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I think we should change the trading time check like this:
{
MqlTick cur_tick[1];
MqlDateTime cur_time;
if(CopyTicks(Symbol(), cur_tick, COPY_TICKS_INFO, 0, 1)==1)
{
TimeToStruct(cur_tick[0].time, cur_time);
ulong trade_time = cur_time.hour * 3600 + cur_time.min * 60 + cur_time.sec;
if(((trade_time >= time_st_mon) && (trade_time < 50370)) ||
((trade_time >= time_st_day) && (trade_time < 67470)) ||
((trade_time >= time_st_evn) && (trade_time < 85770)))
{
return(true);
}
}
return(false);
}
Sergei!
Read the TimeCurrent help - it says that this is the SERVER time
If there are no ticks, weekends or non-trading time, TimeCurrent does not change.
AndTimeTradeServerdoes not work, it shows the local time on your computer.
It's easy to check this by running the Expert Advisor:
int OnInit()
{
//--- create timer
EventSetTimer(1);
return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
{
//--- destroy timer
EventKillTimer();
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTimer()
{
Comment(
"\n TimeCurrent: ",TimeCurrent(),
"\n TimeTradeServer: ",TimeTradeServer(),
"\n TimeLocal: ",TimeLocal(),
"");
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
When computer time changesTimeTradeServer also changes and shows computer timeTimeLocal.
If there are no ticks, weekends or non-trading times, TimeCurrent does not change.
AndTimeTradeServerdoes not work, it shows local computer time.
It is easy to check this by running the EA:
int OnInit()
{
//--- create timer
EventSetTimer(1);
return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
{
//--- destroy timer
EventKillTimer();
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTimer()
{
Comment(
"\n TimeCurrent: ",TimeCurrent(),
"\n TimeTradeServer: ",TimeTradeServer(),
"\n TimeLocal: ",TimeLocal(),
"");
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
When computer time changesTimeTradeServer also changes and shows computer timeTimeLocal.
What prevents you from checking the computer time via TimeTradeServer first, and then (if the time is correct) use
function I wrote above to more accurately check the time?
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Although, of course, this is not the solution, because there may be no quotes for this symbol :(
A bit of a head-scratcher and wrote this option, who thinks about this implementation .
//| test03.mq5 |
//| Sergey Gritsay |
//| https://www.mql5.com/ru/users/sergey1294 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Sergey Gritsay"
#property link "https://www.mql5.com/ru/users/sergey1294"
#property version "1.00"
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Script program start function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnStart()
{
//---
if(CheckExchTime())Print("Торговля разрешена");
else Print("Торговля запрещена");
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool CheckExchTime()
{
MqlTick last_tick;
MqlDateTime last_time;
MqlDateTime start_time;
MqlDateTime end_time;
datetime trade_time_start=0;
datetime trade_time_end=0;
datetime start=0;
datetime end=0;
ResetLastError();
if(SymbolInfoTick(_Symbol,last_tick))
{
TimeToStruct(last_tick.time,last_time);
Print(last_tick.time,": Bid = ",last_tick.bid," Ask = ",last_tick.ask," Last = ",last_tick.last," Volume = ",last_tick.volume);
if(SymbolInfoSessionTrade(_Symbol,(ENUM_DAY_OF_WEEK)last_time.day_of_week,0,trade_time_start,trade_time_end))
{
TimeToStruct(trade_time_start,start_time);
TimeToStruct(trade_time_end,end_time);
start=__DATE__+(start_time.hour*60+start_time.min)*60;
end=__DATE__+(end_time.hour*60+end_time.min)*60;
Print("trade_time_start = ",trade_time_start," trade_time_end = ",trade_time_end);
Print(start," - ",end);
if(start==end)return(true);
if(last_tick.time>start && last_tick.time<end)return(true);
}
else Print("SymbolInfoSessionTrade(0) failed, error = ",GetLastError());
if(SymbolInfoSessionTrade(_Symbol,(ENUM_DAY_OF_WEEK)last_time.day_of_week,1,trade_time_start,trade_time_end))
{
TimeToStruct(trade_time_start,start_time);
TimeToStruct(trade_time_end,end_time);
start=__DATE__+(start_time.hour*60+start_time.min)*60;
end=__DATE__+(end_time.hour*60+end_time.min)*60;
Print("trade_time_start = ",trade_time_start," trade_time_end = ",trade_time_end);
Print(start," - ",end);
if(start==end)return(true);
if(last_tick.time>start && last_tick.time<end)return(true);
}
else Print("SymbolInfoSessionTrade(1) failed, error = ",GetLastError());
}
else Print("SymbolInfoTick() failed, error = ",GetLastError());
return(false);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
...
You guys are the developers!
When are you going to synchronise the terminal time with the Exchange time?
A little more tinkering with the code has resulted in this.
//| test06.mq5 |
//| Sergey Gritsay |
//| https://www.mql5.com/ru/users/sergey1294 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Sergey Gritsay"
#property link "https://www.mql5.com/ru/users/sergey1294"
#property version "1.00"
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
{
//--- create timer
EventSetMillisecondTimer(1);
//---
return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
{
//--- destroy timer
EventKillTimer();
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert tick function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTick()
{
//---
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Timer function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTimer()
{
//---
string text=NULL;
int symbol_total=SymbolsTotal(true);
for(int i=0; i<symbol_total; i++)
{
string symbol=SymbolName(i,true);
if(CheckExchTime(symbol,TimeCurrent()))text+="\n"+symbol+": Торговля разрешена";
else text+="\n"+symbol+": Торговля запрещена";
}
Comment(text);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool CheckExchTime(string symbol,datetime times)
{
MqlDateTime last_time;
MqlDateTime start_time;
MqlDateTime end_time;
datetime trade_time_start=0;
datetime trade_time_end=0;
datetime start=0;
datetime end=0;
ResetLastError();
datetime expiration=(datetime)SymbolInfoInteger(symbol,SYMBOL_EXPIRATION_TIME);
if(expiration!=0 && times>=expiration)return(false);
TimeToStruct(times,last_time);
if(SymbolInfoSessionTrade(symbol,(ENUM_DAY_OF_WEEK)last_time.day_of_week,0,trade_time_start,trade_time_end))
{
TimeToStruct(trade_time_start,start_time);
TimeToStruct(trade_time_end,end_time);
start=StringToTime((string)last_time.year+"."+(string)last_time.mon+"."+(string)last_time.day+" "+(string)start_time.hour+":"+(string)start_time.min+":00");
end=StringToTime((string)last_time.year+"."+(string)last_time.mon+"."+(string)last_time.day+" "+(string)end_time.hour+":"+(string)end_time.min+":00");
if(start==end)return(true);
if(times>start && times<end)return(true);
}
//else Print("SymbolInfoSessionTrade(0) failed, error = ",GetLastError());
if(SymbolInfoSessionTrade(symbol,(ENUM_DAY_OF_WEEK)last_time.day_of_week,1,trade_time_start,trade_time_end))
{
TimeToStruct(trade_time_start,start_time);
TimeToStruct(trade_time_end,end_time);
start=StringToTime((string)last_time.year+"."+(string)last_time.mon+"."+(string)last_time.day+" "+(string)start_time.hour+":"+(string)start_time.min+":00");
end=StringToTime((string)last_time.year+"."+(string)last_time.mon+"."+(string)last_time.day+" "+(string)end_time.hour+":"+(string)end_time.min+":00");
if(start==end)return(true);
if(times>start && times<end)return(true);
}
//else Print("SymbolInfoSessionTrade(1) failed, error = ",GetLastError());
return(false);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
Result
A little more tinkering with the code has resulted in this.
Do you have any idea what we are talking about?
Maybe I don't quite get it, I understand how, I need a solution to avoid market closures outside of exchange trading hours.
The solutions are not from the programmers, but from the developers (or broker, if they, the broker, are responsible for it)
The code you cited does not check the current time of the Exchange.
So far, settled on this solution
{
datetime lk_time = TimeTradeServer(tick_time);
if ( ( tick_time.day_of_week == int(FirstDay)) ||
( tick_time.day_of_week == int(SecondDay)))//выходные
{
return(false);
}
#ifdef DEBUG
if ((tick_time.hour >= 0) && (tick_time.hour < 6)) // DEBUG 6-00
{
return(false);
}
#else
if ((tick_time.hour >= 0) && (tick_time.hour < 10))
{
return(false);
}
#endif
// 13 * 3600 + 59 * 60 + 30 = 50370 - 13:59:30
// 14 * 3600 = 50400 - 14:00:00
// 14 * 3600 + 30 = 50430 - 14:00:30
// 14 * 3600 + 60 = 50460 - 14:01:00
// 18 * 3600 + 44 * 60 + 30 = 67470 - 18:44:30
// 18 * 3600 + 45 * 60 = 67500 - 18:45:00
// 18 * 3600 + 45 * 60 + 30 = 67530 - 18:45:30
// 18 * 3600 + 46 * 60 = 67560 - 18:46:00
// 19 * 3600 = 68400 - 19:00:00
// 19 * 3600 + 60 = 68460 - 19:01:00
// 23 * 3600 + 49 * 60 + 30 = 85770 - 23:49:30
// 23 * 3600 + 50 * 60 = 85800 - 23:50:00
// 23 * 3600 + 50 * 60 + 30 = 85830 - 23:50:30
// 23 * 3600 + 51 * 60 = 85860 - 23:51:00
//---
lk_time = TimeCurrent(tick_time);
ulong trade_time = tick_time.hour * 3600 + tick_time.min * 60 + tick_time.sec;
//--- //10:00:02
if(((trade_time >= time_st_mon) && (trade_time < 50370)) ||
((trade_time >= time_st_day) && (trade_time < 67470)) ||
((trade_time >= time_st_evn) && (trade_time < 85770)))
{
return(true);
}
return(false);
}
First I takeTimeTradeServer - I get the current "dirty" time
I check for a weekend and a time (trading) that "overlaps" all sessions,
and then usingTimeCurrent
Current server time, to check the time within sessions.
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But this check has one major drawback.
If the local computer time is more than the server time, it will be fine, but
But if the local time is less, then we have a big problem.
If we miss the start of bidding for the difference between the trading server time and local time :(
That's why we needTimeCurrent
always return the server time, not only the time of the last known quote.
Added by
Another drawback
The quotes are not coming to clearing, so usingTimeCurrent in clearing (e.g. for withdrawing pending orders) is senseless :(