user input specific time in TOS script.

permalink · June 6th, 2015, 09:34 AM

I am trying to draw the TOS TPOProfile indicator from a user input specific time - say 7am - using a tick chart. Obviously a tick derived bar may not start at exactly 7am. How do I achieve this?

I have created an input starttime = 0700; (for 7am) and then replaced the (0) in line 18 with starttime but I am still not drawing the profile from 7am or the bar that opens after 7am.

I have tried lots of other combinations and permutations (and crashed TOS !) but with no success.

I have been through the other indicators but cannot find an example to copy - if you know of any please point me in the right direction or point out where I am going wrong.

Thanks.

permalink · June 10th, 2015, 06:28 AM

Stocktrader

I am trying to draw the TOS TPOProfile indicator from a user input specific time - say 7am - using a tick chart. Obviously a tick derived bar may not start at exactly 7am. How do I achieve this?

I have created an input starttime = 0700; (for 7am) and then replaced the (0) in line 18 with starttime but I am still not drawing the profile from 7am or the bar that opens after 7am.

I have tried lots of other combinations and permutations (and crashed TOS !) but with no success.

I have been through the other indicators but cannot find an example to copy - if you know of any please point me in the right direction or point out where I am going wrong.

Thanks.

To the best of my knowledge this may be a little trick because of the way aggregation time is done on intra-day. You have to do some math in the script and divide 3600 for hour, 1800 for 30 min and so on. But that is with a time chart. I will have to check about the tick charts and secondary aggregation. If you need more help let me know

permalink · June 10th, 2015, 07:33 AM

Hi thanks for taking a look - You are right regards the aggregation in TOS. I haven't spent much time on this yet this week.

I have been trying to convert code from my NT indy but it looks like I will have to create an imaginative work around in order to define the start bar for drawing the profile. This is easy using a timed based aggregation and is already a feature of the indy but getting it to draw a profile from the bar nearest to 7am or whatever the user inputs when using tick derived bars is proving a headache.

I have found a pivot indicator that uses an input to draw the lines 'from' and 'to' - I will test this with tick bars and see how it works - a bit long winded but it may be a work around.

I will keep posting and any other input gratefully received.

Ben.

Just to be clear I want to draw a profile say every 4 hours using the existing settings within the indy but I want to be able to specify that it starts the profile at say 6am using a tick derived bar - NOT the first bar of the session.
It may be a case of defining something like startbar = the nth bar after the start of the session that is closest to the users input time. In NT this is easy - if it's easy in TOS please let me know - I haven't engaged the cogs on this line of thought yet!

permalink · June 10th, 2015, 10:38 AM

Stocktrader

Hi thanks for taking a look - You are right regards the aggregation in TOS. I haven't spent much time on this yet this week.

I have been trying to convert code from my NT indy but it looks like I will have to create an imaginative work around in order to define the start bar for drawing the profile. This is easy using a timed based aggregation and is already a feature of the indy but getting it to draw a profile from the bar nearest to 7am or whatever the user inputs when using tick derived bars is proving a headache.

I have found a pivot indicator that uses an input to draw the lines 'from' and 'to' - I will test this with tick bars and see how it works - a bit long winded but it may be a work around.

I will keep posting and any other input gratefully received.

Ben.

I was in error in the post I sent.....I will test it correctly and get back.

Hayden

permalink · June 15th, 2015, 02:29 PM

Stocktrader

Hi thanks for taking a look - You are right regards the aggregation in TOS. I haven't spent much time on this yet this week.

I have been trying to convert code from my NT indy but it looks like I will have to create an imaginative work around in order to define the start bar for drawing the profile. This is easy using a timed based aggregation and is already a feature of the indy but getting it to draw a profile from the bar nearest to 7am or whatever the user inputs when using tick derived bars is proving a headache.

I have found a pivot indicator that uses an input to draw the lines 'from' and 'to' - I will test this with tick bars and see how it works - a bit long winded but it may be a work around.

I will keep posting and any other input gratefully received.

Ben.

Just to be clear I want to draw a profile say every 4 hours using the existing settings within the indy but I want to be able to specify that it starts the profile at say 6am using a tick derived bar - NOT the first bar of the session.
It may be a case of defining something like startbar = the nth bar after the start of the session that is closest to the users input time. In NT this is easy - if it's easy in TOS please let me know - I haven't engaged the cogs on this line of thought yet!

What indicator were you using in NT. I want to see if I can convert it with some of this software I have collected over the years.

permalink · June 17th, 2015, 05:57 AM

NT script below is from the DrawVerticalLine indy � you can also look at the dValue indy. In NT you can simply use

Bars.GetBar() or you can use BarsSinceSession()

The problem in TOS is identifying the bar that opens after the user input time (just to keep it simple) - if we wanted to get the closest open to the users input time we would have to compare open[0] and open[1] then plot �.. but the main problem is identifying the bar to start the plot from.

I will be able to do more on this at the weekend.

Ben.

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (CurrentBar < 1) { return; }
// Determine if this bar fits the time parameters and plot if so...
if (Time[0].TimeOfDay.CompareTo(timeToPlot) >= 0 && Time[1].TimeOfDay.CompareTo(timeToPlot) < 0)
{
this.DrawLine("VertTop" + CurrentBar.ToString(), false, Time[0], High[0] + (BarToLineOffsetInTicks * TickSize), Time[0],
High[0] + LineLengthInTicks*TickSize, LineColor, LineStyle, LineSize);

this.DrawLine("VertBottom" + CurrentBar.ToString(), false, Time[0], Low[0] - (BarToLineOffsetInTicks * TickSize), Time[0],
Low[0] - LineLengthInTicks*TickSize, LineColor, LineStyle, LineSize);

DrawText("" + CurrentBar.ToString(), true, LineLabel,0, Low[0] - ((LineLengthInTicks*TickSize) + LabelOffset*TickSize),0, LineColor, TextFont, Alignment, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 0);// ORIGINAL - ("" + CurrentBar.ToString(), LineLabel, 0, Low[0] - ((LineLengthInTicks*TickSize) + 4*TickSize), LineColor); //Instrument.MasterInstrument.Name + "\n" +
PlaySound(@"OpeningBell.wav");
}

permalink · June 21st, 2015, 10:17 PM

Stocktrader

NT script below is from the DrawVerticalLine indy – you can also look at the dValue indy. In NT you can simply use

Bars.GetBar() or you can use BarsSinceSession()

The problem in TOS is identifying the bar that opens after the user input time (just to keep it simple) - if we wanted to get the closest open to the users input time we would have to compare open[0] and open[1] then plot ….. but the main problem is identifying the bar to start the plot from.

I will be able to do more on this at the weekend.

Ben.

Code Removed to save space
}

Are you trying to start from a time that you input, and are you using Tick or time based aggregation.

I don't suppose this would help ...?

input StartAggregation= 0930;
input StartPlotTime= 1;
def durationSec = StartPlotTime* 60 * 60;
def secondsPassed = SecondsFromTime(OpenTime);
plot Price = if secondsPassed >= 0 and secondsPassed <= durationSec then close else double.NaN;

H

One other thing I forgot to mention is that a limitation of ToS is that the lowest time frame that cn be accessed on a tick chart is 1 day

permalink · July 19th, 2015, 05:25 PM

Think i have got to the bottom of this one - haven't solved it completely as I have been busy but the Volume profile has a StartNewProfile parameter. All one needs to do is define the start time and then plot the profile turns out to be quite simple i think. All you have to do is write the condition if open of current bar is > 7am(user input time) then profile myProfile = VolumeProfile(Symbol, PricePerRow.TickSize, myStartCondition, Not on expansion, #ofprofiles 6, Va=68%);
myProfile.Show(.....etc );

obviously I haven't tested this yet but will get round to it this week.

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