Scalping New York

[SteveHopwood]

I have edited post 1. To replace Multiple Scalpy with Scalpy:

• Save your current inputs.
• Remove Multiple Scalpy from your chart.
• Delete the original version of Scalpy.
• Shut down the platform.
• Download the version attached to post 1.
• Restart the platform.
• Drag Scalpy onto a chart and load up your set file.

Re-download it anyway if you are not a DIYer because I realised the extra display detail needed another conditional. If you are a DIYer, do a search for:
SM("Trading hours: " + TradingHours + " (Local time)" + NL);

Underneath that is the block of code that sets up the elements to display. It needs to select the earliest order, so replace the block with this one:

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   if (openTrades > 0)
   {
      //Select oldest order
      if (betterOrderSelect(oldestTradeTicketNo, SELECT_BY_TICKET, MODE_TRADES) )
      {
         datetime breakEvenStarts = calculateBreakEvenStartTime();
         datetime autoCloseStarts = calculateAutoCloseTime();
         SM("Breakeven time " + TimeToStr(breakEvenStarts, TIME_MINUTES) 
         + ": Automatic close time " + TimeToStr(autoCloseStarts, TIME_MINUTES) + " (Both are broker time)" + NL);   
      }//if (betterOrderSelect(oldestTradeTicketNo, SELECT_BY_TICKET, MODE_TRADES) )
      
   }//if (openTrades > 0)

[SteveHopwood]

I'm a bit late to the show but this looks great!
Just a question why not use UTC times (UTC is the new GMT) in the setting? Then we would not need to bother adjusting to the local/brokers time as UTC is everywhere the same. https://time.is/en/UTC
London open is 07 UTC and NY is 12 UTC. https://www.babypips.com/tools/forex-market-hours

Thanks. Just to make sure I understand, anyone, anywhere in the world, under the sea or out in space, could use 7 UTC and 12 UTC as their inputs?

[biobier]

Thanks. Just to make sure I understand, anyone, anywhere in the world, under the sea or out in space, could use 7 UTC and 12 UTC as their inputs?

Yes exactly (except out in space as time is bound to gravity, but that is another topic: "gravitational time dilation")

[SteveHopwood]

Thanks. Just to make sure I understand, anyone, anywhere in the world, under the sea or out in space, could use 7 UTC and 12 UTC as their inputs?

Yes exactly (except out in space as time is bound to gravity, but that is another topic: "gravitational time dilation")

Fantastic. Thanks for a brilliant contribution.

[SteveHopwood]

I'm a bit late to the show but this looks great!
Just a question why not use UTC times (UTC is the new GMT) in the setting? Then we would not need to bother adjusting to the local/brokers time as UTC is everywhere the same. https://time.is/en/UTC
London open is 07 UTC and NY is 12 UTC. https://www.babypips.com/tools/forex-market-hours

I use this code:

Another quick question. Why 2 functions that appear to do the same thing?

[SteveHopwood]

Live last week, New York only, 3 BE and 2 TP:

Live last week.png

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I have added biobier's UTC code. The relevant input is TimeSourceToUse; this defaults to London and New York open i.e. 7 and 12 UTC. Download from post 1.

[wallywonka]

Steve that’s a great result for London open! or

Did you run New York also? How did that go in comparison?

Cheers Wally

[SteveHopwood]

Steve that’s a great result for London open! or

Did you run New York also? How did that go in comparison?

Cheers Wally

I meant to write New York only. I am adding London next week.

[biobier]

Another quick question. Why 2 functions that appear to do the same thing?

The parameter differ as sometimes you might want to get MqlDateTime type structure instead of datetime type. Just take the one you like to use

[SteveHopwood]

Another quick question. Why 2 functions that appear to do the same thing?

The parameter differ as sometimes you might want to get MqlDateTime type structure instead of datetime type. Just take the one you like to use

Thanks. I figured that was the case - just wanted to make sure.