Date & time

Extract parts of a time value (for example a candle time) with HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND, DOD (day of month), MONTH, YEAR, DAYOFWEEK, DATE.

int hour = HOUR(CandleTime(nifty, M1, 0));
int dow  = DAYOFWEEK(CandleTime(nifty, M1, 0));

// only trade inside the session
if (hour >= 9 && hour < 15) {
    // ...
}

Weekday helpers are also available as functions, e.g. GetWeekDayOpen(symbol, "D1"), GetWeekDayHigh/Low/Close(...), GetPreviousWeekDayClose(...) and GetTodayDayName().

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