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Date/Time: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 02:38:42 +0000
Post From: So many threads (Global Time Zone, Session Time, Chart Times, DST and Computer/Local Time)
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| John - SC Support - Posts: 36286 |
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--------- PC Clock: To start with, your PC clock does not matter. Since you are getting the data from our Denali Exchange Data Feed, the times in your chart are based on the timestamps of the data as it comes in. As such, all times within Sierra Chart are strictly dealt with in Sierra Chart and have no reference to your computer's clock. ----------------- Global Time Zone: The Global Time Zone setting is just to be helpful. This is where you would set the time zone that you want to use for your charts by default. ---------------- Symbol Settings: The Symbol Settings are just a series of default values that are used to populate the chart when that symbol is selected. The Session Times and the Time Zone setting in this case are used to define the session times that are used for this symbol, but the Time Zone is only for the purposes of entering the times in the other fields. We need a reference for this information, so this is what it is. The actual time zone set in the chart will default to the Global Time Zone, and you can change it. The entries for "Start New Daily Bar at Start Time" and "New Daily Bar Start Time" are for daily historical charts and does not apply for Intraday charts, so put those aside for now. -------------------------------- Chart Settings >> Session Times: This is where the actual times are set for the start of the Regular Trading Session and the Evening Session (and whether you use an Evening Session). The Time Zone defaults to the Global Time Zone, but can be changed to any time zone for this chart. ----------------------------------------------------- Data/Trade Service Settings >> Historical Daily Data: This deals with when historical daily data is downloaded. Set this aside as it does not apply in this case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you have used the 24 hour Session Times and you have your Time Zone set to somewhere outside of the U.S. then you will see a shift in the time of the data, since the time in Chicago would be 1 hour different from what your local time zone is. This will stay this way until your local time shifts, so it will just be during the few weeks at each time shift when the U.S. has changed and the rest of the world has not. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |