Time of candle opening vs time of candle closing

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10/07/2024 at 9:41 AM #238562 quote
Brad
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Hi All,

Could someone please confirm the logic in the following code?
```
IF (DayOfWeek = 1 AND Time <= 080000) THEN
   Trading = 0
ELSE
   Trading = 1
ENDIF
```
The code specifies that no entries are allowed if it is Monday and the time is at or before 08:00.

What happens if my trigger candle meets all the entry conditions, opens at 08:00, and closes at 08:15? Is this considered a valid entry, given that the candle closes at 08:15?

Regards,
Brad
10/07/2024 at 10:14 AM #238568 quote

GraHal
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Brad wrote:

trigger candle meets all the entry conditions, opens at 08:00

But it wouldn’t meet the condition Time <= 080000, you would need to use Time < 080000?

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10/07/2024 at 10:28 AM #238569 quote

Brad
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My concern is when testing it on the demo account, the trade is triggered.

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10/07/2024 at 10:48 AM #238577 quote

GraHal
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The candle that triggers the trade is the close of the 07:45 candle (which is < 080000) and then the trade is opened at 080000.

Did you try it with Time < 080000 (not <=) is the trade still opened at 080000?

EDIT / PS

Just cheked your ss and the trade is opened at 081500 after being triggered at the close of the 080000 candle … so that is correct as your code??

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10/07/2024 at 11:02 AM #238580 quote

Iván González
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Exactly. As Grahal says, the activation occurs on the previous candle. The reason is that the condition Time <= 080000 is true on the previous candle (at the close of the candle it is already 8:00).

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10/07/2024 at 11:31 AM #238582 quote

Brad
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So, to avoid confusion, is the demo entry correct, as seen in the screenshot?

10/07/2024 at 11:53 AM #238583 quote

GraHal
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Yes, demo entry is correct as per your code … IF (DayOfWeek = 1 AND Time <= 080000) THEN

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10/07/2024 at 12:17 PM #238585 quote

Brad
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Thanks for the clarification, gents. That means a live trade was not triggered.

10/07/2024 at 3:15 PM #238604 quote
robertogozzi
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Legend
If you run this code you will se the entry ARROW plotted just under the candle labelled 08:00 every Monday, since the trade is actually entered at 08:00 because the order is placed when the 07:45 candle closes:
```
IF OnMarket THEN
   SELL at Market
ENDIF
IF (DayOfWeek = 1 AND Time = 080000) THEN
   BUY at MArket
ENDIF
```
replacing line 4 by this one, you will se the entry ARROW plotted just under the candle labelled 08:15 every Monday, since the trade is actually entered at 08:15 because the order is placed when the 08:00 candle closes.
```
IF (DayOfWeek = 1 AND OpenTime = 080000) THEN
```
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10/09/2024 at 1:00 PM #238773 quote

Brad
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Thanks Roberto

Small changes can make big differences!

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