Variable optimisation for times of day

• 06/03/2020 at 12:39 PM #134380
  teapot2002

  I have code that opens a trade at 080000, and I’d like to see whether 080500, 081000 etc is better, ie I’d like to be able to optimise a time variable during the variable optimisation. I’ve tried putting times like 080500 into the ‘Cable in program’ box in the Definition of Variables dialogue box, but with no success.

  Is it possible to do this, and if so, how?

  Thanks

  

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  06/03/2020 at 2:57 PM #134411
  GraHal

  Try 000000 230000 010000 in the Optimiser to optimise to nearest 1 hour then narrow it down to nearest 1 minute etc.

  Time = xx

  OR

  Hour = xx

  and enter … 0 23 1 in the optimiser

  

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  06/03/2020 at 7:01 PM #134461
  teapot2002

  I got it working. Thank you for that.

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  08/19/2023 at 10:32 PM #219354
  banjoo78

  Hi,

  I’ve the same problem. Can you share the code please?

  thank you!

   

  

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  08/20/2023 at 2:11 PM #219368
  GraHal

  For Time >= xxxxxx

  Try min = 000000 max = 230000 and step = 010000 (in the Optimiser to optimise to nearest 1 hour then narrow it down to nearest 1 minute etc).

  For Hour = xx

  Try min = 0  max = 23 step = 1 (in the optimiser)

  If you need more explanation, just say which bit you don’t understand?

  Code could be something like either of below …

  If Time >= 080000 Then Buy at Market Endif If Hour = 140000 Then Buy at Market Endif

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  If Time >= 080000 Then Buy at Market Endif   If Hour = 140000 Then Buy at Market Endif

   

   

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  08/20/2023 at 2:18 PM #219370
  GraHal

  Hour = xx code should read as below

  If Hour = 14 Then Buy at Market Endif

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  If Hour = 14 Then Buy at Market Endif

   

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  08/20/2023 at 2:47 PM #219371
  banjoo78

  GraHal wrote:

  For Time >= xxxxxx

  Try min = 000000 max = 230000 and step = 010000 (in the Optimiser to optimise to nearest 1 hour then narrow it down to nearest 1 minute etc).

  For Hour = xx

  Try min = 0 max = 23 step = 1 (in the optimiser)

  If you need more explanation, just say which bit you don’t understand?

  Code could be something like either of below …

  If Time >= 080000 Then<br /> Buy at Market<br /> Endif</p> <p>If Hour = 140000 Then<br /> Buy at Market<br /> Endif

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  If Time >= 080000 Then Buy at Market Endif If Hour = 140000 Then Buy at Market Endif

  
  Thank you so much!
  I’m able to optimize with hours (I set 0-23 in optimizer) but not with time: in the optimizer I can’t set 000000 ’cause it replace with 0.

  I have to set pace 10000 (without first 0) so, the time will be 10000, 20000 etc

  I wrong something?

  thx

   

  

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  08/20/2023 at 5:35 PM #219375
  GraHal

  banjoo78 wrote:

  so, the time will be 10000, 20000 etc

  Above is okay, so 10000 is 1 am in the morning.  The Optimiser disregards leading 00’s, but it still works as a variable value in the code.

  0 is also okay as that is midnight (000000).

  We are kidding the Optimiser into working for us! 😉

   

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  08/20/2023 at 7:16 PM #219376
  banjoo78

  Thank you GraHal!

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