Time Filter
Overview
The Time Filter provides advanced control over when your strategy is allowed to take trades. This feature allows users to exclude specific weekdays and filter out trades during selected market sessions (e.g., New York, London).
Settings
Weekday Selection
Choose which days of the week to exclude from trading. Enabling Monday, for example, will prevent trades on Mondays.
Trading Sessions
Choose which market sessions (New York, London, Tokyo, Sydney) to exclude from trading. These are based on session time windows in GMT-6.
Weekday Toggles
Enabled
Trades are filtered out during this day
Disabled
Trades can occur on this day
Available days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Session Toggles
New York
06:00 – 14:00
Trades are filtered out
London
01:00 – 09:00
Trades are filtered out
Tokyo
17:00 – 01:00
Trades are filtered out
Sydney
16:00 – 00:00
Trades are filtered out
These sessions are commonly used in global markets, especially forex and futures.
Best Practices & Usage
Avoid High Volatility Windows: Filter out sessions with frequent volatility (e.g., New York open) to reduce risk if your strategy is sensitive to spikes.
Customize by Asset Class: Forex traders may want to exclude Tokyo or Sydney. Futures traders might prefer to focus on New York hours only.
Refine Strategy Timing: Use the filter to eliminate periods where performance historically drops. Combine with backtesting results for optimal configuration.
Combine with Holiday Filter: Use in conjunction with the Holiday Filter to completely avoid execution during both sessions and known holidays.
Examples
✅ New York enabled → All trades from 06:00–14:00 GMT-6 are blocked
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