Enable strategy outside rth

[investor]

Hi,

I have a question, I tried to start my strategy outside RTH (during the weekend). The strategy was enabled (green). However when inside the RTH no output to the console (i have several Print statements in this OnBarUpdate() ).

I restarted (disabled and enabled) the strategy during RTH and the strategy seems to run fine (Print statements are executed).

Is this normal and intended behaviour ? (and why) ? Is there way to changes this ?

KR
Tom

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Tom,

Where you printing the Time[0] outside of any conditions as the first line in OnBarUpdate()?

If the Time[0] does print and this is not in any conditions then no data is being processed.

Is this for historical data as well or real-time only?

Were there historical bars on the chart? Were there real-time bars appearing on the chart?

[investor]

Hi,

Thanks for your quick reply.
I use Time[0]; there is a condition like return if BarsRequiredToTrade is not reached before the Time[0] statement. And time[0] statement I use checks if MarketPosition is Flat.

For historical data the Time[0] print is executed. For realtime data I would expect a OnBarUpdate at time of opening of the market.

KR
Tom

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Tom,

Thank you for confirming that Time[0] is printing for historical bars.

What is Calculate set to in the strategy parameters?

What is the bar type and interval selected for the chart?

[investor]

Hi

I don't have a chart, just the strategies and output window. Strategy uses 15 min FDAX 09-18 data. I don't know what you mean with Calculate (you mean the setting " on bar close " .... ?)

regards
Tom

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Tom,

Yes, the Calculate setting can be 'On each tick', 'On price change', or 'On bar close'.

If Calculate is set to 'On bar close', the print would appear after the first 15 minute bar closes.

May I confirm you have waited 15 minutes for the bar to close in real-time and after the bar closed no print has appeared?

[investor]

Yes, correct I waited more than 15 minutes.

The strange thing is that I restarted (after a couple of hours within the RTH) the strategy I see (historical and realtime) the time[0] prints in the output window. But that did not happen when I started the strategy outside RTH and waited for a couple go hours after opening.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Tom,

During that time did you open a chart to ensure that new bars are appearing on a 15 minute chart?

The script is using an ETH trading hours template correct?
If so, I would expect real-time data to trigger the prints after 15 minutes just like a chart would.

On what instrument and at what time and on what date were you trying to view the real-time data? (I just want to verify that the market was in session at the time you were trying to view it)

[investor]

Hi

I did not open a chart during that time. I just disabled and enabled the strategy. The Instrument is FDAX 09-18. The script uses 'regular trading hours' setting. This occurred today. Opening should have been at 08:00 (German time). At about 13:00 I restarted the strategy.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Tom,

The strategy will not process bars outside of the trading hours template selected for the Strategy.

The trading hours template controls the hours that a chart or script is able to run.

If the strategy is using RTH hours, it will not process data outside of those hours. Use the ETH template if you want the strategy to run for the ETH hours outside of the RTH hours.

Also, next time open a chart and ensure the chart is updating.

[investor]

Hi

thanks for your help

Kind Regards
Tom