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[Bug?] Always locking: Global Profit / Loss Management

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[2020-12-05 09:16:09]
User667559 - Posts: 27
When I start Sierra it immediately locks trading. It's Saturday, the market is closed, but still it says I reached my loss trigger value. It did this during open hours as well.

I attached a screenshot with my settings, you can see on the Remaining Lock Time that it was actually triggered on startup.

Are my settings somehow wrong?

I've gone over the documentation here: Global Profit/Loss Management: Lock Trading (Global Settings >> Global Profit/Loss Management)

As far as I can tell my settings are correct.
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[2020-12-05 10:56:42]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
It is not a bug. If the Daily Profit/Loss values have not yet reset and they would not over a weekend if there is no trading, and there is a loss continuing to be reported into the next day, then it does make sense that trading would get locked again.
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Date Time Of Last Edit: 2020-12-05 10:56:52
[2020-12-05 11:37:56]
User667559 - Posts: 27
I did not have a loss the previous day, my last trading day was on wednesday.

Also, this lock occurred after I used the Reset button as well. It simply always locks on startup

Steps to reproduce after a 10 min lock has finished:
1. Click [Reset]
2. Restart Sierra
3. Trading locked again

Still zero trades made, no replays, no sim trades, nothing.

Also, on the screenshot you can see the current P/L is 0
Date Time Of Last Edit: 2020-12-05 11:40:23
[2020-12-07 08:27:47]
User667559 - Posts: 27
It is not a bug.

Well, I believe it is.

Again this morning it Locked on startup. It doesn't make any sense that it states:

Positions flattened for today because Daily Loss met Feature disabled until next trading day inn Sierra Chart Time Zone.

I would really like to use this functionality, and you've seen my settings in the screenshot, it's just not working.

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