detect R session bars

[afshinmoshrefi]

How can I detect R session bars vs E session bars for ES? . I have tried the following code from the help files on 15min bars - this is placed inside OnBarUpdate:

if (Bars.FirstBarOfSession)
{
Bars.Session.GetNextBeginEnd(BarsArray[0], 0, out sessionBegin, out sessionEnd);
Print("Session Start: " + sessionBegin + " Session End: " + sessionEnd);
}

The default result from <Use instrument settings> template is :

Session Start: 7/10/2014 6:00:00 PM Session End: 7/11/2014 5:15:00 PM
Session Start: 7/13/2014 6:00:00 PM Session End: 7/14/2014 5:15:00 PM
Session Start: 7/14/2014 6:00:00 PM Session End: 7/15/2014 5:15:00 PM
Session Start: 7/15/2014 6:00:00 PM Session End: 7/16/2014 5:15:00 PM
Session Start: 7/16/2014 6:00:00 PM Session End: 7/17/2014 5:15:00 PM
Session Start: 7/17/2014 6:00:00 PM Session End: 7/18/2014 5:15:00 PM

How can I tell if the bar belongs to R session or E session?

[koganam]

How can I detect R session bars vs E session bars for ES? . I have tried the following code from the help files on 15min bars - this is placed inside OnBarUpdate:

if (Bars.FirstBarOfSession)
{
Bars.Session.GetNextBeginEnd(BarsArray[0], 0, out sessionBegin, out sessionEnd);
Print("Session Start: " + sessionBegin + " Session End: " + sessionEnd);
}

The default result from <Use instrument settings> template is :

Session Start: 7/10/2014 6:00:00 PM Session End: 7/11/2014 5:15:00 PM
Session Start: 7/13/2014 6:00:00 PM Session End: 7/14/2014 5:15:00 PM
Session Start: 7/14/2014 6:00:00 PM Session End: 7/15/2014 5:15:00 PM
Session Start: 7/15/2014 6:00:00 PM Session End: 7/16/2014 5:15:00 PM
Session Start: 7/16/2014 6:00:00 PM Session End: 7/17/2014 5:15:00 PM
Session Start: 7/17/2014 6:00:00 PM Session End: 7/18/2014 5:15:00 PM

How can I tell if the bar belongs to R session or E session?

You can use only one Session Template on a chart. If you want to make any finer distinctions of what time a bar is made, you will have to create and use your own time filters, and maybe a boolean flag or two.

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello afshinmoshrefi,

Thank you for your post and thank you to Koganam for their response.

You would need to use a Session Template that would encompass all hours, ETH and RTH. Then check if the Time[0] is greater than the ToTime() for the RTH Session End and less than ETH hours Session End. Less than the RTH Session End would mean it is RTH hours.

However, each Session will have different start and end times, so both the Session End and Start will need to be checked against Time[0]. Please let me know if you have any questions.