for a valid zero line reject pattern to occur. The default value is 10.
LookbackSpecifies the maximum number of bars in which the pattern must
form.The default value is 15.
Origin ThresholdSpecifies the extreme values from which the pattern must
originate. The default value is 120.
Woodies Indicator
The Woodies CCI plug-in includes one indicator, the Woodies CCI indicator. You
can plot the Woodies CCI indicator on your charts by enabling it on the Indicators
tab of the Chart Options dialog box.
1. Select ViewChart Options.
2. Click on the Indicators tab to see a list of the indicators installed on your
computer.
Note The indicator you select will remain plotted until you deselect it or
click the All Off button.
ind tab
3. Activate the indicator(s) you would like to apply by placing a checkbox in the
Enable column. The indicators that are selected to run in the current profile are
indicated with a check mark to the left of their name.
Parameters
The Woodies CCI indicator uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
Trend PeriodsSpecifies the number of bars necessary to signal a trend
reversal. The default value is 5.
LSMA PeriodsSpecifies the number of bars used in the least squares moving
average (LSMA) calculation. The default value is 25. For more information on the
LSMA, refer to www.woodiescciclub.com.
TCCI PeriodsSpecifies the number of bars used in the turbo commodity
channel index (TCCI) calculation. The default value is 6. For more information
on the TCCI, refer to www.woodiescciclub.com.
Woodies Stops
The Woodies CCI plug-in contains the following stops:
CCI Crossing Zero Line Stop
CCI Flat Stop
CCI Hook from Extreme Stop
CCI Hook Stop
CCI Least Squares Moving Average Stop
CCI Turbo CCI Crossing into CCI Stop
You can add stops to your strategies by double-clicking on the Orders block in any
strategy. From the Exits tab, you can enable, optimize, and set parameters for each of
the Woodies CCI plug-in stops.
Parameters
The Woodies CCI Crossing Zero Line Stop uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
Parameters
The Woodies CCI Flat Stop uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
DurationSpecifies the number of bars in which the CCI must break the cushion
to avoid an exit. The default value is 5.
CushionSpecifies the amount the CCI must move to avoid being considered
flat. The default value is 5.
Parameters
The Woodies Hook from Extreme Stop uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
ExtremeSpecifies the extreme value the CCI must obtain to initiate the pattern.
The default value is 200.
MagnitudeSpecifies the magnitude of retreat the CCI must make from the
extreme value for an exit to occur. The default value is 10.
Parameters
The Woodies CCI Hook Stop uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
MagnitudeSpecifies the size of move against the position required for an exit
to occur. The default value is 10.
Parameters
The Woodies Least Squares Moving Average Stop uses the following parameters:
LSMA PeriodsSpecifies the number of periods used to calculate the LSMA.
The default value is 25.
Parameters
The Woodies TCCI into CCI Stop uses the following parameters:
CCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the CCI calculation. The
default value is 14.
TCCI PeriodsDefines the number of bars used in the TCCI calculation. The
default value is 6.
Your installation provides you with several Trading Strategies that you can use to find
candidates. While all of these strategies are editable, it is recommended to save any
changes made to the supplied strategies under a different. This will keep the initial
settings of these strategies intact for future use or reference.
There are four Woodies CCI strategies included with the plug-in. WCCI against
Trend and WCCI with Trend are designed based on Woodies specifications. WCCI
Nirvana against Trend and WCCI Nirvana with Trend are Nirvana Systems in-house
versions that we have developed using the Woodies CCI tools detailed in this
document.
2. Click on the Strategies tab, and you will see a list of the strategies installed on
your system.
strats tab
3. Activate the strategy you would like to use by placing a checkbox in the Enable
column. The strategies that are selected to run in the current profile are indicated
with a check mark to the left of the strategy name. If you want to edit a strategy,
highlight it and click on the Edit button or simply double-click on it.
When you select a strategy from the drop-down menu, your Focus List and Vote Line
will reflect the results of the selected Strategy(s). You can access the flow chart for
any strategy by selecting it from the drop-down menu and then clicking on the
Strategy (chess piece) icon next to the strategy name.
For details about using Trading Strategies in OmniTrader, refer to Chapter 6, Trading
Strategies, in the OmniTrader User Guide.
Figure 4-3. Flow Chart for the Woodies CCI Against Trend Strategy
Trades are only taken when they are against the trend, as given by the Woodies CCI
indicator. The full range of Woodies CCI stops in the Orders block provides
extremely quick exits at the first sign of weakness in the CCI. Trades generated by
this strategy generally last 2 to 3 bars.
Figure 4-4. Flow Chart for the Woodies CCI with Trend Strategy
Trades are only taken when they agree with the trend, as given by the Woodies CCI
indicator. The full range of Woodies CCI stops in the Orders block give extremely
quick exits at the first sign of weakness in the CCI. Trades generated by the strategy
generally last 2 to 3 bars.
Figure 4-5. Flow Chart for the Nirvana CCI Against Trend Strategy
Figure 4-6. Flow Chart for the Nirvana CCI with Trend Strategy
Trades are only taken when there is a steady trend indicated by the Moving Average
Crossover Count falling below 100. The stops in the Orders block provide a swing
type trade lasting an average of 7 bars.