def before_market_closes

This lifecycle method is executed self.minutes_before_closing minutes before the market closes. Use this lifecycle method to execute business logic like selling shares and closing open orders.

class MyStrategy(Strategy):
    def before_market_closes(self):
        self.sell_all()

Reference

strategies.strategy.Strategy.before_market_closes(self)

Use this lifecycle method to execude code before the market closes. You can use self.minutes_before_closing to set the number of minutes before closing

Parameters:

None –

Return type:

None

Example

>>> # Execute code before market closes
>>> def before_market_closes(self):
>>>     self.sell_all()