Help with code for trading hours

• 10/07/2016 at 2:02 PM #14442
  peterduk

  Hi, can anybody help with a line of code which will only allow my automated trade to execute between the hours of  8am & 8pm?

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  10/07/2016 at 2:16 PM #14443
  Stef

  defparam flatbefore=080000 // don't trade before 8am defparam flatafter=200000 // don't trade after 8pm

  1 2	defparam flatbefore=080000 // don't trade before 8am defparam flatafter=200000 // don't trade after 8pm

   

  

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  10/07/2016 at 2:23 PM #14448
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  or

  if opentime>=080000 and opentime<=200000 and otherbuyconditions then buy x contracts at market endif

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  if opentime>=080000 and opentime<=200000 and otherbuyconditions then buy x contracts at market endif

   

  

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  10/07/2016 at 3:13 PM #14454
  peterduk

  Thank’s Stef, I’ve used your first coding suggestion and it works a treat!

  

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  10/07/2016 at 3:16 PM #14456
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  😉

   

  

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