Buy order comes minutes

• 09/30/2024 at 10:18 PM #238311
  bewoke2

  Hello Everyone.
  I am starting learning ProRealCode. I went through the tutorial, and now I understand the idea of it.

  While trying to test a simple code that buys the same amount of shares at the start of each month. The buy order goes always minutes after the market opens.
  Here is the code.

  // The screen is applied to the current year
  IF YEAR = 2023 THEN

  // Check if this is the start of the month
  IF DAY < DAY[1] and hour < hour[1] and MINUTE < MINUTE[1] THEN

  // Update the variable
  BUY 1 SHARES AT MARKET

  ENDIF

  ENDIF

  // Check if it is the start of the next year
  IF YEAR = 2024 and MONTH = 1 and DAY < DAY[1] and hour < hour[1] and MINUTE < MINUTE[1] THEN

  // Sell the stock
  SELL AT MARKET

  ENDIF

  When I run my screen, it buys at 09:07, 09:08… (French market time).
  Any explanation please?

  

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  10/01/2024 at 3:53 PM #238358
  Iván

  Hello, It depends on the asset you are trading. If it is not very liquid, there will be minutes when it is not traded. I give you an example in the attached image.

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  10/10/2024 at 5:09 AM #238790
  bewoke2

  Thank you.
  I will try with very liquid assets to check.

  

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