Have my hourly bars begin and end on the half hour in equity index futures

[drz130]

How can I get my hourly bars to begin and end on the half hour in index futures?

[NinjaTrader_Oxana]

Hello,

Thank you for your post.


You can try using a 'CME US Index Futures RTH' trading hours template, since it starts at 8:30am CST, by right clicking in the back ground of your chart, selecting 'Data Series' and in the Data Series window, in a field next to ' Trading Hours' selecting that template. Then right click on your chart and select 'Reload all historical data'.


Or you can create a Trading Hours template with the desired time, following the steps below:

• Open a Trading Hours window, by going to Control Center -> Tools -> Trading Hours .
• In the Trading Hours window, under Templates, click 'add'.
• Then on the right side of the window, under Properties, change the name for your template.
• Change the time zone,, if needed.
• Under 'Sessions' click 'add'
• Set the session start and end time, put a checkmark on 'EOD' and click OK.
• Right click on the added line and select 'Add Monday through Friday'
• When done, click OK to save your template.

Then right click in the back ground of your chart and select 'Data Series'. In the Data Series window, in a field next to ' Trading Hours' select your template and click OK. Then right click on your chart and select 'Reload all historical data'.


Below, you will find links to Help Guide — Trading Hours:

• Trading Hours: https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8//NT%20HelpGuide%20English.html?trading_hours.htm

Please let us know if you have any further questions.