Alternative to ToTime()

[YakusaTrader]

Is there an alternative to ToTime()?

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/?today.htm

I'd like to use an input "TradingTime" that I can optimize to do the following:

if(ToTime(Time[0])>=(74500 - TradingTime)&&ToTime(Time[0])<=(74500 + TradingTime))
// Do something;

The problem is I optimize my input from 1000 to 3000, I'll end up with something like 77500, which doesn't make any sense.

Thnx

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello YakusaTrader,

If you want to optimize a time, I generally advise to optimize the minute and hour separately as integer inputs and add these together.

The hour would have a max size of 24 (which is then multiplied by 1000) and the minute would have a max size of 60 (which is then multiplied by 100).

[YakusaTrader]

Thank you. The problem is that I have +1000 of time and dates from past events that I'd like to backtest from. Below is a sample:

|| ((ToDay(Time[0]) == 20180104) && (((ToTime(Time[0])) >= 120000 - TradingTime) && ((ToTime(Time[0])) <= 120000 + TradingTime)))
                || ((ToDay(Time[0]) == 20180104) && (((ToTime(Time[0])) >= 203000 - TradingTime) && ((ToTime(Time[0])) <= 203000 + TradingTime)))
                || ((ToDay(Time[0]) == 20180105) && (((ToTime(Time[0])) >= 60000 - TradingTime) && ((ToTime(Time[0])) <= 60000 + TradingTime)))
                || ((ToDay(Time[0]) == 20180105) && (((ToTime(Time[0])) >= 93000 - TradingTime) && ((ToTime(Time[0])) <= 93000 + TradingTime)))
                || ((ToDay(Time[0]) == 20180105) && (((ToTime(Time[0])) >= 93000 - TradingTime) && ((ToTime(Time[0])) <= 93000 + TradingTime)))
                || ((ToDay(Time[0]) == 20180105) && (((ToTime(Time[0])) >= 93000 - TradingTime) && ((ToTime(Time[0])) <= 93000 + TradingTime)))
                || ((ToDay(Time[0]) == 20180105) && (((ToTime(Time[0])) >= 93000 - TradingTime) && ((ToTime(Time[0])) <= 93000 + TradingTime)))
                || ((ToDay(Time[0]) == 20180105) && (((ToTime(Time[0])) >= 93000 - TradingTime) && ((ToTime(Time[0])) <= 93000 + TradingTime)))
                || ((ToDay(Time[0]) == 20180105) && (((ToTime(Time[0])) >= 93000 - TradingTime) && ((ToTime(Time[0])) <= 93000 + TradingTime)))
                || ((ToDay(Time[0]) == 20180105) && (((ToTime(Time[0])) >= 110000 - TradingTime) && ((ToTime(Time[0])) <= 110000 + TradingTime)))
                || ((ToDay(Time[0]) == 20180108) && (((ToTime(Time[0])) >= 113000 - TradingTime) && ((ToTime(Time[0])) <= 113000 + TradingTime)))

Is there a work around?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello YakusaTrader,

The number of times you use the variable doesn't matter. I still suggest the same.

Is the TradingTime variable the input in question?

If so, create two inputs instead, then add them together and assign this to the TradingTime variable.

[YakusaTrader]

TradingTime is the input in question and I'd like to optimize it from 15 minutes to 60 minutes (FROM 15 x 1000 TO 60 x 1000)
Since I have over thousands of fixed time past economical events that I'd like to run backtests from, I will get 209000 from 203000 (203000 + (60 x 1000)).
209000 will not be recognized by NinjaTrader and that's the problem I am facing.
Is there a way to convert 203000 to a different number so I can add 60 minutes to get 213000?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello YakusaTrade,

Yes, create inputs for the minute and hour separately as integer inputs and add these together.

The hour would have a max size of 24 (which is then multiplied by 1000) and the minute would have a max size of 60 (which is then multiplied by 100).

Once added together assign this to the TradingTime variable (which no longer needs to be an input).

[koganam]

TradingTime is the input in question and I'd like to optimize it from 15 minutes to 60 minutes (FROM 15 x 1000 TO 60 x 1000)
Since I have over thousands of fixed time past economical events that I'd like to run backtests from, I will get 209000 from 203000 (203000 + (60 x 1000)).
209000 will not be recognized by NinjaTrader and that's the problem I am facing.
Is there a way to convert 203000 to a different number so I can add 60 minutes to get 213000?

Use the C# DateTime methods directly.

ref: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...v=vs.110).aspx
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dot...ystem.datetime

https://www.dotnetperls.com/datetime

[YakusaTrader]

Thank you very much koganam!

I figured it out with:

(new DateTime(Time[0].Year, Time[0].Month, Time[0].Day, Time[0].Hour, Time[0].Minute, Time[0].Second)  new DateTime(xxxx,xx,xx,x,x,x) - new TimeSpan(x,x,x)