Time of bar open and close

[Zapzap]

Is there a way to get the open and close time of a tick-chart bar?

I would like to make a small indicator that shows how much time was needed for eg. a 200 tick bar to get created.

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello Zapzap,
Thanks for writing in and I am happy to assist you.

Unlike minute based bars where the end time can be predetermined, the end time of the tick bars cannot be predetermined. As such you cannot make an indicator which determines the end time of a tick bar.

I look forward to assist you further.

[koganam]

Originally Posted by Zapzap

Is there a way to get the open and close time of a tick-chart bar?

I would like to make a small indicator that shows how much time was needed for eg. a 200 tick bar to get created.

The time taken to build the last bar is:

TimeSpan timeElapsed = Time[2] - Time[1];

regardless of the type of bar you are using. If you want that in seconds, you will have to cast it correctly, thus

timeElapsed.TotalSeconds

By the same token, the time that has elapsed since the last bar, provided you have COBC = false, is Time[0] - Time[1].

That having been said, you sound like you are reinventing the wheel: NT ships with an indicator called BarTimer that does what you want.

[Zapzap]

Joydeep: I don't want to predetermine anything. I'd like to know "how much time was needed for a bar"

koganam: Thanks a lot I knew it was easy, I haven't programmed NT for 3 years though.

BTW: BarTimer is an indicator for minute based charts showing how much time is left. So I needed the new wheels.

[koganam]

Originally Posted by Zapzap

...BTW: BarTimer is an indicator for minute based charts showing how much time is left. So I needed the new wheels.

Drat! Now why did I think that it was the other way round, and would only work on non-fixed timeframe charts? I must be going bonkers.