ToTime

[zachj]

I have a condtion for long entry of...

(ToTime(Time[0]) >= 93500 && ToTime(Time[0]) < 133000))

This is 9:35am to 1:30pm unless I'm mistaken. But when I look at the backtest charts it's entering trades at 3:30pm for instance?

[NinjaTrader_JC]

Hello zachj,

Is that your full condition before entering a trade?

Happy to be of further assistance.

[zachj]

Have these defined variables...
private int timestart = 93500;
private int timeend = 133000;

if (BarsInProgress == 1)
if (SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[2] > SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[2] && SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[3] < SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[3] && Close[0] > Highs[0][2] +.10
|| SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[3] > SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[3] && SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[4] < SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[4] && Close[0] > Highs[0][3] +.10
&& (ToTime(Time[0]) >= timestart && ToTime(Time[0]) < timeend))

{
EnterLong(200, "");
}

Update: Oh I think I may see. I would have to have the time condition on both of the OR ELSE statements, right now it's only on the second of the OR statements. That's it I think right? Is there a way to put the time condition in just once instead of having for both statements? I thnk I just put another if statement outside of the first one?

[NinjaTrader_JC]

Hello zachj,

Yes, exactly that would work by putting an if statement inside of another if statement to help keep your time condition true.

[zachj]

Will this work, or do I have to somehow get the time if statement within the first if statement?....

if (BarsInProgress == 1)
if (SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[2] > SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[2] && SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[3] < SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[3] && Close[0] > Highs[0][2] +.10
|| SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[3] > SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[3] && SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[4] < SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[4] && Close[0] > Highs[0][3] +.10)
if (ToTime(Time[0]) >= timestart && ToTime(Time[0]) < timeend)

{
EnterLong(200, "");
}

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello zachj,

Thank you for your response.

Are you only checking these conditions on the first bar?

if (BarsInProgress == 1)

The following will work as long as the if condition for the time is the first if or included in the braces of the SMA conditions:

if (SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[2] > SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[2]	&& SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[3] < SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[3] && Close[0] > Highs[0][2] +.10 
|| SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[3] > SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[3]	&& SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[4] < SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[4] && Close[0] > Highs[0][3] +.10)
{
if (ToTime(Time[0]) >= timestart && ToTime(Time[0]) < timeend) 

{
EnterLong(200, "");
}
}

Or:

if (ToTime(Time[0]) >= timestart && ToTime(Time[0]) < timeend) 

{
if (SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[2] > SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[2]	&& SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[3] < SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[3] && Close[0] > Highs[0][2] +.10 
|| SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[3] > SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[3]	&& SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[4] < SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[4] && Close[0] > Highs[0][3] +.10)
{
EnterLong(200, "");
}
}

Please let me know if you have any questions.

[zachj]

For BIP==1, all the SMA info and the High is in regards to the primary series, the Close[0] statement is the only part using the added secondary series.

Does this work then?...

if (BarsInProgress == 1) //OnBarUpdate called for 1min bars
if (ToTime(Time[0]) >= timestart && ToTime(Time[0]) < timeend)
if (SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[2] > SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[2]	&& SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[3] < SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[3] && Close[0] > Highs[0][2] +.10 
|| SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[3] > SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[3]	&& SMA(BarsArray[0],Fast)[4] < SMA(BarsArray[0],Slow)[4] && Close[0] > Highs[0][3] +.10) 
{
EnterLong(200, "");
}

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello zachj,

Thank you for your update.

That is correct, the conditions will then only calculate on BIP 1.