Entering Trading Hours

When you load WaveTrader for the first time or when you load a new SYMBOL you will be prompted to enter the session start and end times. Start and end times are based on a 24 hour clock. The start and end times will also be based on your resident computer clock (as you see the times displayed on your eSignal charts). I keep my computer clock set to USA ET for ease of management and then I don’t have to concern myself with changes to daylight saving time.

To enter the time left click on the numeric key pad until the correct value is displayed in the time box and then click on OK – if you enter incorrectly use the Cl (clear) button and start again.

If you enter your session times and the menu moves onto the next one in line and you have made a mistake you should complete the sequence of questions and then go back and edit entries completed incorrectly afterwards by using the HIDE button and then the HOURS selection and this will take you back to the settings menus.

WaveTrader needs the correct times to make the end of day GANN SWINGS, the OPENING and CLOSING price displays calculate correctly.

Start times for your system may vary depending on the time zone you live in.  The start and end of session times are the same times that eSignal displays on your charts.

If you live on the East Coast of America you will be on ET where the NYSE begins trading at 09:30am and closes at 16:00pm.  The market hours ET for the S&P futures will be 09:30 to 16:15, the market hours for the Globex ES #F will be start 16:30pm  to end of day session 16:15pm or you can just set the start time to 00:00 and end time to 24:00

If you are on a different time zone to USA – ET you will need to adjust your start and end times accordingly.

If you live in the southern hemisphere you may have to adjust these times when you switch to or from daylight saving time.

Each market has it’s own individual start and end times according to the time settings you are using in your computer time clock. It is most important you have the correct start and end times entered for each of your Ticker Symbols as the Gann Swing routines require this information to determine the number of days elapsed when working with intra-day data.

Whenever you load a new TICKER you will be prompted for the START and END TIMES. Once they are on file they will be saved and you won’t need to enter them again.  In the event of perhaps daylight saving time changes you will need to edit them. The instructions to do this are below but if you key the HIDE button they will be available to you.