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Post From: AutoTrade Bar Based BackTest - incorrect behavior

[2018-10-03 18:21:15]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
1) Buy Entry signals now create SHORT positions instead of long position (and similarly, Sell Entry signals create long positions instead of short positions).
This is definitively a misunderstanding on your side. This is not even possible. What must be happening, is there is indeed a Sell Entry creating a short position. There simply is no other possibility.

Refer to:
Automated Trading Management: Troubleshooting Automated Trading System Behavior

You can also clearly see this in the Trade Activity Log:
Trade Activity Log: Viewing Historical Trade Activity

You can see the particular automated trading system order action and the particular study that is submitting an order.


3) PT and SL attached orders are automatically cancelled, they are never filled.
You need to set the Attached Orders to have a Time in Force of Good till Canceled:
Attached Orders: Time In Force

Ultimately it is going to be up to you to develop a reliable automated trading system. This is not something we provide help with other than providing links to relevant documentation and there is no problem with the functionality on the Sierra Chart side.
Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level

Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy:
https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation

For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, *change* to the Teton service:
Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing
Date Time Of Last Edit: 2018-10-03 18:22:34