Timing question

[staycool3_a]

Hi, I’m curious how this series of occurrences would translate:

Calculate = on bar close

Say I enter when XYZ happens.

It’s 1pm and at 1:01pm XYZ happens.

If my data series is 60 minutes, will I enter at 2pm or will it skip the order because XYZ didn’t happen at “bar close” of 1pm?

Alternatively say

It’s 1pm and at 1:01pm XYZ happens. And then at 1:59pm the condition is not valid

If my data series is 60 minutes, will I enter at 2pm or will it skip the order because XYZ didn’t happen at “bar close” of 1pm?

Alternatively say

It’s 1pm and at 1:01pm XYZ happens. And it’s 1:59pm and condition stays valid

If my data series is 60 minutes, will I enter at 2pm or will it skip the order because XYZ didn’t happen at “bar close” of 1pm?

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello calhawk01,

Thanks for your post.

Using Calculate.OnBarClose, the conditions XYZ would not be known/evaluated in the 60-minute bar until the bar closes which is when the script would run, once. If the XYZ conditions place an order the order would be placed on the next bar.