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I'm preparing to run my code in Live trading mode. In live mode I need to pull history to backfill my indicators etc. How can my code determine whether its in Live mode so it can implement these actiions appropriately?
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In QuantConnect, you can check if your algorithm is running in live mode by using the
LiveModeproperty. This property returnsTrueif the algorithm is running in live mode andFalseotherwise. You can use this property to conditionally execute code based on whether the algorithm is running in live mode or not.Here is an example in Python:
In this example, the log message will only be printed when the algorithm is running in live mode.
Remember to stay within the log quota when running algorithms on QuantConnect. You can find more information about this in the QuantConnect documentation.
You can use this
LiveModeproperty to conditionally pull history and backfill your indicators when the algorithm is running in live mode.Source: QuantConnect Documentation
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Lee Allen
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