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Date/Time: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 03:56:38 +0000



Global Profit/Loss not working as expected

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[2023-03-10 18:12:19]
User404701 - Posts: 7
Loss limit = $1000.

Issues -
1- Today, Positions are flattened but able to place another order after that. SIM Account.
2- Yesterday, Positions are not even flattened. Live Account.
3- Positions are flattened. I reset the limit and kept the limit to $1000. I was expecting to get flattened after the next $1000 loss. However, not flattened and ended up blowing my account. Live Account.
[2023-03-10 20:48:30]
John - SC Support - Posts: 36350
1. You need to enable the option for Lock After Positions Flattened.

2. Make sure you have the correct Account listed in the Profit/Loss Management and that the settings are correct for what you want to have occur.

3. It depends on how you have your profit setup. If you lost $1000 and it flattened, and then you started trading again without resetting anything, then you are starting from -1000, so if you want to be flattened at -2000, you would have to enter -2000. If, on the other hand, you reset your profit/loss so you were at at $0, then having a -1000 limit would work. You need to look at your situation.

Refer to the documentation for the Global Profit/Loss Management here:
Global Profit/Loss Management
For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service:
Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing
[2023-03-10 22:13:55]
User90125 - Posts: 715
4. If you're using the Teton Order Routing Service, you should consider having your broker set a Daily Net Loss Limit on your account instead.

However, this may incur a Liquidation Fee from your broker when triggered, so you'd want to verify this first.

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