# Trading Hours Settings (GMT) Panel

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The **Trading Hours Settings** panel allows you to define **when the bot is allowed to execute trades**, using the **Coordinated Universal Time (GMT)** standard for consistency across regions and platforms.

This ensures you can restrict trading to specific time ranges — avoiding trades during news events, market close, or other off-limit hours.

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#### 🔧 How It Works

* ✅ When **trading is allowed**, webhook signals or automated strategies will be executed.
* ❌ When **trading is restricted**, any signals received will be **ignored** until the window opens.

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#### 🕒 Setting Up Time Restrictions

> ✅ **Time must be entered in GMT format.**

| Field                               | Description                                                |
| ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Trading Start Time`                | Enter the hour and minute (GMT) when trading should begin. |
| `Trading End Time`                  | Enter the hour and minute (GMT) when trading should stop.  |
| `Restrict Trading Hours` (checkbox) | **Must be selected** to activate the restriction.          |

#### ✅ Steps to Restrict Trading:

1. Tick the **“Restrict Trading Hours”** checkbox. ❗**This is mandatory.**
2. Set the desired **start** and **end time** using the dropdowns.
3. Click **“Save Trading Hours”** to apply the configuration.

> 🟢 The bot will now **only allow trades** during the specified window.

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#### 📌 Important Reminders

> ⚠️ **This setting resets when the bot is restarted.**\
> Each time you restart the VPS bot, you must:

* Re-enter your desired trading time window (if needed)
* Re-check the **"Restrict Trading Hours"** checkbox
* Click **Save Trading Hours**

Failing to do this will cause the bot to **run with default open hours (24/7)**.

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#### 📊 Current Status Panel

Below the settings form, the bot will display:

* ✅ **“Trading is currently ALLOWED.”** (if current time is within the configured window)
* ❌ **“Trading is currently DISALLOWED.”** (if outside the allowed range)

It also shows the **current GMT time**, so you can verify your setup before saving.
