Why does zigzag indicator behave like this?

[olzonpon]

Hi

Can someone explain me why the zigzag indicator behave like this?

The red line is the zigzag, and the blue line should be the zigzag movement in my opinion, or m i wrong?

[Etienne Chabert]

olzonpon:

Hi

Can someone explain me why the zigzag indicator behave like this?

The red line is the zigzag, and the blue line should be the zigzag movement in my opinion, or m i wrong?

Witch ZigZag are you using ?

Are you using the default parameters ? 

[olzonpon]

wizmoisa:

Witch ZigZag are you using ?

Are you using the default parameters ? 

Nope

dep 100

dev 5

back 3

[Ziheng Zhuang]

I also encountered the same problem long long ago,I think it is related to the algorithm.

You may try the attached zigzag2.

[Alain Verleyen]

olzonpon:

Hi

Can someone explain me why the zigzag indicator behave like this?

The red line is the zigzag, and the blue line should be the zigzag movement in my opinion, or m i wrong?

Can you post details to reproduce your problem, which version of the indicator ? Which symbol, period ?

[olzonpon]

angevoyageur:
Can you post details to reproduce your problem, which version of the indicator ? Which symbol, period ?

I just made a screenshot, cant remember the symbol and time. But it is the standard Zigzag indicator that comes with MT4 "sry wrong forum" .

This errors often appear in strategy tester, i will try finding the same error again and post it.

[Arturo Lopez Perez]

olzonpon:

Hi

Can someone explain me why the zigzag indicator behave like this?

The red line is the zigzag, and the blue line should be the zigzag movement in my opinion, or m i wrong?

The same happens in MT4 with small depth periods.

[olzonpon]

angevoyageur:
Can you post details to reproduce your problem, which version of the indicator ? Which symbol, period ?

Version of indicator:

  Zigzag.mq4 |
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Zigzag inputs:

depth 98

dev 5

back 3

Backtesting period: 2013.08.29 - 2013.09.03 Period: H1 Symbol: EURUSD

[Alain Verleyen]

olzonpon:

Version of indicator:

  Zigzag.mq4 |
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