Smart Grid Trading hours Question

tomaifauchai

Hi,

(Using Smart Grid hedge trial right now)...

I'm a bit confused with the trading hours, it's just not clear enough.
Backtests and optimizations use GMT +0 time. -> This is clear

In cTrader you can switch the time in the bottom right corner.
So when Paul says when running cBot live, in WAE video he changed cTrader Application time to match with the backtests to GMT +0 BUT he says you have to use your PC time but i've never seen it showing his PC time or. You see my point?

What do i input in the cBot then if my PC timezone is GMT - 5 (Not cTrader application)?
Do i have to do a time conversion for the live cBot settings? (Substract 5 hours)
Does the Current Time settings in cTrader lower right corner matters?

These answers are all important and are not covered precisely anywhere.

Thanks
Tommy

Mike

Hi, Tommy,

When you use trading hours with any cTrader cBot and you run a backtest you need to set the platform time to UTC+0.

https://clickalgo.com/backtest-trading-hours

When you are running the robot without a backtest you need to set the platform time to your local PC time, so the text should be white and not red as this shows you have the correct setting for your local PC.

tomaifauchai

Hi Mike,

So by changing the platform time matching my PC time for live trading and GMT+0 for backtest, i don't need to do any time conversion from backtests to LIVE.
I use the same settings I get from backtests. Confirm?

Thanks

Mike

yes, the cTrader platform will show red for the time if it does not match your PC time.

backtest use UTC+0
running cBot use your PC time.

thas all.