How to Force DOpen value of a specific time

• 07/28/2016 at 5:46 PM #10958
  algotrader

  Hello Traders

  South Africa trade starts at 083000
  I’d like to use the ‘Open’ at that specific time as a parameter within my code.
  (Much like the DOpen, Kind of creating my own DOpen)

  How do I do that?

  Thanks for your advise.

  

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  07/31/2016 at 2:31 PM #11036
  David

  I’m not sure what you mean by your own DOpen (Dopen() is used to get the price of a previous daily open) but I’m guessing you want this?

  // No positions will open before this time so only at or after this time but make sure you have the time zone on the platform to South Africa and that this code is at the beginning of your system 
  DEFPARAM FlatBefore = 083000 

  // Close all positions and don’t open any positions after
  //DEFPARAM Flatafter = ??????

  If that’s not what you’re after maybe a more specific example would help.

  

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  08/01/2016 at 10:22 AM #11045
  algotrader

  Hi dwgfx
  Thank for your comment.

  What I want to achieve is to create a ‘constant variable’ based on the ‘Open’ value of the candlestick at the exact time of 083000

  Thanks,
  A.

  

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  08/01/2016 at 10:54 AM #11046
  algotrader

  I came up with this:

  Once DayOpeningValue = 0 IF time = 083000 THEN DayOpeningValue = Open ELSE DayOpeningValue = DayOpeningValue ..Your code here.. ENDIF

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  Once DayOpeningValue = 0 IF time = 083000 THEN DayOpeningValue = Open ELSE DayOpeningValue = DayOpeningValue   ..Your code here..   ENDIF

  But maybe there is a better way of coding..?

   

  

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