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Isn't it true that the new bar does not officially start until the first tick comes in? That makes sense since the open is the value of the first tick that arrives and there is no guarantee it will arrive exactly on the second. This can be right on, a few seconds into the bar or 20 or not at all. I am not sure what happens if no tick arrives during a bar. Does AB simply create a new bar with the close of the previous bar carried forward as the OHLC?
I traced TimeNum and the bar time does not change until the tick comes in. It did not seem to matter what the Time stamp in preferences is set to. So in that sense it is in sync with the market. Whenever the first tick arrives the bar opens, you get the open price and it is in sync with the market.
Barry
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> 0. Change the refresh interval to zero
> 1. Yes
> 2. Thats because of 3 second refresh interval you had, (see 0.)
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@xxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:16 AM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Testing for new bar using string manipulation and quotation time
>
>
> >I should add that I have Realtime chart refresh interval(sec) set to 3.
> >
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@> wrote:
> >>
> >> A couple of more questions, as I am still running into some issues:
> >>
> >> 1. In Tools --> Preferences --> Intraday, I used to have "time of last tick inside bar" checked off. I have now unchecked that
> >> and instead checked "START time of interval". Question is: will this retroactively correct all past bars in the database to
> >> reflect the new settings? Or will only new bars coming into the database reflect the new time stamp settings?
> >>
> >>
> >> 2. I have my System Time properly calibrated so that it matches Market Time in TWS to within a fraction of a second. Yet my AB
> >> chart sometimes shows a new bar starting within 2-5 seconds after HH:MM:00 Market Time, and yet other times it shows a new bar
> >> starting as late as 20-30 seconds after HH:MM:00 Market Time. It's a mixed bag, and alternates every now and then without
> >> apparent cause. And this affects trade timing as well.
> >> So how do I get the chart (and trades) to properly synch up with Market Time? What am I still missing?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for all the feedback, guys. It's been very helpful!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Barry Scarborough" <razzbarry@> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > This is a little simpler than the similar approach I mentioned a few posts earlier. In my trading program I have an
> >> > > initialization function and I set the lastValue of timeNum in the static var to the current bar on the first pass through the
> >> > > code. That way NewBar will not be true on the first scan through the code and that prevents it from being true mid bar, which
> >> > > it will in the way Tomasz and I proposed. It will wait until the next bar after AB starts. That may or may not matter to you.
> >> > >
> >> > > Barry
> >> > >
> >> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > There is much easier and reliable method:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > dt = LastValue( DateTime() );
> >> > > >
> >> > > > if( StaticVarGet( "lastdt" ) != dt )
> >> > > > {
> >> > > > _TRACE("New bar");
> >> > > > StaticVarSet("lastdt", dt );
> >> > > > }
> >> > > >
> >> > > > (Note that it works only if Tools->Preferences->Intraday is set
> >> > > > to show START or END time of interval).
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Best regards,
> >> > > > Tomasz Janeczko
> >> > > > amibroker.com
> >> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > > > From: "Yofa" <jtoth100@>
> >> > > > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:03 PM
> >> > > > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Testing for new bar using string manipulation and quotation time
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > Hi,
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > barTime % 100 == 0 will not work reliably! If there is no new tick or no CPU
> >> > > > > time to do refresh it will skipp new bars a few times!
> >> > > > > This is a common problem. Look for similar posts here. You will fined code
> >> > > > > samples.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Y
> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------
> >> > > > > From: "Mike" <sfclimbers@>
> >> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:04 AM
> >> > > > > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > > > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Testing for new bar using string manipulation and
> >> > > > > quotation time
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >> If you have any concerns about rounding, you could use AlmostEqual instead
> >> > > > >> of "==".
> >> > > > >>
> >> > > > >> http://www.amibroker.com/guide/afl/afl_view.php?id=301
> >> > > > >>
> >> > > > >> Mike
> >> > > > >>
> >> > > > >> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@> wrote:
> >> > > > >>>
> >> > > > >>> Thanks a bunch, Mike. Modulo's so much simpler!
> >> > > > >>>
> >> > > > >>>
> >> > > > >>> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike" <sfclimbers@> wrote:
> >> > > > >>> >
> >> > > > >>> > Again, assuming that your approach is sound, better still would be to
> >> > > > >>> > use the modulo operator.
> >> > > > >>> >
> >> > > > >>> > barTime = 103731;
> >> > > > >>> >
> >> > > > >>> > if (barTime % 100 == 0)
> >> > > > >>> > _TRACE( "New bar found" );
> >> > > > >>> >
> >> > > > >>> > Mike
> >> > > > >>> >
> >> > > > >>> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike" <sfclimbers@> wrote:
> >> > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > >>> > > Without commenting on the validity of the approach (I am not a real
> >> > > > >>> > > time trader), I can suggest that your problem is coming from a
> >> > > > >>> > > formatting incompatibility.
> >> > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > >>> > > Add a format clause indicating zero decimal places and it will work
> >> > > > >>> > > fine.
> >> > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > >>> > > Note too that your switching back to a number again is redundant and
> >> > > > >>> > > even error prone since "==" is not necessarily exact when dealing
> >> > > > >>> > > with floats. Just use the string manipulation directly.
> >> > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > >>> > > barTime = 103731;
> >> > > > >>> > > barTimeStr = NumToStr( barTime, 6.0 );
> >> > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > >>> > > if ( StrRight( barTimeStr, 2 ) == "00" )
> >> > > > >>> > > _TRACE ( "New bar found" );
> >> > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > >>> > > Mike
> >> > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > >>> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@> wrote:
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > > > Hello, hoping someone can help out with this string conversion
> >> > > > >>> > > > problem.
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > > > In live trading, I am pulling quotation time using TimeNum(), and
> >> > > > >>> > > > want
> >> > > > >>> > > > to test for the start of a new bar. So my thinking is to simply
> >> > > > >>> > > > convert
> >> > > > >>> > > > the time to a number, extract the last two characters, convert back
> >> > > > >>> > > > to a
> >> > > > >>> > > > number and see if it equals 0. If so, that means the last two
> >> > > > >>> > > > digits in
> >> > > > >>> > > > the quotation time are "00" and hence we are at the start of a new
> >> > > > >>> > > > bar.
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > > > However, the sample code below is always thinking we have a new bar
> >> > > > >>> > > > whether the time is, for e.g. :
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > > > 10:37:31 or
> >> > > > >>> > > > 10:37:00
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > > > Obviously, only the second time should trip the 'new bar' print.
> >> > > > >>> > > > But
> >> > > > >>> > > > instead, both do:
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > > > barTime = 103731; // we would normally use TimeNum() here,
> >> > > > >>> > > > but
> >> > > > >>> > > > using a number for example
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > > > barTimeStr = NumToStr(barTime);
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > > > NewBarSeconds = StrToNum ( StrRight(barTimeStr, 2) );
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > > > printf("NewBarSeconds = " + NewBarSeconds);
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > > > if (NewBarSeconds == 0)
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > > > printf(" We have a new bar");
> >> > > > >>> > > >
> >> > > > >>> > >
> >> > > > >>> >
> >> > > > >>>
> >> > > > >>
> >> > > > >>
> >> > > > >>
> >> > > > >>
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