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Date/Time: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:23:38 +0000
OCO
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| [2026-03-31 15:58:56] |
| User473031 - Posts: 67 |
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I've gone through your documentation and I'm still having trouble having success with 2 types of oco orders. #1. for example 6 contracts. 2 targets. target 1 10pts, target 2 30pts. Stop loss is same for all contracts. Target 1 is reached and 3 are sold and 3 contracts remain and go to B/E. then trail 1pt after target 1 reached and target 2 remains. #2. same 6 contracts stop loss for all contracts Target 1 10 pts 3 contracts off. target 2 20pts and 2 contracts off. remaining 1 contract trails 1 point after target 1 and trails 5pt after target 2 hits. last remain contract is manual exit. Lastly, sometimes when I have simple OCO bracket with two targets, sometimes there remains open OCO order after I'm flat. I'm unable to figure why this is happening? |
| [2026-03-31 18:15:06] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 45398 |
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Attached is an image of the setup you would use for Situation #1. Situation #2 can not be done directly with the attached orders, as you can not have a trail of 1 point and then a trail of 5 points. A single trail of 1 or 5 can be done, and would be the same setup as we give for #1, but you would have a different quantity for Target 2. The only way to get exactly what you want for situation #2 would be to create a custom study to control that Stop. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
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| [2026-03-31 19:23:37] |
| User473031 - Posts: 67 |
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I followed the image you provided with the following results. the only change I did was change the stop loss offset from 5 to 10. It created an additional oco order. After the position went flat , the oco order remained live. I have send this happened on many occasions with different configurations. Is there a setting in global settings or else where that is causing this to happen? I've provided two images for you to view.
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| [2026-03-31 19:33:59] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 45398 |
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You have two Stops and a single Target. You should have 2 targets and a single Stop. The targets are standard Limit orders each with the offset you want. Then there is a single Stop setup as we show in the image we provided. The Group for the Stop needs to be set to "All OCO Groups". For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2026-03-31 20:40:08] |
| User473031 - Posts: 67 |
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you can see by the screen capture. there are two different targets and 1 stop.
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| [2026-03-31 21:15:06] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 45398 |
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You do not need the "Move to Breakeven settings for the Stop, as the Triggered Trail Offset will move it to within 1 point of the current price once the price has gone up 10 points, which is also where the first target is located. But that does not explain what you are seeing. It should work just fine. Attached is an image of what we get when we do this setup. We did move the Stop down a bit just to make it more obvious. Something is not showing correctly. The Stop orders showing in the chart are "Triggered Step Trail Stop Limit". But your Trade Window shows it as a "Triggered Trail Stop Limit" (not a Step Trail). We wonder if that is the correct Trade Window for that chart. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
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| [2026-03-31 21:40:22] |
| User473031 - Posts: 67 |
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This is the correct trade window. I do have multiple charts running but use one specific chart for initiating trades. I've seen this happen with different setups and it is sporadic. Sometimes the OCO order works correctly and sometimes it doesn't. I don't think I've seen this happen with a simple bracket order. It seems to be only when there are multiple targets. I have tried several different configurations, and will at some time in the future, experience this same issue. I will try to document next occurrence but honestly there seems to glitch somewhere. There have been times when I will have no orders or oco standing orders ( i know because I will have done Cancel All), and the system will notify me I still have a live oco order. There are times when I've had to flatten the last trade because the target isn't being reached. There will be a remaining live OCO order. I'm attempting to illustrate different issues that I've had.
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| [2026-03-31 21:55:13] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 45398 |
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We wonder if you have your Trade Windows linked together. This would cause a change to the Trade Window if you made a change on another chart. It is one of the few reasons we can think of for you to be having the issues you are stating. Especially if you are seeing these issues in Simulation Mode. Refer to the following: Chart Settings: Chart Linking >> Trade Window (Chart >> Chart Settings >> Linking menu) And there definitely is the difference we noted in post #6 between the orders on the chart and what was set in the Trade Window. So something odd is occurring. Another possibility is a custom study that is causing the changes. Perhaps catching orders before they are sent and then sending something different, or modifying the setup in the Trade Window. If you have any custom studies, then we recommend running in Safe Mode and see if you continue to have these oddities. Refer to the following: Sierra Chart - Software Login Instructions: Using Safe Mode And we do want to point out that it looks like you are using Rithmic for your order routing. Rithmic is known for not responding in a timely manner, so some of what you see in terms of orders remaining open after you have cancelled them, could be caused by Rithmic. Refer to the following: Rithmic Trading Platform Service: Rithmic Support Policy But Rithmic could not cause the discrepancy we noted in Post #6. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
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