How to get the date time?

thomas2004ch · 2026-10-26T13:35:17+00:00

Buy the stock a few trading days before the end of the month. Hold the position through the final trading days of the month and the first few trading days of the next month. How to get the date?

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10/26/2026 at 3:35 PM #265843 quote

thomas2004ch
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Buy the stock a few trading days before the end of the month.
Hold the position through the final trading days of the month and the first few trading days of the next month.

How to get the date?

10/26/2026 at 3:41 PM #265844 quote

thomas2004ch
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Close the position after the predefined trading window, then wait for the next month-end.

10/26/2026 at 4:20 PM #265847 quote
robertogozzi
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To buy a stock a few days before the end of the month, say on the 20th, you must buy on the 20th, or one or more days later if the 20th was on a weekend or a holiday:
```
IF Not Onmarket AND ((Day = 20) OR ((Day > 20) AND (Day[1] < 20))) THEN
   BUY at Market
   TradingStart = Day
ENDIF
// To exit AFTER 4 Days
IF OnMarket AND ((Day - TradingStart) >= 4) THEN
   SELL at Market
ENDIF
```
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10/26/2026 at 4:26 PM #265848 quote
robertogozzi
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The code above closes the trade after 4 days have elapsed, but some of those days can be NON trading-days, such as weekends and holidays. To make sure it’s 4 trading days, days must be tallied this way:
```
IF Not Onmarket AND ((Day = 20) OR ((Day > 20) AND (Day[1] < 20))) THEN
   BUY at Market
   TradingCount = 0
ENDIF
// tally days as they go by
IF day <> day[1] THEN
   TradingCount = TradingCount + 1
ENDIF
// To exit AFTER 4 Days
IF OnMarket AND (TradingCount = 4) THEN
   SELL at Market
ENDIF
```
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