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how to add profit target and stop loss to an open order
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| [2016-09-19 00:24:50] |
| User465417 - Posts: 12 |
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Hello, So i placed my first order for the current day using the chart trade right click menu and went long with a buy limit order. Since I have "use attached orders" selected, it had the profit target and stop loss attached to my open order. Then once that order reached its profit target, i wanted to re-enter and this time because things we're moving quickly, i used hot-key to go long. But the attached orders weren't there and now I don't know how to manually enter a profit target and stop loss order to my open position. If I had those in place, i would have exited with a profit, but by the time i fiddled around to look to how to solve this on google (and had no luck) i was down 2 points and exited with a loss. So where can I learn how to manually add a profit target order and stop loss to an open position. So that this doesn't happen to me again, :( thanks. |
| [2016-09-19 01:05:27] |
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Attached Orders will also be used when using the keyboard shortcuts to submit orders. So there must have been some other reason why they were not attached. To submit them independently, refer to: Order Types: Send Attached Orders - Position/Price Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, *change* to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2016-09-19 01:27:04] |
| User465417 - Posts: 12 |
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Yeah I have done trading using keyboard shortcuts, but idk why this time this happened. But i didn't know what to do in this moment so I was scrambling for info but came across the link you posted. But I hovered over the price where I wanted my target order, and clicked send attached order by price, but how do i know that its a target order and not another order to go short at that price? and if i hover over the price where I want my stop loss, the program will know that this is my stop? or do i have to set the target first then the stop? thanks |
| [2016-09-19 17:43:02] |
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When sending Attached Orders, the price is the reference price that the Limit and Stop Offsets are relative to. This is documented. All defined Attached Orders are submitted at once.
Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, *change* to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2021-01-21 23:42:12] |
| User353062 - Posts: 32 |
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When the position holds overnight, the stop and target disappear. How can I attach stop and target again with the open order?
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| [2021-01-22 02:47:23] |
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You need to make sure to use a Time in Force of Good till canceled: Attached Orders: Time In Force Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, *change* to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
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