getting specific date and time HLOC data

[tulanch]

Hello,

I have read a number of threads about this but I'm still having problems. I found some code that should do this for me. But, using this against the YM (mini dow) I am not getting the correct value back. Should the following code obtain the open value on February 22nd 2010? What is the time zone of the time input? I used 9:30 because of the example I found. 7:30 is the open time for me as I live in the MST timezone. My example code follows:


Datetime datetoget;

datetoget = new DateTime(2010, 2, 22, 9, 30, 0);

int barsAgo = GetBar(datetoget);

Print(datetoget+" " + PriorDayOHLC().PriorOpen[barsAgo]);


NOTE: this output 2/22/2010 9:30:00 AM 10139

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello Tulanch,

You're close, but need to change it to:

 
Print(datetoget + " " + Open[barsAgo]);

If you use PriorDayOHLC you're getting the value of this indicator on 2-22-10 at 9:30. This is not the same as the open of the 9:30 bar. To see the distinction apply this indicator to your chart and look at the value for Prior Open at 9:30. It should match the output of your original code.

The time zone used is whatever is on your charts. Most likely this will be according to your local PC clock.

[tulanch]

ok I changed the code as you indicated. I'm running my test indicator on a 5min chart of the YM. The open of the 5min bar on February 22nd at 9:30 on my chart is 10374 but the test indicator still returns the following "2/22/2010 9:30:00 AM 10139"

here's the updated code I am using....

datetoget = new DateTime(2010, 2, 22, 9, 30, 0);
int barsAgo = GetBar(datetoget);

Print(datetoget+" " + Open[barsAgo]);

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello Tulanch,

On my setup it's working using the code you supplied. Output value is 10374, same as the chart. Make sure to compile any changes(F5) and reapply the indicator.

Try modifying your print statement to see which bar you're accessing:

Print(Time[barsAgo] + " " + Open[barsAgo]);

[tulanch]

I changed the print statement as follows....

Print(datetoget+" " +Time[barsAgo] + " " + Open[barsAgo]);

here is what I get

2/22/2010 9:30:00 AM 2/4/2010 7:35:00 AM 10139

2/4/2010 7:35:00 AM is the most left bar on my chart
and it's open value is in fact 10139

(using Vista home basic)

does/would the session time settings on my machine have any affect on this? They are both set to 7:30AM
, I found this to be the best setting to see the 7x24 data
of YM putting a start session vertical line at 7:30am
here is a cut paste the part of the code I "touched" within my test indicator....


bool oktodraw;
DateTime datetoget;


protectedoverridevoid Initialize()
{
CalculateOnBarClose = true;
Overlay = false;
PriceTypeSupported = false;
oktodraw = true;
}

protectedoverridevoid OnBarUpdate()
{
if( oktodraw )
{
oktodraw = false;
datetoget = new DateTime(2010, 2, 22, 9, 30, 0);
int barsAgo = GetBar(datetoget);

Print(datetoget+" " +Time[barsAgo] + " " + Open[barsAgo]);
}

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello Tulanch,

Your bool condition is having a strange effect on this. I got results similar to yours when I included it, and it worked fine when I removed it.