NT8 acceessing time stamp when using calculation methid On Each Tick

[GKonheiser]

What is the best way to get the current timestamp when I have Calculate On each Tick selected. ie the exact time when that tick is processed, as we don't have a bar index to access it, or do we?

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello,

Thank you for the question.

For this, if you are only using 1 series, you could use OnMarketData to get the current ticks time stamps, Time[0] would refer to the Current bar which may or may not be a 1 tick series so that would not be accurate in this case when referring to only the current tick.

Otherwise you could also Add a 1 tick series and then get the Time[0] from the secondary series which would be the time of each tick.

I look forward to being of further assistance.

[koganam]

What is the best way to get the current timestamp when I have Calculate On each Tick selected. ie the exact time when that tick is processed, as we don't have a bar index to access it, or do we?

Time[0] is it.

Edit: This is only true if you are not using a time-delimited series. i.e., using Range bars, tick bars, renko or some such. I apologize. I am usually watching range bars, so had a brain poop on this one.

[GKonheiser]

So if mit primary bars are 10min bars but I have calculate on it tick set in ninja trader 8 there is no way of accessing the time stamp when it calculates without adding the tick time series ?

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello,

I would suggest trying this question and Printing the time stamp, The print I received for a 10 minute series on each tick is:

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
Print(Time[0]);
}

11/25/2015 11:10:00 AM
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or with milisecond:

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
Print(Time[0].ToString("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss.fff tt"));
}


11/25/2015 11:10:00.000 AM
11/25/2015 11:10:00.000 AM
11/25/2015 11:10:00.000 AM
11/25/2015 11:10:00.000 AM
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