I have a strategy I used all the time (below). What I want to do is scan for two inside bars within the last 16 hours. THe problem is I don't know how to exclude premarket and after market, I also don't know how to exclude 3:30 - 4:00. If someone could help that would be fantastic.

 

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#hint: double inside day - next day look for the price to move big one way or another... def lo = low; def hi = high; def vo = volume; def s = if hi[1] >= hi and lo[1] <= low then 1 else 0; plot did = s; did.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_ARROW_DOWN); did.SetLineWeight(3); did.AssignValueColor(Color.WHITE);

I'm not a code guy, but there are many here that can help you. Individual threads are set up segregated by platform. These exceptions are a snap, someone will help, I'm sure. I color inside bars and make the scan using ToS scan feature...or I do it visually. Granted that will not help if you are trying to automate. Find the platform thread, someone will help. Search, Want your "platform name" indicator created...

-Dan

phyregold 

I have a strategy I used all the time (below). What I want to do is scan for two inside bars within the last 16 hours. THe problem is I don't know how to exclude premarket and after market, I also don't know how to exclude 3:30 - 4:00. If someone could help that would be fantastic.   Code #hint: double inside day - next day look for the price to move big one way or another... def lo = low; def hi = high; def vo = volume; def s = if hi[1] >= hi and lo[1] <= low then 1 else 0; plot did = s; did.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_ARROW_DOWN); did.SetLineWeight(3); did.AssignValueColor(Color.WHITE);

I didn't quite understand your task, but here is a good example of how to work with time in TOS.
This is an indicator that draws the High and Low of the first hour of trading.

This is a good example of how you can filter out a specific time period.

 

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#First hour high and low #by thetrader.top declare hide_on_daily; declare once_per_bar; input EndCandle = 1030; input marketOpen = 930; input marketClose = 1600; def OpenCounter = SecondsFromTime(marketOpen); def CloseCounter = SecondsTillTime(marketClose); def MarketHours = if OpenCounter >= 0 and CloseCounter >= 0 then 1 else 0; def Today ; rec DailyHigh ; rec DailyLow ; Today = if GetDay() != GetDay()[1] then 1 else 0; DailyHigh = if Today then high else if MarketHours then if high > DailyHigh[1] AND SecondsFromTime(EndCandle) < 0 then high else DailyHigh[1] else high; DailyLow = if Today then low else if MarketHours then if low < DailyLow[1] AND SecondsFromTime(EndCandle) < 0 then low else DailyLow[1] else low; plot TodaysHigh = if(MarketHours,DailyHigh, Double.NaN) ; plot TodaysLow = if(MarketHours,DailyLow, Double.NaN) ;

lukeskywalker1 

I didn't quite understand your task, but here is a good example of how to work with time in TOS. This is an indicator that draws the High and Low of the first hour of trading. This is a good example of how you can filter out a specific time period.   Code #First hour high and low #by thetrader.top declare hide_on_daily; declare once_per_bar; input EndCandle = 1030; input marketOpen = 930; input marketClose = 1600; def OpenCounter = SecondsFromTime(marketOpen); def CloseCounter = SecondsTillTime(marketClose); def MarketHours = if OpenCounter >= 0 and CloseCounter >= 0 then 1 else 0; def Today ; rec DailyHigh ; rec DailyLow ; Today = if GetDay() != GetDay()[1] then 1 else 0; DailyHigh = if Today then high else if MarketHours then if high > DailyHigh[1] AND SecondsFromTime(EndCandle) < 0 then high else DailyHigh[1] else high; DailyLow = if Today then low else if MarketHours then if low < DailyLow[1] AND SecondsFromTime(EndCandle) < 0 then low else DailyLow[1] else low; plot TodaysHigh = if(MarketHours,DailyHigh, Double.NaN) ; plot TodaysLow = if(MarketHours,DailyLow, Double.NaN) ;

How do I get the scan to work for the following hourly time ranges, 9:30 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:30
12:30 - 1:30
1:30 - 2:30
2:30 - 3:30

phyregold 

How do I get the scan to work for the following hourly time ranges, 9:30 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:30 11:30 - 12:30 12:30 - 1:30 1:30 - 2:30 2:30 - 3:30

anybody?