---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.OptimizationCriterion.Direction"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.OptimizationCriterion"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Optimization/OptimizationCriterion/Direction/"
---

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# OptimizationCriterion.Direction

Member of [OptimizationCriterion](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Optimization/OptimizationCriterion/index.md).

## Direction

Whether to maximize or minimize the index.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.
- Cloud: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

C#:

```csharp
public OptimizationCriterionDirection Direction {get; set;}
```

Python:

```python
optimizationCriterion.Direction: OptimizationCriterionDirection
```

### Returns

`OptimizationCriterionDirection` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.9.