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Resubmission not working properly in live trading

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[2020-12-15 19:01:32]
JDMontero - Posts: 34
Hi,

I have a spreadsheet trading strategy that resubmits limit orders every minute. In SIM it works just fine, but in live trading orders get cancelled right after they are created.

What I do is this in the cancel working orders cell:

AND(J84=1, A3>J93, J8=0)

If working orders, and 1 minute elapsed, and no positions, then cancel.
Then if conditions are true, column K resubmits the limit order and child orders for the next bar.

What could be happening that makes it work on SIM but not on live?

Thanks



I attach the text from the Trade Activity Log, if copied and paste in a notepad it looks perfect.



ActivityType  DateTime  Symbol  OrderActionSource  InternalOrderID  ServiceOrderID  OrderType  Quantity  BuySell  Price  Price2  OrderStatus  FillPrice  FilledQuantity  TradeAccount  OpenClose  ParentInternalOrderID  PositionQuantity  FillExecutionServiceID  HighDuringPosition  LowDuringPosition  Note  AccountBalance  ExchangeOrderID  ClientOrderID
Orders  2020-12-15 13:40:00.446  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Canceled). Info: TT order update (Canceled) | ExchID: 647750312718 | SenderSubID: AMPT125122. Text: Parent order  791947  4310302  Limit  3  Buy  3681.00    Canceled      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00  b0f90ed3-bebc-4cbc-9963-c6f6f2884d9b  791947.75107
Orders  2020-12-15 13:40:00.445  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Canceled). Info: Canceling child orders of internal order ID 4310302. Internal cancel. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791947  791949  4310304  Stop    Sell  3677.75    Canceled      AC125122  Close  791947          Attached order. Parent: 791947  0.00    791949.96620
Orders  2020-12-15 13:40:00.444  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Order update). Info: Canceling child orders of internal order ID 4310302. Internal cancel. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791947  791949  4310304  Stop    Sell  3677.75    Pending Cancel      AC125122  Close  791947          Attached order. Parent: 791947  0.00    791949.96620
Orders  2020-12-15 13:40:00.443  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Canceled). Info: Canceling child orders of internal order ID 4310302. Internal cancel. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791947  791948  4310303  Limit    Sell  3681.75    Canceled      AC125122  Close  791947          Attached order. Parent: 791947  0.00    791948.15561
Orders  2020-12-15 13:40:00.442  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Order update). Info: Canceling child orders of internal order ID 4310302. Internal cancel. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791947  791948  4310303  Limit    Sell  3681.75    Pending Cancel      AC125122  Close  791947          Attached order. Parent: 791947  0.00    791948.15561
Orders  2020-12-15 13:40:00.441  ESH21_FUT_CME  Auto-trade: ESH21_FUT_CME [CBV][M] 1 Min #2 | DefaultSpreadsheetSystemForTradingStudy | Canceling all orders | Source: Cancel Working Orders cell | Bar start date-time: 2020-12-15 13:40:00.002  791947  4310302  Limit  3  Buy  3681.00    Pending Cancel      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00  b0f90ed3-bebc-4cbc-9963-c6f6f2884d9b  791947.75107
Orders  2020-12-15 13:40:00.441  ESH21_FUT_CME  Not directly canceling server side pending order because parent is being canceled  791949  4310304  Stop    Sell  3677.75    Pending Child-Server      AC125122  Close  791947          Attached order. Parent: 791947  0.00    791949.96620
Orders  2020-12-15 13:40:00.441  ESH21_FUT_CME  Not directly canceling server side pending order because parent is being canceled  791948  4310303  Limit    Sell  3681.75    Pending Child-Server      AC125122  Close  791947          Attached order. Parent: 791947  0.00    791948.15561
Orders  2020-12-15 13:40:00.441  ESH21_FUT_CME  Initiating: Auto-trade: ESH21_FUT_CME [CBV][M] 1 Min #2 | DefaultSpreadsheetSystemForTradingStudy | Canceling all orders | Source: Cancel Working Orders cell | Bar start date-time: 2020-12-15 13:40:00.002  791947  4310302  Limit  3  Buy  3681.00    Open      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00  b0f90ed3-bebc-4cbc-9963-c6f6f2884d9b  791947.75107
Orders  2020-12-15 13:40:00.212  ESH21_FUT_CME  Auto-trade: ESH21_FUT_CME [CBV][M] 1 Min #2 | DefaultSpreadsheetSystemForTradingStudy | BuyEntry | Formula: Buy Entry at row 3 is TRUE. | Bar start date-time: 2020-12-15 13:40:00.000 | Last: 3682.25 | AO=1. Attached Order | Server side bracket order  791949    Stop    Sell  3677.75    Order Sent      AC125122  Close  791947            0.00    
Orders  2020-12-15 13:40:00.212  ESH21_FUT_CME  Auto-trade: ESH21_FUT_CME [CBV][M] 1 Min #2 | DefaultSpreadsheetSystemForTradingStudy | BuyEntry | Formula: Buy Entry at row 3 is TRUE. | Bar start date-time: 2020-12-15 13:40:00.000 | Last: 3682.25 | AO=1. Attached Order | Server side bracket order  791948    Limit    Sell  3681.75    Order Sent      AC125122  Close  791947            0.00    
Orders  2020-12-15 13:40:00.212  ESH21_FUT_CME  Auto-trade: ESH21_FUT_CME [CBV][M] 1 Min #2 | DefaultSpreadsheetSystemForTradingStudy | BuyEntry | Formula: Buy Entry at row 3 is TRUE. | Bar start date-time: 2020-12-15 13:40:00.000 | Last: 3682.25 | AO=1 | Server side bracket order  791947    Limit  3  Buy  3681.00    Order Sent      AC125122  Open              0.00    
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:59.808  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Order update). Info: TT order update (New) | ExchID: 647750312718 | SenderSubID: AMPT125122. Text: Parent order  791947  4310302  Limit  3  Buy  3681.00    Open      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00  b0f90ed3-bebc-4cbc-9963-c6f6f2884d9b  791947.75107
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:59.807  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (New). Info: Order from DTC client #54406. Sierra Chart. 186.4.59.130 | Client text: Parent order. Text: Parent order  791947  4310302  Limit  3  Buy  3681.00    Pending Open      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00    791947.75107
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:59.806  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Order update). Info: Order from DTC client #54406. Sierra Chart. 186.4.59.130 | Client text: Attached order. Parent: 791947 | Attached Order | Client side bracket order | Client side OCO order. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791947  791949  4310304  Stop    Sell  3677.75    Pending Child-Server      AC125122  Close  791947          Attached order. Parent: 791947  0.00    791949.96620
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:59.805  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Order update). Info: Order from DTC client #54406. Sierra Chart. 186.4.59.130 | Client text: Attached order. Parent: 791947 | Attached Order | Client side bracket order | Client side OCO order. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791947  791948  4310303  Limit    Sell  3681.75    Pending Child-Server      AC125122  Close  791947          Attached order. Parent: 791947  0.00    791948.15561
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:00.885  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Canceled). Info: TT order update (Canceled) | ExchID: 647750304597 | SenderSubID: AMPT125122. Text: Parent order  791944  4310260  Limit  3  Buy  3680.00    Canceled      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00  7190b2d2-55c7-4eb0-9877-bb13a9280461  791944.15048
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:00.884  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Canceled). Info: Canceling child orders of internal order ID 4310260. Internal cancel. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791944  791946  4310262  Stop    Sell  3676.50    Canceled      AC125122  Close  791944          Attached order. Parent: 791944  0.00    791946.70827
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:00.883  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Order update). Info: Canceling child orders of internal order ID 4310260. Internal cancel. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791944  791946  4310262  Stop    Sell  3676.50    Pending Cancel      AC125122  Close  791944          Attached order. Parent: 791944  0.00    791946.70827
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:00.882  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Canceled). Info: Canceling child orders of internal order ID 4310260. Internal cancel. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791944  791945  4310261  Limit    Sell  3680.75    Canceled      AC125122  Close  791944          Attached order. Parent: 791944  0.00    791945.43260
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:00.881  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Order update). Info: Canceling child orders of internal order ID 4310260. Internal cancel. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791944  791945  4310261  Limit    Sell  3680.75    Pending Cancel      AC125122  Close  791944          Attached order. Parent: 791944  0.00    791945.43260
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:00.880  ESH21_FUT_CME  Auto-trade: ESH21_FUT_CME [CBV][M] 1 Min #2 | DefaultSpreadsheetSystemForTradingStudy | Canceling all orders | Source: Cancel Working Orders cell | Bar start date-time: 2020-12-15 13:39:00.670  791944  4310260  Limit  3  Buy  3680.00    Pending Cancel      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00  7190b2d2-55c7-4eb0-9877-bb13a9280461  791944.15048
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:00.880  ESH21_FUT_CME  Not directly canceling server side pending order because parent is being canceled  791946  4310262  Stop    Sell  3676.50    Pending Child-Server      AC125122  Close  791944          Attached order. Parent: 791944  0.00    791946.70827
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:00.880  ESH21_FUT_CME  Not directly canceling server side pending order because parent is being canceled  791945  4310261  Limit    Sell  3680.75    Pending Child-Server      AC125122  Close  791944          Attached order. Parent: 791944  0.00    791945.43260
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:00.880  ESH21_FUT_CME  Initiating: Auto-trade: ESH21_FUT_CME [CBV][M] 1 Min #2 | DefaultSpreadsheetSystemForTradingStudy | Canceling all orders | Source: Cancel Working Orders cell | Bar start date-time: 2020-12-15 13:39:00.670  791944  4310260  Limit  3  Buy  3680.00    Open      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00  7190b2d2-55c7-4eb0-9877-bb13a9280461  791944.15048
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:00.360  ESH21_FUT_CME  Auto-trade: ESH21_FUT_CME [CBV][M] 1 Min #2 | DefaultSpreadsheetSystemForTradingStudy | BuyEntry | Formula: Buy Entry at row 3 is TRUE. | Bar start date-time: 2020-12-15 13:39:00.000 | Last: 3681.5 | AO=1. Attached Order | Server side bracket order  791946    Stop    Sell  3676.50    Order Sent      AC125122  Close  791944            0.00    
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:00.360  ESH21_FUT_CME  Auto-trade: ESH21_FUT_CME [CBV][M] 1 Min #2 | DefaultSpreadsheetSystemForTradingStudy | BuyEntry | Formula: Buy Entry at row 3 is TRUE. | Bar start date-time: 2020-12-15 13:39:00.000 | Last: 3681.5 | AO=1. Attached Order | Server side bracket order  791945    Limit    Sell  3680.75    Order Sent      AC125122  Close  791944            0.00    
Orders  2020-12-15 13:39:00.360  ESH21_FUT_CME  Auto-trade: ESH21_FUT_CME [CBV][M] 1 Min #2 | DefaultSpreadsheetSystemForTradingStudy | BuyEntry | Formula: Buy Entry at row 3 is TRUE. | Bar start date-time: 2020-12-15 13:39:00.000 | Last: 3681.5 | AO=1 | Server side bracket order  791944    Limit  3  Buy  3680.00    Order Sent      AC125122  Open              0.00    
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:59.956  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Order update). Info: TT order update (New) | ExchID: 647750304597 | SenderSubID: AMPT125122. Text: Parent order  791944  4310260  Limit  3  Buy  3680.00    Open      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00  7190b2d2-55c7-4eb0-9877-bb13a9280461  791944.15048
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:59.955  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (New). Info: Order from DTC client #54406. Sierra Chart. 186.4.59.130 | Client text: Parent order. Text: Parent order  791944  4310260  Limit  3  Buy  3680.00    Pending Open      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00    791944.15048
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:59.954  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Order update). Info: Order from DTC client #54406. Sierra Chart. 186.4.59.130 | Client text: Attached order. Parent: 791944 | Attached Order | Client side bracket order | Client side OCO order. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791944  791946  4310262  Stop    Sell  3676.50    Pending Child-Server      AC125122  Close  791944          Attached order. Parent: 791944  0.00    791946.70827
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:59.953  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Order update). Info: Order from DTC client #54406. Sierra Chart. 186.4.59.130 | Client text: Attached order. Parent: 791944 | Attached Order | Client side bracket order | Client side OCO order. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791944  791945  4310261  Limit    Sell  3680.75    Pending Child-Server      AC125122  Close  791944          Attached order. Parent: 791944  0.00    791945.43260
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:00.872  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Canceled). Info: TT order update (Canceled) | ExchID: 647750283288 | SenderSubID: AMPT125122. Text: Parent order  791941  4310218  Limit  3  Buy  3680.00    Canceled      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00  886b8e5a-66e7-47ec-ad75-74dcb1e72dea  791941.49465
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:00.871  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Canceled). Info: Canceling child orders of internal order ID 4310218. Internal cancel. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791941  791943  4310220  Stop    Sell  3676.75    Canceled      AC125122  Close  791941          Attached order. Parent: 791941  0.00    791943.77609
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:00.870  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Order update). Info: Canceling child orders of internal order ID 4310218. Internal cancel. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791941  791943  4310220  Stop    Sell  3676.75    Pending Cancel      AC125122  Close  791941          Attached order. Parent: 791941  0.00    791943.77609
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:00.869  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Canceled). Info: Canceling child orders of internal order ID 4310218. Internal cancel. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791941  791942  4310219  Limit    Sell  3680.75    Canceled      AC125122  Close  791941          Attached order. Parent: 791941  0.00    791942.53807
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:00.868  ESH21_FUT_CME  SC Futures Order Routing/Data order update (Order update). Info: Canceling child orders of internal order ID 4310218. Internal cancel. Text: Attached order. Parent: 791941  791942  4310219  Limit    Sell  3680.75    Pending Cancel      AC125122  Close  791941          Attached order. Parent: 791941  0.00    791942.53807
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:00.867  ESH21_FUT_CME  Auto-trade: ESH21_FUT_CME [CBV][M] 1 Min #2 | DefaultSpreadsheetSystemForTradingStudy | Canceling all orders | Source: Cancel Working Orders cell | Bar start date-time: 2020-12-15 13:38:00.722  791941  4310218  Limit  3  Buy  3680.00    Pending Cancel      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00  886b8e5a-66e7-47ec-ad75-74dcb1e72dea  791941.49465
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:00.867  ESH21_FUT_CME  Not directly canceling server side pending order because parent is being canceled  791943  4310220  Stop    Sell  3676.75    Pending Child-Server      AC125122  Close  791941          Attached order. Parent: 791941  0.00    791943.77609
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:00.867  ESH21_FUT_CME  Not directly canceling server side pending order because parent is being canceled  791942  4310219  Limit    Sell  3680.75    Pending Child-Server      AC125122  Close  791941          Attached order. Parent: 791941  0.00    791942.53807
Orders  2020-12-15 13:38:00.867  ESH21_FUT_CME  Initiating: Auto-trade: ESH21_FUT_CME [CBV][M] 1 Min #2 | DefaultSpreadsheetSystemForTradingStudy | Canceling all orders | Source: Cancel Working Orders cell | Bar start date-time: 2020-12-15 13:38:00.722  791941  4310218  Limit  3  Buy  3680.00    Open      AC125122  Open            Parent order  0.00  886b8e5a-66e7-47ec-ad75-74dcb1e72dea  791941.49465
[2020-12-15 19:47:02]
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