Trading hours, days and time zones
Hours and days
In section 5, tick Only open trades between set hours and choose a start and end time. Untick any days you don't want to trade. These only stop new trades: a trade already open keeps its stop and target.
To close everything before the weekend, use Close everything on Friday in section 6 (many firms don't allow trades over the weekend).
Which clock?
| Platform | Times use |
|---|---|
| MT5 and MT4 | Your broker's server time (most brokers and prop firms use Eastern European time, two or three hours ahead of UTC) |
| TradingView and cTrader | The time zone you choose in the Export box |
| NinjaTrader 8 | NinjaTrader's own time zone (Tools, Options, General) |
The trading day used by the daily loss guard resets at the hour you set in section 6. Set it to match your firm: most reset at midnight server time, some at 5pm New York time.
Tip: if your session hours look shifted by a few hours after exporting, the time zone is the cause. Check the server time on your platform's Market Watch clock.
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