Session Template

[Mike Winfrey]

How can I specify which session template I want a strategy to use in code? I would expect to add something like this in the Initialize() method... SessionTemplate = "session template" But, I can't find anything resembling that.

Thanks,
Mike

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi Mike, unfortunatelty there's no property available to dictate the chart / series what template specifically to use, you could check for which template is applied though and inform the user that another one one would be preferred.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/templatename.htm

[Mike Winfrey]

Thanks...That's what I thought as well but it doesn't seem to work that way. This is the code I put in OnStartUp() and it just doesn't seem to work.

if (Instrument.MasterInstrument.SessionTemplate == Session.UseInstrumentSettings)//"Nymex Metals / Energy ETH")
{
	DrawTextFixed("session","Must use Session Template 'Nymex Metals / Energy ETH'",TextPosition.Center,Color.White,textFont,Color.Black,Color.Black,10);
	return;
}

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Would have rather used something along those lines -

protected override void OnStartUp()
		{
			if (Bars.Session.TemplateName != "Nymex Metals / Energy ETH")
			{
				DrawTextFixed("session", "Must use Session Template 'Nymex Metals / Energy ETH'", TextPosition.Center);
				return;
			}
			
		}

If the session is not the default Nymex ETH, the DrawTextFixed will plot asking user to change as needed.

[Mike Winfrey]

Sorry I sent you the wrong code snippet. That one was just one of the iterations I used trying to get something to print in the output window. However, using your code snippet still does not work. I can change the session template for the strategy to something other than "Nymex Metals / Energy ETH" and no DrawFixedText message appears.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Works in my strategy test script just as posted when I select an 'incorrect' session. What market / chart do you exactly run it on? If you add a print to OnStartUp, is it triggerd at all in your scenario?

[Mike Winfrey]

nope nothing prints in the output window regardless what session template I use on the chart.

I run it on CL with a minute chart. This is the snippet I'm using.

			
if (Instrument.MasterInstrument.SessionTemplate != "Nymex Metals / Energy ETH")
{
	Print(Session.UseInstrumentSettings);
	DrawTextFixed("session","Must use Session Template 'Nymex Metals / Energy ETH'",TextPosition.Center,Color.White,textFont,Color.Black,Color.Black,10);
	return;
}

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Please run with this code used for checking the sessions -

if (Bars.Session.TemplateName != "Nymex Metals / Energy ETH")

Any change?

[Mike Winfrey]

yes that works...I think I understand why. However, the return does not stop the strategy from running. Moved the code to OnBarUpdate() and return works.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Correct, the return would only work from OnBarUpdate() since there's is your processing then.