Help - Code to trade between specified time.

November 19th, 2019, 09:15 AM

I'm trying to set my strategy to trade between 1705 and 1505.

When i put the following code in the backtest results show 0 - the strategy is not running.

if time >= 1705 and time <= 1505 then
begin;

without this line of code the strategy runs as intended. So I'm guessing I am putting it wrong or missing something else?

Help much appreciated, thanks!

ABCTG · November 19th, 2019, 09:31 AM

Edwin Lefevre,

welcome to futures.IO. The time can't be later than 1700 and at the same time be earlier than 1500, that's why your condition will never be evaluated to true. Using the logical OR instead of AND will do what you have in mind as the time can be later than 1700 or before 1505. When the time is between 1505 and 1700 neither of the two checks would evaluate to true and the condition would be false.

Regards,

ABCTG

November 19th, 2019, 09:52 AM

Very simple answer - I would have kept struggling for hours. Just started coding and although easier than I thought, I still make simple mistakes.

Thanks!

November 19th, 2019, 10:12 AM

Edwin Lefevre

Very simple answer - I would have kept struggling for hours. Just started coding and although easier than I thought, I still make simple mistakes.

Thanks!

Edwin you could also tag your first bar and then count bars from it. You would do
If time = 1700 then firstbar = barnumber;
If barnumber < firstbar + (your counter) then begin

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November 23rd, 2019, 12:58 PM

Hi guys I have a follow up question from this. I have been struglinng with getting my strategy to stop early on specified (holidays) days.

I have the following so far:

if date <= 1191127 and time <= 1455 or time >= 1705 then

if date = 1191128 and time <= 1145 or time >= 1705 then
if date = 1191129 and time <= 1145 or time >= 1705 then

if date >= 1191130 and time <= 1455 or time >= 1705 then
begin;

{entry orders}

....

{Holiday close orders}

If MarketPosition >0 and date = 1191128 and time = 1150 then
sell("Cover Long") next bar at open;

If MarketPosition <0 and date = 1191128 and time = 1150 then
buytocover ("Cover Short") next bar at open;

{Holiday close order}

If MarketPosition >0 and date = 1191129 and time = 1150 then
sell("Cover Long") next bar at open;

If MarketPosition <0 and date = 1191129 and time = 1150 then
buytocover ("Cover Short") next bar at open;

**edit**

Think I potentially solved my problem.

Var:
closing_time (0);

if date = 1191128 then
closing_time = 1155 else
closing_time = 1455;

if date = 1191129 then
closing_time = 1155 else
closing_time = 1455;

if time <= closing_time or time >= 1705 then
begin;

ABCTG · November 25th, 2019, 04:10 AM

Edwin Lefevre,

when you are combining AND and OR in a condition it can make sense to use brackets to ensure that the code is evaluated in the order that you want.

Code

if date <= 1191127 and ( time <= 1455 or time >= 1705 ) then

Regards,

ABCTG

Edwin Lefevre

Hi guys I have a follow up question from this. I have been struglinng with getting my strategy to stop early on specified (holidays) days.

I have the following so far:

if date <= 1191127 and time <= 1455 or time >= 1705 then

if date = 1191128 and time <= 1145 or time >= 1705 then
if date = 1191129 and time <= 1145 or time >= 1705 then

if date >= 1191130 and time <= 1455 or time >= 1705 then
begin;

{entry orders}

....

{Holiday close orders}

If MarketPosition >0 and date = 1191128 and time = 1150 then
sell("Cover Long") next bar at open;

If MarketPosition <0 and date = 1191128 and time = 1150 then
buytocover ("Cover Short") next bar at open;

{Holiday close order}

If MarketPosition >0 and date = 1191129 and time = 1150 then
sell("Cover Long") next bar at open;

If MarketPosition <0 and date = 1191129 and time = 1150 then
buytocover ("Cover Short") next bar at open;

**edit**

Think I potentially solved my problem.

Var:
closing_time (0);

if date = 1191128 then
closing_time = 1155 else
closing_time = 1455;

if date = 1191129 then
closing_time = 1155 else
closing_time = 1455;

if time <= closing_time or time >= 1705 then
begin;

November 25th, 2019, 05:52 AM

Hey Abctg, thanks for the tip.

Can I ask if my code makes sense to you? Using an if, then, else, statement to change a variable.

closing_time (0);

if date = 1191128 then
closing_time = 1155 else
closing_time = 1455;

ABCTG · November 25th, 2019, 06:07 AM

Edwin Lefevre,

using different values for variables according to the outcome of other checks (like dates in your case) is perfectly fine.

Regards,

ABCTG

Edwin Lefevre

Hey Abctg, thanks for the tip.

Can I ask if my code makes sense to you? Using an if, then, else, statement to change a variable.

closing_time (0);

if date = 1191128 then
closing_time = 1155 else
closing_time = 1455;

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