IsNewSession()

Definition

Indicates a specified time is greater than the ActualSessionEnd property on the configured Trading Hours template.

Property Value

A bool value when true indicates the specified time is later than ActualSessionEnd; otherwise false.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
time	The DateTime value used to compare
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).

Syntax

\<sessioniterator\>.IsNewSession(DateTime time, bool includesEndTimeStamp)

Examples

1 bool takeTrades;
2 
3 protected override void OnBarUpdate()
4 {
5     // Switch a bool named takeTrades to false when IsNewSession() returns true. 
6     if (Bars.SessionIterator.IsNewSession(DateTime.Now, true)) ;
7     {
8         Alert("EOS", Priority.Medium, String.Format("New session beginning. Waiting until {0} to begin trading again"), " ", 5, Brushes.Black, Brushes.White);
9         takeTrades = false;
10     }
11 
12     // Set the bool back to true on the first bar of the new session
13     if (Bars.IsFirstBarOfSession)
14         takeTrades = true;
15 }