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Date/Time: Fri, 07 Nov 2025 03:59:19 +0000



Offsetting entry?

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[2025-11-06 17:34:16]
User107755 - Posts: 6
Is it possible for my entry limit order to be offset by a set amount off what I enter?
I'm asking because I decide my stop value before I choose where I want to enter but I can't always do the math quick enough in my head to figure out where I need to enter. Is it possible to place a limit order at my stop but SC offsets the entry by 10 points (my risk amount)?

For example, I want to place a sell order. I know I want my stop to be at 6500, meaning I want to come in at 6490 or higher to enter. Can I tell SC to place a limit order at 6500 (my stop) but it offsets the limit order by 10 points to 6490?

Thank you
[2025-11-06 19:10:02]
John - SC Support - Posts: 42830
Refer to the following:
Basic Trading and the Trade Window: Set >> Stop-Limit Order Limit Offset
For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service:
Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing
[2025-11-06 19:24:30]
User107755 - Posts: 6
Exactly what I was looking for, thank you
[2025-11-06 21:44:54]
User107755 - Posts: 6
Update for anyone who might be referring to this in the future: The Buy-stop-limit and sell-stop-limit orders, although working the way I'd like in Sim-mode, were getting rejected, as described might happen in the documentation. I used the triggered-limit-auto set order type to get around this, as described in the documentation and those orders are going through the way I was hoping.

Thanks

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