Ninja Trader clock

[designer01]

Hello, Ninja Trader clock not matching computer clock. NT one minute ahead of Computer clock. Computer clock matches correct time.. See image below. How do I make them match? Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Oxana]

Hello,

Thank you for your post.


This is expected as the bars in NinjaTrader are time stamped for when the bar will close.

For example with 1 minute bars as outlined in your screenshot it would be time stamped at 13:11 as this is when the bar closes and contains all the information from 13:10 to 13:10:59.


I have also included a link to our NinjaTrader Help Guide on bar timestamps:

• https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ldingChartBars

Please let us know if we may be of any further assistance.

[designer01]

The problem arises when I have a time set for the order to be sent. the orders are being sent one minute before the time coded. Say if I have the condition like so: the orders were sent at 18:59.

    
            Calculate         = Calculate.OnEachTick;            
            TimeOfEntry    = DateTime.Parse("19:00", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
            TrailPeriod    = 1;
            TimeofEntrylmt = DateTime.Parse("19:15", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
            if ((CrossAbove(Close, Bollinger1.Upper, 1))
                 && (Times[0][0].TimeOfDay >= TimeOfEntry.TimeOfDay)
                 && (Times[0][0].TimeOfDay < TimeofEntrylmt.TimeOfDay))
            {
                EnterLong(10000, @"BBLE");
            }​

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi designer01, to enter exactly at the minute you would need either offset 1 minute behind for the entry or you would need to run the strategy OnEachTick and enter of the very first tick of the 19:00 bar. We have a related example on how to do this here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/NT%20HelpGuide%20English.html?separating_logic_to_either_cal.htm

Kind regards,
-ChrisL

[designer01]

Hello, I am running the strategy OnEachTick. So maybe I need to set the entry time at 19:01 so it does not send the order at 18:59?
The link provided is not working.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi, sorry I missed the OnEachTick setting you posted. Please confirm your conditions by using Print e.g.

if ((CrossAbove(Close, Bollinger1.Upper, 1))
&& (Times[0][0].TimeOfDay >= TimeOfEntry.TimeOfDay)
&& (Times[0][0].TimeOfDay < TimeofEntrylmt.TimeOfDay))
{
Print(Times[0][0].TimeOfDay);
Print(TimeOfEntry.TimeOfDay);
Print(TimeofEntrylmt.TimeOfDay);
EnterLong(10000, @"BBLE");
}

I fixed the link to the example in my post above as well.

[designer01]

Hi ChrisL thank you. I am running the strategy OnEachTick and offset 1 minute behind for the entry. Seems to work ok.