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Post From: What does session times mean in chart settings?
| [2022-03-12 00:21:34] |
| Sawtooth - Posts: 4186 |
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If you are trading futures of the CME in the USA, you should set your Sierra Chart timezone as if you lived in the USA. If you set your Sierra Chart time zone to New York, the Regular Trading Hours for the ES are 09:30:00 to 16:44:59 If you are not flat by 16:44:59 ET, your position is considered an overnight trade and your account balance must be sufficient to meet the Initial Margin amount, or your position will be liquidated. If you set your Sierra Chart time zone to Chicago, the Regular Trading Hours for the ES are 08:30:00 to 15:44:59 If you are not flat by 15:44:59 CT, your position is considered an overnight trade and your account balance must be sufficient to meet the Initial Margin amount, or your position will be liquidated. If you want to trade during Globex hours, set the Session Times to encompass 24 hrs, like this: 09:30:00 to 09:29:59 (ET, New York time) If you want to trade during Globex hours, set the Session Times to encompass 24 hrs, like this: 08:30:00 to 08:29:59 (CT, Chicago time) The reason the Start time is set to the Regular Trading Hours start time is so that studies that have the option to reset at the start of the trading day, will use the Start Time as the reset time. |