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Simple question, just couldn't find the answer in the documentation/help. :)
Thanks,
Josh
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JayJayD
The schelude uses the algorithm TimeZone, IIRC the default time zone is EST.
You can define the lagorithm's time zone by using SetTimeZone in the Initialize method.
Alexandre Catarino
In fact, the default time zone is New York.
We can checkout the timezone for each symbol (or group of symbols) in the market hours database file.
JayJayD
Thanks Alexandre Catarino!
Josh Morris
Thanks! Can anyone attach a backtest with SetTimeZone set to CST (UTC-5)? I don't think im using it correctly.
I'm getting an error to go here for time zones:
Alexandre Catarino
We need to use NodaTime.DateTimeZones as a parameter.
SetTimeZone(TimeZones.Chicao);Alternatively, we can use a string:
SetTimeZone("America/Chicago");Josh Morris
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