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Dealing with Daylight Saving Time

  • #1
  • First Post: Jul 25, 2008 2:34pm Jul 25, 2008 2:34pm
Hi,

does anybody know how to include Daylight Saving Time in your indicator, so the calculation change accordingly?

Thank you.
  • #2
  • Jul 26, 2008 10:46am Jul 26, 2008 10:46am
using logic condition on daylight saving changing. i.e. you need finding when daylight saving start/end, and use logic condition for adjust hour +/- 1, etc.
  • #3
  • Jul 26, 2008 6:30pm Jul 26, 2008 6:30pm
Quoting jane
using logic condition on daylight saving changing. i.e. you need finding when daylight saving start/end, and use logic condition for adjust hour +/- 1, etc.
Can you tell me which logic condition it is?

Sorry, but I guess I'm not quite clear in my earlier post. My indicator can take daylight saving start/end with forward testing by checking broker server time. Problem came after data become past data. Since MQL4 doesn't have datetime for weekofthemonth, i.e first week, second week and so on, my indicator shows double: DST and normal condition apply together and overlap. So I cannot do backtest.

Thanks.
  • #4
  • Jul 26, 2008 8:54pm Jul 26, 2008 8:54pm
Logic condition:

PHP Code
bool DateTime = False;
       datetime SystemTime;
       datetime BrokerTime;

if( {put in criteria to determine DST} ) {
    DateTime = True;
    SystemTime = BrokerTime + 1
    }
A logic statement is basically an if-then statement.

If x, then y.
  • #5
  • Jul 28, 2008 11:56am Jul 28, 2008 11:56am
Quoting Ronald Raygun
Logic condition:

if( {put in criteria to determine DST} ) {

Thanks, Ron. But this is exactly where I messed up. I can get the right criteria to determine DST. Sorry.
  • #6
  • Edited 3:27pm Jul 28, 2008 12:49pm | Edited 3:27pm
Quoting Zen
Thanks, Ron. But this is exactly where I messed up. I can get the right criteria to determine DST. Sorry.
I would imagine you'd need to compare local time (computer time) with broker time.

You just need to know the DST and non DST shift and have the EA determine which shift is being used.

datetime TimeLocal()

Returns local computer time as number of seconds elapsed from 00:00 January 1, 1970.
Note: At the testing, local time is modelled and is the same as the modelled last known server time.


You should know your current shift from the broker, and compare that against the computer time. Let's say I'm using EST.

If the shift from GMT to EST is supposed to be -5, but it turns out to be -4, then DST is probably in effect.

The only caveat really is making sure that your computer time is accurate.
  • #7
  • Jul 28, 2008 7:11pm Jul 28, 2008 7:11pm
Quoting Ronald Raygun
If the shift from GMT to EST is supposed to be -5, but it turns out to be -4, then DST is probably in effect.

Hey, you're so right, man. Thanks a bunch!
  • #8
  • Jul 28, 2008 8:32pm Jul 28, 2008 8:32pm
but this trick won't work, say if your computer is located in another country while you're trying to determine the daylight saving that's happening in New York?
  • #9
  • Jul 28, 2008 8:45pm Jul 28, 2008 8:45pm
It doesn't matter where the computer is located.

What matters is what the shift is SUPPOSED to be.
  • #10
  • Last Post: Jul 29, 2008 9:55am Jul 29, 2008 9:55am
Quoting Ronald Raygun
It doesn't matter where the computer is located.

What matters is what the shift is SUPPOSED to be.
don't you think this will become a problem say if I'm in Australia, and have daylight saving too and trying to trade at US times on Metatrader? Although my time shift can be calculated from the server time, but I would not know the time shift of New York?
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