IsFirstBarOfSession Workaround

[delTik]

IsFirstBarOfSession not working in NT8 is there a recommended workaround?

unsure about IsNewSession or if ok in NT8 or if IsFirstBarOfSession fix available?

using 8.0.0.9 64-bit.

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
  // Switch a bool named takeTrades to false when IsNewSession() returns true. 
  if (Bars.SessionIterator.IsNewSession(DateTime.Now, true)) ;
  {
      Alert("EOS", Priority.Medium, String.Format("New session beginning. Waiting until {0} to begin trading again"), " ", 5, Brushes.Black, Brushes.White);
      takeTrades = false;
  }
 
  // Set the bool back to true on the first bar of the new session
  if (Bars.IsFirstBarOfSession)
      takeTrades = true;
}

i.e how to detect 1st bar of session for chart interval 5,10,30 etc.)

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello delTik,

Thank you for your post.

IsFirstBarOfSession is working in my install of NinjaTrader. Try using Print() to see if the Output shows the IsFirstBarOfSession as working.
For example:

if (Bars.IsFirstBarOfSession)
{
Print("FirstBarOfSession: " + Time[0]);
takeTrades = true;
}

You would open the Output window under New > NinjaScript Output.

For the SessionIterator you would need to create a new one and use Time[0] as DateTime.Now will be the local PC time and you want to pull the bar's timestamp instead.
For example:

		protected override void OnStateChange()
		{
			...
			if (State == State.Historical)
			{
				//stores the sessions once bars are ready, but before OnBarUpdate is called
				sessionIterator = new SessionIterator(Bars);
			}
		}

		protected override void OnBarUpdate()
		{
			//sessionIterator.GetNextSession(Time[0], true);
		}

For more information please visit the following link: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...oniterator.htm

Please let me know if you have any questions.