Candle GMT offset

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Tzvetan Jordanov 2017.11.26 21:10

It really frustrates me that the MQL4, does not provide a way to get the GMT offset from a specific candle in the past.

I'm writing an indicator which needs to draw a vertical line on the chart when the broker timezone has been changed.

How I can do this ?

Please guys, if anyone out there has a solution, please share it.

Thank you and much appreciated!

Carl Schreiber 2017.11.26 21:43 #1

You can calculate by yourself!

You have (local) TimeGMT() and CurrentTime() this way you get time offset of the Server to GMT (if the clock of your pc ist set correctly!!) - and if this changes..

Tzvetan Jordanov 2017.11.26 22:27 #2

Carl Schreiber:

You can calculate by yourself!

You have (local) TimeGMT() and CurrentTime() this way you get time offset of the Server to GMT (if the clock of your pc ist set correctly!!) - and if this changes..

This way I think you will get the current GMT offset. I need to see what was the GMT offset 5 months ago let say.

Tzvetan Jordanov 2017.11.27 08:39 #3

MQL4/5 developers , please help, I need it.

Marco vd Heijden 2017.11.27 08:42 #4

Isn't that just the same as the time 5 months ago including that correction?

Tzvetan Jordanov 2017.11.27 09:15 #5

Marco vd Heijden:

Isn't that just the same as the time 5 months ago including that correction?

Hi, what do you mean?

How it can be the same if let say 4 month ago the broker changed its time zone from +2 to +1 ?

Carl Schreiber 2017.11.27 09:57 #6

Tzvetan Jordanov:

This way I think you will get the current GMT offset. I need to see what was the GMT offset 5 months ago let say.

If your broker follows the normal fx-session open time it opens Sunday 17:00 NY-time. Therefore NT_Open_Time - NY_DST - NY_GMT_Offset should give you GMT_Offset of your quotes.

Make a list when the NY_DST changes, see here for example: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/usa/washington-dc

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Tzvetan Jordanov 2017.11.27 10:13 #7

Carl Schreiber:

If your broker follows the normal fx-session open time it opens Sunday 17:00 NY-time. Therefore NT_Open_Time - NY_DST - NY_GMT_Offset should give you GMT_Offset of your quotes.

Make a list when the NY_DST changes, see here for example: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/usa/washington-dc

Thank you for your reply Carl.

What I'm looking for is this little peace of code which takes the GMT offset from a candle in the past.

Can you write an example following your explanation above ?

Thanks and much appreciated !

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Carl Schreiber 2017.11.27 10:22 #8

I haven't it coded yet, so I am sorry.

Tzvetan Jordanov 2017.11.27 10:26 #9

Carl Schreiber:
I haven't it coded yet, so I am sorry.

Yes I think it will be difficult to be coded tho :)

Tzvetan Jordanov 2017.11.27 11:32 #10

Come on guys, help please.

Is it impossible ?

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