BacktestingSettings.StartTimeUtc

property · BacktestingSettings · cAlgo.API

DesktopCLICloud

Gets or sets the start time in UTC for the backtesting period.

Environment behaviour

CLI — not supported. Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.

Cloud — not supported. Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

Definition

C#Python

public DateTime StartTimeUtc {get; set;}

backtestingSettings.StartTimeUtc: DateTime

Returns DateTime

Examples

C#Python

var settings = new BacktestingSettings { StartTimeUtc = Server.TimeInUtc.AddMonths(-3) };
Print("Backtesting starts at {0:u}", settings.StartTimeUtc);

settings = BacktestingSettings()
settings.StartTimeUtc = api.Server.TimeInUtc.AddMonths(-3)
api.Print(f"Backtesting starts at {settings.StartTimeUtc}")