Schedule At

The Schedule At rule triggers execution at specific scheduled times using cron expressions. This allows you to build time-driven strategies that activate at precise moments, such as the start of a trading session, a daily rebalancing window, or regular intervals throughout the day.

How It Works

The Schedule At rule uses a cron expression to define when it should fire. Cron expressions are a standard format for specifying recurring time-based schedules. The format used by Arconomy is: Seconds Minutes Hours DayOfMonth Month DayOfWeek. Each field accepts specific values, ranges, wildcards (*), and intervals.

When the current time matches the cron expression, the rule fires and outputs the current date-time value. This output can trigger downstream rules, effectively creating a time-based event in your strategy. The rule continues to fire at each matching time for as long as the strategy is running, making it ideal for recurring scheduled actions like checking conditions at the start of each hour or executing logic at specific times each trading day.

Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Description
Timer	Cron Expression	Yes	A cron expression defining the schedule. Format: Seconds Minutes Hours DayOfMonth Month DayOfWeek. For example, 0 0 8 * * 1-5 fires at 08:00:00 every weekday.

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
Date Time	Date Time	The date and time at which the rule fired, corresponding to the moment the cron expression was matched.

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