Ichimoku, using Tenkan-sen and Kijun-sen as a band for a signal test

Optuma Scripting
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TenkanSen = ICHIMOKUCLOUD().TenkanSen;
KijunSen = ICHIMOKUCLOUD().KijunSen;

Cu = MAX(TenkanSen, KijunSen);
Cl = MIN(TenkanSen, KijunSen);

ClosePrice = CLOSE();

BullishSignal = ClosePrice > Cu;
BearishSignal = ClosePrice < Cl;

IF(BullishSignal, 1, IF(BearishSignal, -1, 0));

SHOWBAR(BullishSignal, Green, Bar, AboveHigh);
SHOWBAR(BearishSignal, Red, Bar, BelowLow);

I used the AI to check the script. AI says that the script looks good, but it also warns that it is still learning scripting and can be wrong. Anyway, I used this script as a signal test, on the SP500 and I set the test period from 07/20/1998 to 04/30/2004 (my in sample data)
Unfortunately, no results were shown because the of the “invalid script”

Did I make a mistake in the defining the script? Scripting is like a new language to me, and I am learning it slowly with the help of the AI in knowledge base

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Hi Jeff,

Do not use AI to learn scripting as it doesn’t understand the correct syntax and will only work for very simple formulas. We have a series of tutorial videos available under the Scripting Resources section of the Help menu in the software, or by signing in here:

If you can show the signals on a chart and describe exactly when they should occur then we’ll point you in the right direction.