Question on bar generation, why the "extra" bar?

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Re: Question on bar generation, why the "extra" bar? [Re: Dalla] #469277 11/10/17 08:22 11/10/17 08:22
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,986 Frankfurt jcl Chief Engineer
jcl Chief Engineer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,986 Frankfurt	Yes, TimeFrame = AssetFrame is sufficient.

Re: Question on bar generation, why the "extra" bar? [Re: jcl] #469913 12/13/17 11:52 12/13/17 11:52
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Zheka User Z Joined: Jul 2017 Posts: 784	JCL, I discovered that TimeFrame=AssetFrame works only in whole hours. E.g.: Quote: BarPeriod=20; AssetZone=ET; FrameOffset=51; //51=17hrs of 3x 20min bars; TimeFrame=AssetFrame; will end the Daily bar at 17:00 ET. But with FrameOffset=50 (i.e. 1 bar less), the daily bar will end at 16:00 ET, not 16:40. Can this be behaviour be changed to the expected?

Re: Question on bar generation, why the "extra" bar? [Re: Zheka] #469916 12/13/17 14:08 12/13/17 14:08
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Zheka User Z Joined: Jul 2017 Posts: 784	Also, can AssetZone and TimeFrame be called in a function?

Re: Question on bar generation, why the "extra" bar? [Re: Zheka] #469919 12/13/17 19:50 12/13/17 19:50
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jcl Chief Engineer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,986 Frankfurt	Yes, as I understand the manual, AssetZone sets the time zone for hour bars. So for individual offsets and different bars you need to set up TimeFrame individually. You can use a function for that.

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