IsInSession() | NinjaTrader Developer Docs

Definition

Indicates a specified date is within the bounds of the current session, according to the configured Trading Hours template.

Additionally this method will internally trigger a GetNextSession() call to calculate the next available session relative to the “timeLocal” value used in the method’s input.

Property Value

A bool value when true indicates the specified time is within the current trading session; otherwise false.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
timeLocal	The DateTime value used to calculate the next trading day.
includesEndTimeStamp	A bool determining if a timestamp of <n>:00 should fall into the current session. (e.g., used for time based intraday series such as minute or second).
isIntraDay	A bool determining if IsInSession() considers the time of day (when true) or only the date (when false).

Syntax

\<sessioniterator\>.IsInSession(DateTime timeLocal, bool includesEndTimeStamp, bool isIntraDay)

Examples

1 private SessionIterator sessionIterator;
2 
3 protected override void OnStateChange()
4 {
5     if (State == State.Historical)
6     {
7         //stores the sessions once bars are ready, but before OnBarUpdate is called
8         sessionIterator = new SessionIterator(Bars);
9     }
10 }
11 
12 protected override void OnBarUpdate()
13 {
14     // Only place an order if the time three hours from now will still be within the current session
15     if (sessionIterator.IsInSession(DateTime.Now.AddHours(3), true, true) /* && additional conditions here */)
16         EnterLongStopMarket(CurrentDayOHL().High[0] + TickSize);
17 }