30 minutes pause on range bar chart

[Benjee]

Hello,

How can I do it on a range bar chart to stop re-engaging for 30 minutes after a closed position?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_AlanP]

Hello Benjee,

Thank you for your note.

Upon the close of a trade you could set the time to a datetime variable plus 30 minutes, for example

DateTime tradeClosedTime =Time[0].AddMinutes(30);

In your entries if statement, you would want to check that the datetime variable was not null (meaning it has been set) and that the current time is greater than our datetime variable,

if(tradeClosedTime != null && (ToTime(Time[0]) >= tradeClosedTime ))

The following sample uses a time filter which demonstrates the use of ToTime,

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=3226

The following sample demonstrates how you could check if the position is closed as well as an example of how to halt a strategy from processing,

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=4804

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

[Benjee]

Hello,

Thanks for your help.

I did the code, but something is wrong.
Compile error CS0135 "tradeClosedTime" conflicts with the declaration

        #region Variables
        	private int tradeClosedTime = 0;
		private bool exitSubmit = false;
	#endregion

        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
			
			// After position is closed set tradeClosedtime and reset bool 
			if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Flat && exitSubmit)
			{
				DateTime tradeClosedTime = Time[0].AddMinutes(30);
				exitSubmit = false;
			}


				
		         if ( tradeClosedTime != 0 && ToTime(Time[0]) >= tradeClosedTime)) 
            {
                EnterLongLimit(0, false, DefaultQuantity, Close[0] + 2 * TickSize, "SB");
				buyFlag = false;
				exitSubmit = true;
            }

what's the problem?

[NinjaTrader_AlanP]

Hello Benjee,

Thank you for your note.

You declare tradeClosedTime as a type int, but then declare it as a date time object.

You could try removing,

private int tradeClosedTime = 0;

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

[Benjee]

Hello AlanP,

thanks for your efforts, but I dont understand

If I dont declare int, it can not be interpreted my entries if statement. CS0103 error.
How do I give it then?

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hello,

Thank you for the reply.

After you have declared tradeClosedTime as a DateTime object, you can use that object for comparison against other DateTime objects:

Time[0] >= tradeClosedTime

Alternatively, if you need the minutes part of the object as an int, you can use the dot operator to get the Minutes:

int minute = tradeClosedTime.Minute;

Please see this publicly available link to the documentation on the DateTime structure:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.datetime(v=vs.110).aspx

Please let us know if we may be of any further assistance.

[koganam]

Hello Benjee,

Thank you for your note.

Upon the close of a trade you could set the time to a datetime variable plus 30 minutes, for example

DateTime tradeClosedTime =Time[0].AddMinutes(30);

In your entries if statement, you would want to check that the datetime variable was not null (meaning it has been set) and that the current time is greater than our datetime variable,

if(tradeClosedTime != null && (ToTime(Time[0]) >= tradeClosedTime ))

The following sample uses a time filter which demonstrates the use of ToTime,

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=3226

The following sample demonstrates how you could check if the position is closed as well as an example of how to halt a strategy from processing,

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=4804

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

Your code is defective. You cannot compare an int to a DateTime object.

Correct is:

if (tradeClosedTime != null && (Time[0] >= tradeClosedTime )){//... }

comparing two DateTime objects. :-)