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Date/Time: Thu, 28 May 2026 07:20:18 +0000
Global Disabling of the "New Bar At Session Start" Option [Feature Request]
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| [2026-04-10 20:26:20] |
| Deenius - Posts: 99 |
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Hello, Could you please add an option in Symbol Settings > Other Settings to disable "New Bar At Session Start" for all chart windows? Currently, this setting is set to "Yes" by default for every new window the user opens. This causes the hourly bars for ES, NQ, YM, and other futures markets to not start at the correct time, due to the session beginning at 9:30. Therefore, this setting must be set to "No" in every new window for the bars to start correctly (assuming that Evening Start Time = 18:00:00). This is quite cumbersome. A global option to disable "New Bar At Session Start" would elegantly solve this problem. Would it be possible to implement this, please? Thank you. |
| [2026-04-10 21:04:09] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 46323 |
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For the use case that you are presenting, you should change your Session Times. It sounds like you do not need a separate Evening and Day session, therefore, you should not use an evening session and set your Day session to cover the times you want. For example, if you want the chart to start the trading data at 18:00:00, and if you want to ensure that you have a new bar at that time every day, then you should set the following Session Times: - Start Time: 18:00:00 - End Time: 17:59:59 - Use Evening Session: No Otherwise, if there were a global option to turn off "New Bar at Session Start" with each new chart, then this would mean that any non-time-based chart (Range, Number of Trades, etc.) would never have a specific starting time. And we question is this is something you really want. You can change the Session Times in the Symbol Settings, so you can always get the specific Session Times you want for any specific product. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2026-04-11 08:00:02] |
| Deenius - Posts: 99 |
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I'm well aware of the options you are suggesting. I have read the documentation thoroughly. I want to be able to switch between RTH and ETH in my charts, so I also want to use the evening session, although with a slightly adjusted start time. Otherwise, if there were a global option to turn off "New Bar at Session Start" with each new chart, then this would mean that any non-time-based chart (Range, Number of Trades, etc.) would never have a specific starting time. And we question is this is something you really want.
I'm not sure I understand what you're pointing out. However, even with the "New Bar At Session Start" option disabled, you can still specify the start time for non-time-based bars. If Evening Session = Yes, then the first non-time-based bar in the chart starts according to the Evening Start Time. However, if Evening Session = No, then the first non-time-based bar in the chart starts according to the Session Start Time. In any case, my idea was that even though "New Bar At Session Start" could be set to "No" globally, it should be possible to change this at the level of individual chart windows. I wanted to say that I would like it to work the same way as the "Apply Intraday Session Times To Intraday Chart" option. However, I ran into a problem. Although I enabled this setting globally and individual chart windows follow it, in Chart Settings>Session Times, "Apply Intraday Session Times To Intraday Chart" is still displayed as "No" (see the screenshot). The global setting was not inherited as we are used to. This means that currently, this setting cannot be changed at the level of individual chart windows. Are you aware of this? I’m used to the fact that anything I set globally in Sierra can also be changed individually for each chart window. Unfortunately, that principle doesn’t work here. I therefore suggest that both the "New Bar At Session Start" option and the "Apply Intraday Session Times To Intraday Chart" option be configurable both globally and locally. This would give the user full control over both the default session time settings and those for individual chart windows. Thank you. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2026-04-11 08:14:05
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| [2026-04-13 14:26:37] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 46323 |
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We have noted the request for a global "New Bar At Session Start" option. We can not say when we can get to any particular request. With regards to the "Apply Intraday Session Times to Intraday Chart", that is an action option, in which you set it to "Yes", then select "Apply" or "OK" and then the action is taken (i.e. the Session Times as set in the Symbol Settings are applied to that chart). Then the option is set back to "No". So this is working correctly. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2026-04-13 16:04:28] |
| Deenius - Posts: 99 |
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Thank you for accepting my suggestion. With regards to the "Apply Intraday Session Times to Intraday Chart", that is an action option, in which you set it to "Yes", then select "Apply" or "OK" and then the action is taken (i.e. the Session Times as set in the Symbol Settings are applied to that chart). Then the option is set back to "No". So this is working correctly.
That feature doesn't work that way, John. Please take a look at my video. https://youtu.be/pVVG2S69e4M However, I tried following the steps from the official documentation, but even that doesn’t switch the “Apply Intraday Session Times to Intraday Chart” option to “No.” Chart Session Times: Automatically Setting Session Times But that’s okay. The way it works now is fine by me, and I don’t see any problem with it. If I set it to “Yes” in Chart Settings, I expect it to work for that window permanently, not just once. What bothers me is that this setting isn’t synchronized with what I select in Symbol Settings. These settings have the same name, so they should work the same way. If I check "Apply Intraday Session Times to Intraday Chart" in Symbol Settings and confirm with "Apply" or "OK," I expect this setting to be applied to all windows—which is actually what happens, but it doesn’t show up in Chart Settings as "Apply Intraday Session Times to Intraday Chart = Yes," since it works a little differently, as you noted. If it worked as an inherited setting that could be changed individually (at the level of individual windows), it would make much more sense. |
| [2026-04-13 18:07:13] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 46323 |
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Sorry, I was thinking of a different setting with what I described previously. What you are seeing for "Apply Intraday Session Times to Intraday Chart" is how it is set to work. Refer to the information here: Chart Settings: Apply Intraday Session Times To Intraday Chart (Chart >> Chart Settings >> Session Times >> Intraday Chart Session Times menu) And since this is not a per symbol setting, but a global setting, it does not roll down into the Chart Settings when it is set. It just applies that functionality when set. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2026-04-13 19:15:34] |
| Deenius - Posts: 99 |
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And since this is not a per symbol setting, but a global setting, it does not roll down into the Chart Settings when it is set. It just applies that functionality when set.
That’s exactly what I’m pointing out. In my opinion, the current solution isn’t intuitive or logical. If I set this in Symbols Settings and then forget about it, I won’t understand why the session times keep changing even though this setting is disabled in Chart Settings (Apply Intraday Session Times to Intraday Chart = No). If this setting were simply inherited (like, for example, the global color settings for the chart window), the user would know that it is set by default. Furthermore, if this setting were enabled globally, it could be disabled individually for a specific window, which is not possible now. |
| [2026-04-13 21:35:24] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 46323 |
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At this point, that item will not be changed. We try very hard to not change things that would break how people are used to using the system.
For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2026-04-14 08:57:38] |
| Deenius - Posts: 99 |
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Ok, I understand. Thank you, John.
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