Scanning for inside bar during market hours only.

August 8th, 2020, 11:13 AM

I have a strategy I used all the time (below). What I want to do is scan for two inside bars within the last 16 hours. THe problem is I don't know how to exclude premarket and after market, I also don't know how to exclude 3:30 - 4:00. If someone could help that would be fantastic.

Code

#hint: double inside day - next day look for the price to move big one way or another...
def lo = low;
def hi = high;
def vo = volume;

def s = if hi[1] >= hi and lo[1] <= low then 1 else 0;
plot did = s;
did.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_ARROW_DOWN);
did.SetLineWeight(3);
did.AssignValueColor(Color.WHITE);

August 8th, 2020, 11:38 AM

I'm not a code guy, but there are many here that can help you. Individual threads are set up segregated by platform. These exceptions are a snap, someone will help, I'm sure. I color inside bars and make the scan using ToS scan feature...or I do it visually. Granted that will not help if you are trying to automate. Find the platform thread, someone will help. Search, Want your "platform name" indicator created...

-Dan

August 13th, 2020, 11:32 AM

phyregold

I have a strategy I used all the time (below). What I want to do is scan for two inside bars within the last 16 hours. THe problem is I don't know how to exclude premarket and after market, I also don't know how to exclude 3:30 - 4:00. If someone could help that would be fantastic.

Code

#hint: double inside day - next day look for the price to move big one way or another...
def lo = low;
def hi = high;
def vo = volume;

def s = if hi[1] >= hi and lo[1] <= low then 1 else 0;
plot did = s;
did.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_ARROW_DOWN);
did.SetLineWeight(3);
did.AssignValueColor(Color.WHITE);

I didn't quite understand your task, but here is a good example of how to work with time in TOS.
This is an indicator that draws the High and Low of the first hour of trading.

This is a good example of how you can filter out a specific time period.

Code

#First hour high and low
#by thetrader.top

declare hide_on_daily;
declare once_per_bar;

input EndCandle = 1030;
input marketOpen = 930;
input marketClose = 1600;

def OpenCounter = SecondsFromTime(marketOpen);
def CloseCounter = SecondsTillTime(marketClose);
def MarketHours = if OpenCounter >= 0 and CloseCounter >= 0 then 1 else 0;
def Today ;
rec DailyHigh ;
rec DailyLow ;

Today = if GetDay() != GetDay()[1] then 1 else 0;
DailyHigh = if Today then high else if MarketHours then if high > DailyHigh[1] AND SecondsFromTime(EndCandle) < 0 then high else DailyHigh[1] else high;
DailyLow = if Today then low else if MarketHours   then if low < DailyLow[1] AND SecondsFromTime(EndCandle) < 0 then low else DailyLow[1] else low;

plot TodaysHigh = if(MarketHours,DailyHigh, Double.NaN) ;
plot TodaysLow = if(MarketHours,DailyLow, Double.NaN) ;

August 18th, 2020, 03:20 PM

lukeskywalker1

I didn't quite understand your task, but here is a good example of how to work with time in TOS.
This is an indicator that draws the High and Low of the first hour of trading.

This is a good example of how you can filter out a specific time period.

Code

#First hour high and low
#by thetrader.top

declare hide_on_daily;
declare once_per_bar;

input EndCandle = 1030;
input marketOpen = 930;
input marketClose = 1600;

def OpenCounter = SecondsFromTime(marketOpen);
def CloseCounter = SecondsTillTime(marketClose);
def MarketHours = if OpenCounter >= 0 and CloseCounter >= 0 then 1 else 0;
def Today ;
rec DailyHigh ;
rec DailyLow ;

Today = if GetDay() != GetDay()[1] then 1 else 0;
DailyHigh = if Today then high else if MarketHours then if high > DailyHigh[1] AND SecondsFromTime(EndCandle) < 0 then high else DailyHigh[1] else high;
DailyLow = if Today then low else if MarketHours   then if low < DailyLow[1] AND SecondsFromTime(EndCandle) < 0 then low else DailyLow[1] else low;

plot TodaysHigh = if(MarketHours,DailyHigh, Double.NaN) ;
plot TodaysLow = if(MarketHours,DailyLow, Double.NaN) ;

How do I get the scan to work for the following hourly time ranges, 9:30 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:30
12:30 - 1:30
1:30 - 2:30
2:30 - 3:30

August 31st, 2020, 02:15 PM

phyregold

How do I get the scan to work for the following hourly time ranges, 9:30 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:30
12:30 - 1:30
1:30 - 2:30
2:30 - 3:30

anybody?

Scanning for inside bar during market hours only.

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Scanning for inside bar during market hours only.