DateTime Issues

[toptrader]

I have written a rather fast trading strategy that requires I wait 'x' number of seconds between an exit order and an entry order. To do this, I have used the following code.

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (ToTime(Time[0])<opentime)
exittime=0;

if (ToTime(Time[0])>opentime && ToTime(Time[0])<stoptime)
{
if (mysignal && !init && Positions[0].MarketPosition==MarketPosition.Flat && ToTime(DateTime.Now)>=exittime)
{
LE= EnterLong(tradesize,"LE");
init = true;
}
}
}

protected override void OnExecution(IExecution execution)
{
// check for fill on long entry order
if (LE != null && LE.Token == execution.Order.Token)
{
// place long profit GTC
LETarget=ExitLongLimit(0,true,LE.Quantity,Position s[0].AvgPrice+pt,"LPTX","LE");
init=false
}
else
{
if (LETarget!=null && LETarget.Token==execution.Order.Token)
exittime=ToTime(DateTime.Now.AddSeconds(delaysecon ds));
}

}

So basically what I am doing is setting my exittime variable to 0 when we are outside of trading hours, and setting it to the time my exit order was filled + 'x' number of seconds during the trading day. I then check that the current DateTime>my exittime, which would hold a value of 0 at the beginning of the session, or my exittime + 'x' number of seconds if I have been filled on a profit target order. This code is working probably about 80% of the time, and everything seems correct when I debug with visual studio. Anyone else have any ideas on this?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

toptrader,

You are comparing against timestamps of your bars which is not necessarily correlated to seconds. The timestamps of your bars are the ending times. For instance, on a 1 minute chart you could be at 9:30:30, but your bar timestamp would be 9:31:00.

If you are trying to run off a very specific number of seconds I suggest you use a timer event of sorts. http://www.ninjatrader-support2.com/...ead.php?t=5965

[toptrader]

My exittime variable is only accessing DateTime, Not Time[0]. Therefore that should have no affect on the program.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Then you will need to debug and try to isolate the cases where it doesn't work. I suggest you print all of your variables used in conditions and run checks by hand to see why conditions are or are not evaluating to true.

[toptrader]

I have tried that along with many other things. I guess I will keep digging. Thanks for your help!