Time limit code

[CHOZEN]

Looking for some help. Anyone know how to write a code to place in my scanner that will only scan premarket from 4am - 9:30am

 

[BenTen]

By only scanning during pre-market. You can also use the “within X bars” as a lookback period.

 

[markos]

@chosen Type the word Universe in the search box above. I know that there are more than one of those scanners in there, but you will have to hunt.

 

[korygill]

Search code here that uses SecondsFromTime and SecondsTillTime. You may need to adjust for your timezone.

I use a variable in all my scripts like
input timeOffsetFromEST = -300; #hint timeOffsetFromEST: 24-hour time offset from EST (-300 for PST)

and then
startTime = 0630 - timeOffsetFromEST;
endOfTradingTime = 1315 - timeOffsetFromEST;

and then maybe something like
def isActive = if SecondsTillTime(endTime) > 0 and SecondsFromTime(startTime) >= 0
then 1
else 0;

def atEndTime = if secondsTillTime(endTime) == 0
then 1
else 0;