NYCSession

Library "NYCSession"
Library for New York trading session time functions
Author abneralvarado
version 1.0

isInNYSession(sessionStart, sessionEnd)
Determines if the current bar is within New York trading session
Parameters:
sessionStart (simple int): Starting time of NY session in 24hr format (HHMM) like 0930 for 9:30 AM ET
sessionEnd (simple int): Ending time of NY session in 24hr format (HHMM) like 1600 for 4:00 PM ET
Returns: True if current bar is within the NY session time, false otherwise

getNYSessionStartTime(lookback, sessionStart)
Gets the start time of NY session for a given bar
Parameters:
lookback (simple int): Bar index to check (0 is current bar)
sessionStart (simple int): Starting time of NY session in 24hr format (HHMM)
Returns: Unix timestamp for the start of NY session on the given bar's date

getNYSessionEndTime(lookback, sessionEnd)
Gets the end time of NY session for a given bar
Parameters:
lookback (simple int): Bar index to check (0 is current bar)
sessionEnd (simple int): Ending time of NY session in 24hr format (HHMM)
Returns: Unix timestamp for the end of NY session on the given bar's date

isNYSessionOpen(sessionStart)
Checks if current bar opens the NY session
Parameters:
sessionStart (simple int): Starting time of NY session in 24hr format (HHMM)
Returns: True if current bar marks the session opening, false otherwise

isNYSessionClose(sessionEnd)
Checks if current bar closes the NY session
Parameters:
sessionEnd (simple int): Ending time of NY session in 24hr format (HHMM)
Returns: True if current bar marks the session closing, false otherwise

isWeekday()
Determines if the current day is a weekday (Mon-Fri)
Returns: True if current bar is on a weekday, false otherwise

getSessionBackgroundColor(sessionStart, sessionEnd, bgColor)
Gets session background color with transparency
Parameters:
sessionStart (simple int): Starting time of NY session in 24hr format (HHMM)
sessionEnd (simple int): Ending time of NY session in 24hr format (HHMM)
bgColor (color): Background color for session highlighting
Returns: Color value for background or na if not in session

Release Notes

v3

Removed:
isWeekday()
Determines if the current day is a weekday (Mon-Fri)

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