Question: Time window based entry

[bo0sti]

Hi All

My strategy is time-based, so I can only enter on certain time and price windows.

Price is very simple with a limit order, but is it possible to add somehow a time window, in which the order is active?

Thanks a lot for your help,

[alphatango]

I have strict trading times that I want to adhere to. This is a line from my code to make a bool value of "if it's between x and y".

IsitTime = ToTime(Time[0]) >= StartTime && ToTime(Time[0]) <= EndTime;

IsItTime is a boolean
StartTime and EndTime are Integers.

Note that with time, you use the hhmmss. So 5:45am is "54500". And 7pm is "190000"

[bo0sti]

Thanks for your answer! I'm on the computer, planning the trade so more important would be that the order is at a certain time invalid and canceled, if the entry was not hit.

how do I make that work, or where can I read more about it?

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello bo0sti,

Thanks for your post.

You could consider implementing Time Comparison conditions or Time Filters within your script to limit the times that a strategy places orders.

See the help guide documentation below for more information about creating Time Comparison conditions and Time Filters.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/strategybuilder_condition_builder.htm