Strategy Builder. If time of day > Do this

[lucyb]

Hey, I can't seem to get this to work, see attached. Simply. I want if the time of day = 15:30, do something. Print or so. But nothing happens when the time comes.

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello lucyb,

Thank you for your post.

If the strategy is applied to a chart, is there data with new bars appearing on the chart the Strategy is applied to?

Is the strategy showing as enabled on the Strategies tab of the Control Center?

Importantly, are there errors appearing on the Log tab of the Control Center?


Try testing the Sample MA Crossover strategy included with NinjaTrader on the same chart or Strategy Analyzer using the same instrument, bar type, interval, and date range.

Do you see results with the Sample MA Crossover strategy? (This would confirm for us data is available and the issue is with the logic in the custom script)


If the strategy is getting data and the strategy is enabled or a backtest is run with no errors in the Log tab of the Control Center, and the Sample MA Crossover is returning results, then would likely indicate the logic conditions in the custom strategy did not evaluate as true or orders are being ignored or cancelled.

In order to better understand how the code is working, it will be necessary to use Print to see how the conditions are evaluating and enable TraceOrders to see if orders are being submitted, ignored, rejected, or cancelled.
I'm also including a link to a forum post with further suggestions on debugging a script.

https://support.ninjatrader.com/s/article/Developer-Guide-Debugging-using-Print-and-TraceOrders

Below is a link to a forum post that demonstrates using prints to understand behavior and includes a link to a video recorded using the Strategy Builder to add prints.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-7/strategy-development-aa/99209-date-conditions-not-working?p=791121#post791121

Enable TraceOrders, print the time of the bar and all values used in the conditions that submit entry orders. Include labels for all values and comparison operators.

Let me know if you need any assistance creating a print or enabling TraceOrders.

Save the output from the output window to a text file and provide this with your reply.

I'll be happy to assist with analyzing the output.

[lucyb]

Hello, the strategy is loaded onto the chart and everything is fine. It's my logic that does not evaluate as true.

Which makes me think the logic I have in the strategy builder is not correct. See screenshot. You can see the print output in the background showing the time. But 'Hello' is not printed when when it's 15:30, which would indicate the logic is true. No errors or anything in the log.

Am I using the correct expression in the strategy builder? it does not allow me to select the seconds also which makes me think it's the incorrect expression.

[lucyb]

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[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello lucyb

Where are you printing out the time from - is Times[0][0].TimeOfDay being printed out from Set 2?

Attached is a basic sample script which will print out the time and "condition true" when it is 3:30PM (15:30).

If you test this script out, are you seeing the print?