How to close on session end
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Description
Hello!
Let's say I'm backtesting futures, and the session ends every day at 16:00 and it starts again at 17:00. What if I want to close a trade at session close?
I can't do like `if self.data.df.index.time == "16:00": self.position.close()` otherwise the closing order will be executed at next bar, that would be the first bar of the new session.
I know I could close at one bar prior to the close, but I specifically need to close the trade at closing price of `16:00` bar for reproducibility reasons with another platform.
Also I'm aware of `trade_on_close`, but I still need trades to be opened at next bar open.
Any idea? Thanks
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Research direction
The issue names no source file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the order-execution and session-boundary logic, then review existing tests for trade_on_close and session handling. Done should be a documented, tested way to close at the 16:00 bar while retaining next-bar-open entries.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100