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Date/Time: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:52:43 +0000
Settings to lock Sierra during certain trading times
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| [2024-09-30 14:10:28] |
| grayfrog - Posts: 60 |
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Hello. From what I understand from the Documentation as well as the Support Board, it seems that you can set Risk Management parameters if you are using Teton order routing. Is there any way to specifically lock Sierra out from trading (non-Teton order routing i.e Rithmic order routing) during certain trading sessions? I have come to realize that I need to lock myself out of trading the Asian and early London sessions......and yes, I don't have the simple self control to "just not trade during those times" Thank you for your time. |
| [2024-09-30 17:48:18] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 42574 |
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There is not a built-in method to lock trading for a certain time and there are no solutions within Sierra Chart that are not insurmountable. There are a few trading studies that let you set a time where you can trade (and hence can not trade outside of those times), but these are readily changeable. Even if you create a custom study to control "Trading Locked" during a certain time, and throw away the password, you can always just remove the study to override this. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2024-10-06 21:53:17] |
| User61168 - Posts: 458 |
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Even if you create a custom study to control "Trading Locked" during a certain time, and throw away the password, you can always just remove the study to override this. Even I have been looking for a solution to do the platform lockout. The only way I can think out is to find a reliable partner (ex-coworker/friend/relative or a legit IT company in India), put SC on a remote VPS server and just outsource the monitoring and administrative functions.I wish this capability is added in ASCIL to password-lock the entire collection. I am unable to see any value use-case with password-locking just single study. |
| [2024-10-17 17:49:48] |
| ForgivingComputers.com - Posts: 1150 |
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Even if you create a custom study to control "Trading Locked" during a certain time, and throw away the password, you can always just remove the study to override this.
What I would like to see is a way to lock trading to the user through Sierrachart.com with a key. Ideally locking that account/symbol pair if possible. That way only the study can unlock trading, even in another instance. Removing the study would not unlock trading, since the study is in charge. Another trusted person would have password control over the lock in an emergency. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2024-10-18 22:11:50
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| [2025-10-03 02:10:24] |
| User312651 - Posts: 8 |
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I have come to realize that I need to lock myself out of trading the Asian and early London sessions......and yes, I don't have the simple self control to "just not trade during those times"
Rithmic has this, it doesn't seem that hard to implement. I've lost tons during ETH and I'm in a bad trade right now. There are multiple reasons some of us would like to be locked out I'm sure. Overtrading and then revenge trading and next thing you know, you're trying to catch the 3AM EST open. Would really love an option that I cannot touch or control other than requesting it to be set and not modified for at least 24 hours. Just close your PC isn't particularly helpful. |
| [2025-10-03 23:40:05] |
| User61168 - Posts: 458 |
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Agree. At the very least, SC Engineering should look at the password-protect feature at the study level and make that more robust ie. Block the ability to remove password-protected studies in a collection OR introduce password protect for the entire study collection. It’s not a big ask for such a superior platform to have even more superior protection controls for traders. I am unable to see any value use-case with password-locking just single study.
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