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Profit/Loss in Trade Activity Log does not calculate correctly

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[2021-01-18 21:49:58]
User762030 - Posts: 1
Hi,
I cannot understand why the Total profit/loss does not sum correctly. Will you please explain?

If I have 2 trades, a winner at .00187, and Loser at -.00027, how does that add up to .00076?

The way I add those two numbers results in a Total of .00160.

Thanks

Symbol  Trade Type  Entry DateTime  Exit DateTime  Entry Price  Exit Price  Trade Quantity  Max Open Quantity  Max Closed Quantity  Profit/Loss (p)  
[Sim]EURUSD (Sim1)  Long  2020-12-29 05:18:00.005 BP  2020-12-29 22:00:00.008 EP  1.22334  1.22514  1  1  1  0.00180
Sim]EURUSD  Long  2021-01-13 21:37:00.005 BP  2021-01-13 22:00:00.008 EP  1.21565  1.21538  1  1  1  -0.00027
                  Total: 0.00076    
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[2021-01-19 01:05:13]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
This is explained here:
Trade Activity Log: Profit/Loss (P/L) Format

Do not use one of the Ignore Quantity profit/loss formats.
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