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Why was my entry alert dropped outside my trading hours?

With Limit trading hours on, Nyria checks the time each alert arrives. Outside the window it drops entries and reversals, and it does not queue them for later. Alerts that close a position still run. To take the entry, send the alert inside the window or widen the hours on the strategy.

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Find out why an entry alert was dropped

  1. 1

    Read the strategy log

    The strategy's Logs tab shows what Nyria did with the alert.

  2. 2

    Check the strategy's hours

    Open the strategy and read Limit trading hours: the start, the end and the timezone.

  3. 3

    Compare with the arrival time

    Nyria checks the clock when the alert arrives, so an alert that lands late is judged by its arrival.

  4. 4

    Check the day

    The window applies on every day of the week, weekends included.

  5. 5

    Fix it

    Widen the hours, or send the entry again inside the window. A dropped entry is not queued.

What runs outside the window

  • Alerts that close a position still run.
  • Entries and reversals are dropped.
  • A plain buy or sell that closes the position you hold also runs.
  • Test alerts ignore the window.

What counts as an entry

  • A side set to Exit long position or Exit short position closes with the other side's entry alerts. Those count as entries, so they are dropped too.
  • A reversal opens a new position, so it is dropped.

How the window reads

  • It is set in the timezone you choose.
  • With a 9:30 AM to 4 PM ET window, an exit alert at 4:05 PM runs and an entry alert at 4:05 PM is dropped.
  • If the end time is earlier than the start time, the window runs past midnight. 6 PM to 2 AM covers the night.

Questions

Does Nyria queue a dropped entry?
No. It is dropped, not held for later.
Does an exit still run after the window closes?
Yes, when Nyria reads the alert as a close.
Do test alerts follow the window?
No. Test alerts ignore it.
Can the window run past midnight?
Yes. Set an end time earlier than the start time.
Why would a broker refuse an order outside regular hours?
Some order types are not accepted then. Limit trading hours keeps entries inside the hours you pick.

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