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MarketHours

Summary

Access to symbol's trading sessions schedule

Signature

1
public abstract interface MarketHours

Namespace

cAlgo.API.Internals

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 using cAlgo.API;
 using cAlgo.API.Internals;
 using System;
 namespace cAlgo
 {
     // This sample indicator shows how to use a symbol MarketHours
     [Indicator(IsOverlay = true, TimeZone = TimeZones.UTC, AccessRights = AccessRights.None)]
     public class MarketHoursSample : Indicator
     {
         private TextBlock _isOpenedTextBlock;
         private TextBlock _timeTillCloseTextBlock;
         private TextBlock _timeTillOpenTextBlock;
         private Symbol _symbol;
         [Parameter("Use Current Symbol", DefaultValue = true)]
         public bool UseCurrentSymbol { get; set; }
         [Parameter("Other Symbol Name", DefaultValue = "GBPUSD")]
         public string OtherSymbolName { get; set; }
         protected override void Initialize()
         {
             var grid = new Grid(6, 2)
             {
                 BackgroundColor = Color.Gold,
                 Opacity = 0.6,
                 HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
                 VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
             };
             var style = new Style();
             style.Set(ControlProperty.Padding, 1);
             style.Set(ControlProperty.Margin, 2);
             style.Set(ControlProperty.BackgroundColor, Color.Black);
             style.Set(ControlProperty.FontSize, 8);
             _symbol = UseCurrentSymbol ? Symbol : Symbols.GetSymbol(OtherSymbolName);
             grid.AddChild(new TextBlock { Text = "Symbol Info", Style = style, HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center }, 0, 0, 1, 2);
             grid.AddChild(new TextBlock { Text = "Time Till Open", Style = style }, 1, 0);
             _timeTillOpenTextBlock = new TextBlock { Text = _symbol.MarketHours.TimeTillOpen().ToString(), Style = style };
             grid.AddChild(_timeTillOpenTextBlock, 1, 1);
             grid.AddChild(new TextBlock { Text = "Time Till Close", Style = style }, 2, 0);
             _timeTillCloseTextBlock = new TextBlock { Text = _symbol.MarketHours.TimeTillClose().ToString(), Style = style };
             grid.AddChild(_timeTillCloseTextBlock, 2, 1);
             grid.AddChild(new TextBlock { Text = "Is Opened", Style = style }, 3, 0);
             _isOpenedTextBlock = new TextBlock { Text = _symbol.MarketHours.IsOpened().ToString(), Style = style };
             grid.AddChild(_isOpenedTextBlock, 3, 1);
             grid.AddChild(new TextBlock { Text = "Trading Sessions #", Style = style }, 4, 0);
             grid.AddChild(new TextBlock { Text = _symbol.MarketHours.Sessions.Count.ToString(), Style = style }, 4, 1);
             grid.AddChild(new TextBlock { Text = "Trading Session Week Days", Style = style }, 5, 0);
             var weekDays = string.Empty;
             for (var iSession = 0; iSession < _symbol.MarketHours.Sessions.Count; iSession++)
             {
                 var currentSessionWeekDays = string.Format("{0}({1})-{2}({3})", _symbol.MarketHours.Sessions[iSession].StartDay, _symbol.MarketHours.Sessions[iSession].StartTime, _symbol.MarketHours.Sessions[iSession].EndDay, _symbol.MarketHours.Sessions[iSession].EndTime);
                 weekDays = iSession == 0 ? currentSessionWeekDays : string.Format("{0}, {1}", weekDays, currentSessionWeekDays);
             }
             grid.AddChild(new TextBlock { Text = weekDays, Style = style }, 5, 1);
             Chart.AddControl(grid);
             Timer.Start(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
         }
         protected override void OnTimer()
         {
             _timeTillOpenTextBlock.Text = _symbol.MarketHours.TimeTillOpen().ToString();
             _timeTillCloseTextBlock.Text = _symbol.MarketHours.TimeTillClose().ToString();
             _isOpenedTextBlock.Text = _symbol.MarketHours.IsOpened().ToString();
         }
         public override void Calculate(int index)
         {
         }
     }
 }

See Also

Methods

IsOpened (2)

IsOpened (1 of 2)

Summary

Indicates if trading session is active

Signature

1
public abstract bool IsOpened()

Return Value

bool

IsOpened (2 of 2)

Summary

Indicates if trading session is active

Signature

1
public abstract bool IsOpened(DateTime datetime)

Parameters

Name Type Description
datetime DateTime Date and time to check

Return Value

bool

TimeTillClose

Summary

Time left till end of current trading session. Returns 0 if session is not active

Signature

1
public abstract TimeSpan TimeTillClose()

Return Value

TimeSpan

TimeTillOpen

Summary

Time left till start of new trading session. Returns 0 if session is already active

Signature

1
public abstract TimeSpan TimeTillOpen()

Return Value

TimeSpan

Properties

Sessions

Summary

List of all symbol's trading sessions

Signature

1
public abstract IReadonlyList<TradingSession> Sessions {get;}

Return Value

IReadonlyList