Time Only

[Shiner452]

I'm trying to set my strategy to only trade withing a certain timeframe. I keep getting an error at compilation. What am I missing?

Here is my code.


region Variables
private bool longEntry = true;
private bool shortEntry = true;
private EMA ema3;
private EMA ema9;
private int quantity = 1;
private TimeOnly tradeStart = new TimeOnly(8, 30, 0);
private TimeOnly tradeStop = new TimeOnly(14, 45, 0);
private int stopLoss = 40;
private int takeProfit = 60;
private int tickSize;
#endregion;

The error is "The type or names pace 'TimeOnly' could not be found". Any ideas?

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello Shiner452,

Thanks for your post.

TimeOnly is not a valid default C# data type like a bool, int, or double. A DateTime variable would need to be used for the time variables in your script.

The Strategy Builder could be used to set up a Time variable and you could set up a Time Filter or Time Comparison condition. Then, click the 'View code' button on the Strategy Builder to see the generated code used to accomplish this.

Creating Variables: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ariablesScreen
Creating Time Comparisons: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...imeComparisons
Creating Time Filters: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ateTimeFilters

Let me know if I may assist further.