range bar count since time

[trader3000a]

Hi,
Which functions would i need to use to determine the # of range bars which have closed since a specific time? For example, i want my strat to only consider the first 4 bars that have closed since a point in time, so, the current (and final bar in my test of 4 bars) bar = bar #3 since 9:30 am (given the first bar since 9am is called bar #0)
thanks,
David

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello trader3000a,

Thanks for your post.

Something you could consider is creating a condition that checks for the specified time and saves the CurrentBar value of that bar to a variable. Then, you could subtract that variable from CurrentBar to find how many bars have elapsed since then.

Or, you could subtract that variable from CurrentBar+1 if you want to include the bar the time was during.

See the attached example script demonstrating this.

Let us know if we may assist further.

[trader3000a]

nice, thanks Brandon!