Time[0]

[ivb73077]

Hello,

I wanted to get some clarification on what Time[0] actually returns. From the support website: (http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h....html?time.htm), I understand that it would return the timestamp of a historical bar.

1. Does Time[0] also give us the timestamp of live bars?

2. If the answer to #1 is no, how do I get the timestamp of the most recent bar?

3. Does Time[0] return the start-time or the end-time of the current bar?

Thank you.

Isaac

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello Isaac,

Thank you for your post.

1. Time[0] will return the current bar in real-time when you have set the script to CalculateOnBarClose = False: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...onbarclose.htm

2. See above.

3. Time[0] is the end time of the bar. On a time based interval such as Minute chart it will return the minute the bar will close. On tick based intervals, Time[0] with CalculateOnBarClose = False would return the most recent update to the bar.

[ivb73077]

Thank you.

One quick follow-up: does NT have a built-in method to return the current time? Or should I just use DateTime.Now as in standard C# if I want retrieve the current time?

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello ivb73077,

Thank you for your response.

There is no built in method in NinjaScript for the PC time, this means you would in fact use DateTime.Now.

[ivb73077]

Perfect. Thanks.

[ivb73077]

Patrick,

I guess I should have inquired: what does Time[0] return when CalculateOnBarClose = true?

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello Isaac,

Time[0] will return the timestamp of the last closed bar when CalculateOnBarClose = True. This is the same over historical data.

[ivb73077]

Got it. Thanks.