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Date/Time: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:41:48 +0000
Jump Method
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| [2025-01-16 17:27:31] |
| ATEX - Posts: 16 |
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Hi, When I replay charts using "To Next Bar", it jumps too far - beyond the opening of the next bar. The result is bars that are already partially formed. Often times, these indicate how the rest of the bar might develop, skewing backtesting. Is there a way for me to fix this? Perhaps a "better" way of jumping would be to "Close of This Bar". Thank you! /A Date Time Of Last Edit: 2025-01-16 17:30:05
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| [2025-01-16 19:13:29] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 37327 |
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Jumping to the next bar should start you at the Open of the next bar. What is the Bar Period you are using for a chart that is not jumping as we think it should be? Also, there is an option for jumping "To Next Time Increment", so if you are using a time based chart you can get to the open of a bar by using this. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2025-01-16 21:21:49] |
| ATEX - Posts: 16 |
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Hi John, I'm using 60 Minute bars. Using "To Next Time Increment" with settings: 01:00:00.000 , I get the same result unfortunately. |
| [2025-01-16 22:18:21] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 37327 |
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If you do not already have the "Time" displayed in the Chart Header, then select "Global Settings >> Customize Chart Header - Standard" and then select the "Time" entry from the left and add it to the right. Make sure it is close enough to the top of the list so that you will be able to see it on your chart. Then run the replay and at some point select the "Pause" button to pause the replay. Then select the "Jump" option for "To Next Bar" to jump forward one bar. Note the time that is displayed in the Chart Header. As long as this is fairly liquid instrument, it should be the beginning of the next hour. If it is not, then please tell us exactly what time is showing in that item. Also, please tell us the time zone of your chart (if using the Global Time Zone, then we need to know what your Global Time Zone is set to). Note that if the instrument you are replaying is not very liquid, then if the time is not exactly the beginning of the hour, then this is most likely due to when the trading occurs. That is, there were no trades at exactly the beginning of the hour, so if the first trade occurred at 2 seconds after the hour, then your bar start time will be at that time. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
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