Any way to pause trade in Guardian for a set time?

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jamesedwards
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Hi, is there any way to pause bet triggers in Guardian automatically for a set period of time? I want to trade in events over the 24 hours before event start, but I want to pause trading overnight.
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Dallas
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Yes, use the 'fixed time and date' option for the rule arm time
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jamesedwards
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This is no good as I want guardian to work for time periods based on event start time and so far I have found no way to mix the two. eg If there was an option to create a rule that paused all triggers on selections then I could add a rule based on 'fixed time' but I dont think there is one. I tried playing with the 'close trade on selection' based on 'fixed time' periods but this removed all my unmatched bets which I dont want to do.
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jamesedwards
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Aha! I think I have just figured out how to do it. I can do one rule based on 'fixed time' and then create another rule that closes all trade and greens up for the set period before event time that I need!

Sometimes thinking about how to explain what I am trying to do helps me uncover my own solution. :)
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jamesedwards
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Actually I am still struggling with this. I want to be able to set bets in Guardian off a few days before the event but then close out and green up 1 hour before event start.

Briefly, what options should I use to do this?

If I use 'relative to event start time' I can only set active 24 hours before event start time.
If I use 'always armed' then I often find Guardian is still placing bets even after I have used 'green all' or 'close and green' commands.
If I use 'fixed date & time' then I cannot set the date, only the time so I can only set active at 00:01 on the day of the event.

Am I missing something?
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Dabbla
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In setting you have a option to change how greening works, settings > green up> Here you can turn off (cancelation of bets when greening in automtion)

For your rules when you green ,if you set a signal at the same time, e.g. a signal called (Paused) set to 1, you can use the condition (signal set condition) (paused) (NOT set with a value) in you all ways armed bet rule. So that when it greens it will be set with a value and not place any more bets.
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jamesedwards
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Thanks Dabbla.
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