Time parameters
All settings are in GMT time corrected with selected DST mode. It was designed this way to have the same results on different brokers (with different GMT offsets and DST modes).
Please, set correct the DST mode and GMT offset during testing (how to?).
If you want to use the server time, set GMT mode to Manual GMT, GMT offset to 0 and DST mode to Disable DST.
Apply schedule to
Mode of schedule:
- Schedule disabled: none of the time settings work
- Apply to the first entry only: the schedule applies to the first deal opening only
- Apply to all new trades: the schedule applies to all openings (including martin and anti-martin)
- Apply to all trade operations: the schedule applies to all trading operations (excluding closing time)
GMT mode
Can be one of the following:
- Auto GMT mode: detects GMT offset automatically (not for Strategy Tester!)
- Manual GMT mode: set GMT offset manually
DST mode
DST mode of your broker:
- Disable DST
- DST Europe (last Sunday of March / last Sunday of October)
- DST USA (2nd Sunday of March / 1st Sunday of November)
- DST Australia (1st Sunday of April / 1st Sunday of October)
- DST New Zealand (1st Sunday of April / last Sunday of September)
GMT offset
GMT offset for StrategyTester or Manual GMT mode.
Ask your broker what GMT offset and DST mode it uses.
How to set the correct GMT and DST for your broker?
EveryDay start hour/minute
Start time for every day.
First trade opens only within the start time - end time interval.
If disabled, work time starts at 00:00
EveryDay session duration (mins)
Length (in minutes) of the EA trade session.
Set 0 to use EveryDay end hour/minute parameters.
EveryDay end hour/minute
End time for every day.
First trade opens only within the start time - end time interval.
If disabled, work time ends at 23:59
EveryDay close hour/minute
Close time for every day.
EA will close all open deals at this time.
Friday stop hour/minute
End time for Friday (can differs from EveryDay end time).
EA will not open new first trades after this time on Friday.
Friday close hour/minute
Close time for Friday.
EA will close all opened deals at this time on Friday (if trading is still enabled).
Custom Schedule for each day
Individual schedule for each day.
Works if Enable Custom Schedule = true only.
Set equal start and end hour/minute to disable the whole day.
Last December day to trade
Last day of December when trade is allowed.
Set 0 to disable this filter.
First January day to trade
First day of January when trade is allowed.
Set 0 to disable this filter.