Trading Start Date.

[GKonheiser]

I am using the following code to prevent trading before a particular start date but it seems to be blocking all tarding and I cant see why, maybe fresh eyes on it would help.

if(
((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 3) && (Time[0].Date.Month == 12) && (Time[0].Date.Day < iStartTradeDate))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 3) && (Time[0].Date.Month >3) || (Time[0].Date.Month <12))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 6) && (Time[0].Date.Month == 3) && (Time[0].Date.Day < iStartTradeDate))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 6) && (Time[0].Date.Month >6) || (Time[0].Date.Month <3))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 9) && (Time[0].Date.Month == 6) && (Time[0].Date.Day < iStartTradeDate))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 9) && (Time[0].Date.Month >9) || (Time[0].Date.Month <6))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 12) && (Time[0].Date.Month == 9) && (Time[0].Date.Day < iStartTradeDate))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 12) && (Time[0].Date.Month <9))
)
return;

[NinjaTrader_CalH]

GKonheiser,

Thank you for your post.

What is the value of iStartTradeDate?

Additionally, can you add a Print Statement with the return?

Example - after the last closing parenthesis
{
Print("IF statement is true: " + Time[0]);
return;
}

Check the Output window and see if this called on every bar.

[GKonheiser]

Ya it was firing true the whole time. I had to add extra brackets and is working fine now,

if(
((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 3) && (Time[0].Date.Month == 12) && (Time[0].Date.Day < iStartTradeDate))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 3) && ((Time[0].Date.Month >3) || (Time[0].Date.Month <12)))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 6) && (Time[0].Date.Month == 3) && (Time[0].Date.Day < iStartTradeDate))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 6) && ((Time[0].Date.Month >6) || (Time[0].Date.Month <3)))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 9) && (Time[0].Date.Month == 6) && (Time[0].Date.Day < iStartTradeDate))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 9) && ((Time[0].Date.Month >9) || (Time[0].Date.Month <6)))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 12) && (Time[0].Date.Month == 9) && (Time[0].Date.Day < iStartTradeDate))
|| ((Instrument.Expiry.Month == 12) && ((Time[0].Date.Month >12) || (Time[0].Date.Month <9)))
)