Adding time limits to strategy

[kelliot]

I am currently using a time of day restriction in my strategy and would like to add 2 more restrictions.

1 - if i were to go on vacation over the holiday and wanted to trade from december 1st until december 19th and after the 19th not allow any more trades, how would i use the time field to do this??

My current code is
If(totime(time[0]) >= totime (8,0,0)
&& totime(time[0] <= totime (16,0,0))
{Do this}

2 - if i wanted to trade during different sessions like between 8am and 11am and then again between 1pm and 4pm how would i change the current time statement.
Would i just add or statement like

If(totime(time[0]) >= totime (8,0,0)
&& totime(time[0] <= (11,0,0))
||
If(totime(time[0]) >= totime (13,0,0)
&& totime(time[0] <= totime (16,0,0))
{Do this}

Thanks for your help...
Ken

[NinjaTrader_CalH]

Hello Ken,

Thank you for your post.

You can check for the month and date of the DateTime structure, Time[0], and compare this to what you are looking for using ToDay()

if(ToDay(Time[0]) >= 20141201 && ToDay(Time[0]) <= 20141219)
{
}

Additionally, you have the right idea for the OR statement but it will be one IF statemment -

if((totime(time[0]) >= totime (8,0,0) && totime(time[0] <= (11,0,0))
    || (totime(time[0]) >= totime (13,0,0) && totime(time[0] <= totime (16,0,0)))
{
}

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...html?today.htm

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

[kelliot]

Thanks looks like that will work...
Thanks again
Ken