Thread: Time filter

Originally Posted by Viv108

so its not possible to trade asian session?

Try your time-settings with updated version - i've changed rules. But i can't test them here

Here is another guide for the time filter,

In the extern parameters, add :

Code:

extern int gmtshift=2;
extern bool filter=false;
extern int start=7;
extern int end=21;
extern bool tradesunday=true;
extern bool fridayfilter=false;
extern int fridayend=24;

After the extern parameters, add :

Code:

int istart,iend;

Before the ordersend functions, add :

Code:

istart=start+(gmtshift);if(istart>23)istart=istart-24;
iend=end+(gmtshift);if(iend>23)iend=iend-24;
   
if((tradesunday==false&&DayOfWeek()==0)
||(filter&&DayOfWeek()>0&&
(
(istart<iend && !(Hour()>=(istart)&&Hour()<=(iend)))||
(istart>iend && !((Hour()>=(istart)&&Hour()<=23)||(Hour()>=0&&Hour()<=(iend))))))
||(fridayfilter&&DayOfWeek()==5&&!(Hour()<(fridayend+(gmtshift))))){
   return(0);
}

A new time filter :

Extern parameters :

Code:

extern string timefilter="Time Filter";

extern int gmtshift=1;                   // gmt offset of the broker
extern bool generalfilter=false;         // enable time filter
extern int starthour=7;                  // start hour to trade after this hour
extern int startminutes=0;               // minutes of the start hour
extern int endhour=21;                   // stop to trade after this hour
extern int endminutes=0;                 // minutes of the start hour
extern bool tradesunday=true;            // trade on sunday
extern bool fridayfilter=false;          // enable special time filter on friday
extern int fridayhour=21;                // stop to trade after this hour
extern int fridayminutes=0;              // minutes of the friday hour

Before start :

Code:

int nstarthour,nendhour,nfridayhour;
string istarthour,istartminutes,iendhour,iendminutes,ifridayhour,ifridayminutes;
datetime tstart,tend,tfriday;

Before the ordersend functions :

Code:

   if(generalfilter){
      nstarthour=starthour+(gmtshift);if(nstarthour>23)nstarthour=nstarthour-24;
      if(nstarthour<10)istarthour="0"+nstarthour;
      if(nstarthour>9)istarthour=nstarthour;
      if(startminutes<10)istartminutes="0"+startminutes;
      if(startminutes>9)istartminutes=startminutes;
      tstart=StrToTime(istarthour+":"+istartminutes);

      nendhour=endhour+(gmtshift);if(nendhour>23)nendhour=nendhour-24;
      if(endhour<10)iendhour="0"+nendhour;
      if(endhour>9)iendhour=nendhour;
      if(endminutes<10)iendminutes="0"+endminutes;
      if(endminutes>9)iendminutes=endminutes;
      tend=StrToTime(iendhour+":"+iendminutes);
   }
   if(fridayfilter){
      nfridayhour=fridayhour+(gmtshift);if(nfridayhour>23)nfridayhour=nfridayhour-24;
      if(nfridayhour<10)ifridayhour="0"+nfridayhour;
      if(nfridayhour>9)ifridayhour=nfridayhour;
      if(fridayminutes<10)ifridayminutes="0"+fridayminutes;
      if(fridayminutes>9)ifridayminutes=fridayminutes;
      tfriday=StrToTime(ifridayhour+":"+ifridayminutes);
   }
   if((generalfilter && (nstarthour<nendhour && TimeCurrent()<tstart || TimeCurrent()>tend) || (nstarthour>nendhour && TimeCurrent()<tstart && TimeCurrent()>tend))
   || (tradesunday==false && DayOfWeek()==0) || (fridayfilter && DayOfWeek()==5 && TimeCurrent()>tfriday))return(0);

Originally Posted by bagyi2002

Hy
can help me please somebody
i need to put in my ea the code to start trading at monday 15 gmt and end trading at friday at 15gmt
thank you

You do this by including some code towards the top of the start() function which will get your EA to return without doing anything. Something like this:

PHP Code:

int start()   {

if(DayOfWeek() == 0)  return;//this is Sunday
if(DayOfWeek() == 1 && Hour() <15 )  return;//this is Monday
if(DayOfWeek() == 5 && Hour() >= 15)  return;//this is Friday
if(DayOfWeek() > 5)  return;//this is Saturday

//the rest of your code goes here
} 


In addition to that you will need to do something about your broker's server time offset, as not every broker will be aligned to GMT. The easy way is to include an external parameter for this in global scope and add it to the 15.

You will also need to think carefully about where you position this block of code within the start() function, as you may want to manage the SL of any open orders outside of these times.