Time[0].Ticks

[Jim-Boulder]

What event is setting the time in Time[0].Ticks

the open of the bar, the close of the bar or the last trade ?

Does the answer depend on whether CalculateOnBarClose = true or not?

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hi Jim-Boulder,

A bar's time stamp is based on the closing time of the bar. Understanding the variables involved in building chart bars

.Ticks is a .net Date/Time property. More information on this specifically is here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.datetime.ticks.aspx

Yes, script updating varies based on your CalculateOnBarClose setting. When set to true, you receive updates for the last closed bar. When set to false you receive updates for every incoming tick.

[Jim-Boulder]

Thanks Ryan,

I understand what time[0].Ticks is as far as a DateTime property, but I am a little confused by your response---if time[0].Ticks is returning the time stamp of the bar's close--this is the same time for all 'trades' (ticks) for that bar-so it doesn't seem like the setting of true or false for CalculateOnBarClose should make any difference.

I understand how CalculateOnBarClose's setting affects the processing of tick x tick vs. once per bar---but the close of bar X is at one point in time regardless of this setting, right?

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Yes, historically it works the same regardless of COBC settings. Historical script updating is always COBC = true. In real time, you have the opportunity to see any property updated with each tick, with CalculateOnBarClose = false.

[Jim-Boulder]

I'm having a brain freeze day Ryan--so I apologize for asking again--but in real time, if I have CalculateOnBarClose = false--then the value returned for Time[0].Ticks will be the time of the last trade (the last tick x tick processed) and NOT the close of Bar[0] ?

The reason I am asking is that I have a simple indicator that prints Time[0].Ticks and I have set it to CalculateOnBarClose=false but I am getting the same value of Time[0].Ticks in real time for each bar (it only changes on a new bar)--which is suggesting to me it is NOT changing in real time...it is close of bar regardless of CalculateOnBarClose setting-(In real time)

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Thanks for the reply. I can see where the confusion may be. If using time intervals then the bar's time stamp represents the end of the bar, not the time of the last trade. For time based charts the time stamp of bars takes place at even intervals regardless of COBC settings. You are getting rt updates, but it is the same value every time. This Print statement should help show this:

Print(Time[0] + " " + Time[0].Ticks);

You can switch to tick resolution charts and the time stamp for the bar currently forming represents the time of the last trade instead. Tick based charts are: Tick, Volume, Range, Second, and Renko.

[Jim-Boulder]

Thanks for your patience--I now understand! Thanks again.