Trading Information Windows

Canceling Orders

1. Select Trade >> Trade Orders Window on the menu.
2. Highlight the order you wish to cancel in the list of orders by left clicking on it with your mouse pointer.
3. To cancel multiple orders at the same time, hold the Control key on your keyboard and left click on each order to select them all.
4. If the orders you are canceling are non-simulated orders, then make certain there is no checkmark by Trade >> Trade Simulation Mode On on the menu of the main Sierra Chart window.
5. Select the Cancel menu command on the Trade Orders window to cancel these orders.
6. You will receive a confirmation window. Press Yes to confirm. This confirmation window can be disabled with Global Settings >> General Trade Settings >> Display Confirmation for Order Cancellations from the 'Orders' Tab.
7. To cancel all working orders in the list, select the Cancel All menu command.

Canceling All Orders

1. If you want to cancel non-simulated orders, make sure there is no checkmark by Trade >> Trade Simulation Mode On so that it is disabled.
2. If you want to cancel simulated orders, make sure there is a checkmark by Trade >> Trade Simulation Mode On so that it is enabled.
3. Select Trade >> Trade Orders Window on the menu.
4. Press the Cancel All button on the Trade Orders window to cancel the open/working orders.
5. You will receive a confirmation window. Press Yes to confirm. This confirmation window can be disabled with Global Settings >> General Trade Settings >> Display Confirmation for Order Cancellations through the Trade Orders Window.

Clearing Orders

Sending Held Orders

The Send Held button on the Trade Orders Window is used to send orders selected in the list below, that have been submitted as held orders by the Advanced Custom Study Interface and Language (ACSIL).

When submitting an order through ACSIL, an order can be submitted as a held order with the s_SCNewOrder::SubmitAsHeldOrder structure member.

Filtering Orders by Trade Account

The Trade >> Trade Orders Window by default lists all orders for all Trading accounts available on the connection to the Trading server. For simulated orders, all orders for all simulated trading accounts will be listed.

This list can be filtered to show orders for a single Trade Account.

1. On the Trade Orders Window, select Edit >> Select Trade Account Filter. The Trade Account Filter Settings window will display.
2. Left click on the Available Trade Accounts list and select an account. Press the A button to accept the selected account and set the Trade Account Filter.
3. Set Simulated Filter to Yes for simulated trade accounts. For non-simulated accounts this must be No.
4. Press OK.
5. To clear the Trade Account filter, select Edit >> Clear Trade Account Filter.

Automatic Clearing of Orders

Non-working orders from the Trade Orders list are automatically cleared after a period of time. This is done for performance reasons and is a feature in newer versions of Sierra Chart.

To see these orders, the historical activity of the orders, and the order fills, refer to the Trade >> Trade Activity Log >> Trade Activity tab. It is recommended for the most consolidated view, to set the Trade Activity Log to display Fills only.

In the case of non-simulated working/open orders, they are cleared 20 minutes after the order becomes non-working from a working/open status.

When preforming an automated trading system backtest with Trade >> AutoTrade System Bar Based Backtest | AutoTrade System Backtest, or you are replaying a chart and have the replay mode set to Accurate Trading System Backtest Mode or Calculate at Every Tick/Trade, then trade orders which are no longer working in the Orders list will be removed from the Orders list.

The check to remove the non-working orders occurs at every chart update.

Refreshing Order Data

Orders which are considered Open (Working) orders will have an Order Status of: Order Sent, Pending Open, Pending Child, Open, Pending Cancel, or Pending Modify.

If there are open orders displayed on a chart or listed in the Trade >> Trade Orders window, and you know they are no longer open, then press the Refresh Trade Data button on the Orders window. If Sierra Chart does not receive any data for an open order from the connected Trading service, it will be internally canceled either immediately. Internally canceling means the order is not actually canceled with the external Trading service, it is canceled within Sierra Chart which indicates it is no longer open.

There can be certain scenarios why Sierra Chart may not have received a status update for an order and the order still displays with an Open state. For example, if you disconnect from the Data and Trade server (File >> Disconnect), and then you cancel the order through another program, Sierra Chart will not know about this.

However, when you connect again to the Data and Trade server, if Sierra Chart does not receive any data for listed orders that are in an Open state, they will be internally canceled. This occurs in about 5 seconds after the connection to the Trading sserver.

Another step you can take if you question or have any issue with the Orders or Position data you see displayed on the Trade Orders window is to reconnect to the servers by selecting File >> Reconnect.

Order Window Field Descriptions

• Entry Time: This is the Date and Time that an order has been added to the Trade Orders Window. It is not necessarily the time that the order was actually submitted.
  
  For example, when you connect to a trading service, the working orders will be requested and listed. If a working order is received from the Trading service and is not already listed, then this will show the Date Time that the order was added to this list.
  
  This Date Time is based upon your local computer clock when the order did not originate from a chart replay or back test. It does not originate from the server. This time is adjusted to the Time Zone setting in Sierra Chart. During a chart replay or back test, this Date Time is based upon the last Date Time in the replaying chart at the time the order was submitted.
  
  If an order has an incorrect timestamp or a slightly incorrect timestamp, then it may not match with the correct chart bar. It is important the computer's clock is set accurately when orders do not originate from a chart replay or back test. Refer to Help topic 38.
• Last Activity Time: This is the Date Time that the listed order has been last updated. This is based upon your local computer clock and not the server. This time is adjusted to the Time Zone setting in Sierra Chart. During a chart replay, this Date Time is based upon the last Date Time in the replaying chart and not the current actual time.
• Symbol: This is the symbol of the order. If the order is not simulated and sent to the connected Trading service, then the symbol will have no prefix in front of it. If the order is being handled by the Sierra Chart Trade Simulation Mode, then the symbol will have the [Sim] prefix.
• Order Quantity: This is the quantity of the order. This can either be contracts, shares, or currency units.
• Price: This is the price of the order. If the order has only one price, then this is the only price used.
• Price2: In the case of Stop-Limit orders, this is the Limit price. Price2 is only used for Stop-Limit orders.
• Status: This is the order status. It can be one of the following:
  • Order Sent: The trade order has been sent to the Sierra Chart Trade Simulation system or the connected Trading service. It will be changed to another order status once the Trade Simulation system or the connected trading service gives an indication that the order has been received.
    
    In the case of the Sierra Chart Trade Simulation system it will immediately change the status to Open. It will not remain in the Order Sent status.
    
    In the case of when an order is sent to an external connected Trading service, if the order is not acknowledged it will remain in the Order Sent status. In this case select Edit >> Refresh Trade Data. Either the order status will immediately change or the order will be canceled by Sierra Chart within one minute if there is no response from the Trading service for it.
    
    For some of the supported Trading services, if an order is in the Order Sent status for an extended time, Sierra Chart will try to request the status of it automatically. The progress of this is displayed in the Trade >> Trade Service Log.
    
    Depending upon the Trading service you are using and the actual state of the order it may or may not be able to be canceled with a status of Order Sent.
  • Pending Open: This order status is only valid when an order is sent to the connected external Trading service. It is not used in Sierra Chart Trade Simulation Mode. It generally means that the connected trading service has indicated that the order has not yet reached an Open state and therefore it cannot be filled in this state. It should be possible to cancel an order in this state.
  • Open: The order is in a working state and can be filled. It may also be partially filled and still working. In the case of a non-simulated order, the connected Trading service has indicated that the order has been accepted and it is working. It is possible to cancel an order in this state. In Trade Simulation Mode, there are no partial fills, an order is either completely filled or not filled.
  • Filled: The order has completely filled or has been canceled before it has completely filled. In Trade Simulation Mode, there are no partial fills, an order is either completely filled or not filled. Generally there is no reason to cancel an order in this state, but it is possible to select the order in the Trade Orders Window and Cancel it.
  • Pending Cancel: A request to cancel the order has been made and confirmation of the cancellation is being awaited. It is possible to attempt further cancellations in this state.
  • Canceled: The order has been canceled. It is no longer working or in an Open state. It cannot be filled any longer. The order may have been partially filled. Whether a partially filled order that has been canceled will have a status of Filled or Canceled depends upon the Trading service you are connected to and what status they give. In the case of Trade Simulation Mode, a canceled order will always have a status of Canceled.
    
    A completely filled order can also have a status of Canceled if at the time the order status is checked, the order is no longer available on the trading server, and the order in the Sierra Chart order list was indicated to still be Open at the time of the check. This can happen if an order fills when Sierra Chart is not connected to the external trading server and later Sierra Chart is connected.
  • Pending Modify: A request to modify the order has been made and confirmation of the modification is being awaited. It is possible to cancel an order in this state.
  • Pending Child: This order status only applies to Attached Orders . It means the order is being held by Sierra Chart until the parent order fills partially or completely. The orders can be definitely and immediately canceled in this state. When the parent order partially or completely fills, then the Attached Orders will have their Status changed to Open.
  • Error: There was some error with the order. This could happen initially or at some other point during the life of the order. The reason for the error usually will be displayed in Trade >> Trade Service Log. The line in the Trade Service Log will contain the order's Internal Order ID and Service Order ID for reference.
• Internal Order ID: This is a numeric identifier that Sierra Chart internally uses to identify the order. This is always an integer value.
  
  In the case where you have more than one instance of Sierra Chart running and connected to the same external trading account, non-simulated orders will be listed in each instance and for the same order with the same Service Order ID, the Internal Order ID will be unique for each instance.
• Order Type: This is the order type. It can be any of the supported order types.
• Filled Quantity: This is the quantity of shares or contracts that has been filled.
• Average Fill Price: This is the average price of all of the order fills in the order. An order can fill in one or more parts. If the Quantity of the order is 1, there would only be one fill. If there is any question about the fill price of a simulated order, then refer to How Orders Are Filled.
• Buy/Sell: This indicates the Side of the order. This can be either Buy or Sell.
• Service Order ID: This is the order identifier provided by the external Trading service to identify the order. In the case of a Simulated order, using Sierra Chart Trade Simulation Mode, this will always be the same as the internal order ID.
• Open/Close: This will be either Open or Close and indicates whether the order will open or close a position.
• Parent Internal Order ID: This is the Internal Order ID of the parent order in case this is a Child/Attached Order. Otherwise this is 0.
• Time in Force (expiration type): The Time in Force for the order. Possible values include Day, Good till Canceled, Good till Date Time, Immediate or Cancel, All or None, or Fill or Kill.
• Good Till DateTime: If the Time in Force is Good till Date Time, then this field indicates the order expiration date and time.
• Trade Account: The account identifier with your Trading service for which this order is contained in. In Sierra Chart Trade Simulation mode, simulated orders will indicate Sim#. The # is equivalent to any number from 1 to 400 indicating what particular Trade Simulation Mode account is being used.
• Link ID: An Attached Order that is in the All Groups OCO Group or a parent order, will be split into smaller orders if there is more than one OCO group used in the list of Attached Orders submitted with an order. When an order is split into smaller orders, they are linked together and this indicates the Internal Order ID used for linking. It is the Internal Order ID of the first order in that group. When one of the orders in a group of orders linked together is modified or canceled, the other ones will be as well. This happens automatically.
• OCO ID: If two orders are in an OCO (order cancels order) group, then this field will display the OCO Internal ID for that OCO group and it will match with the other order that is part of the same OCO group. The OCO Internal ID is the Internal Order ID of one of the orders in the OCO group.
• Last Order Action Source: This field displays the source of the last action for the order and other detailed text information about the latest order action. In the case of a newly entered order, it will display the name of the chart the order originated from.
• Exchange Order ID: This is the order identifier from the exchange that the order is submitted to. It may not always be available and could be blank. In the case of where Sierra Chart is routing orders through an intermediary Sierra Chart order routing server to a Trading service which then routes them to the exchange, this order ID will be the ID provided by that Trading service.
• Text Tag: This field displays the information that has been entered for the order as a Text Tag.
• Trail Order Offset: This displays the trail offset entered for the order when the order is one of the Trailing types.
• Trail Order Step Amount: This displays the trail step amount entered for the order when the order is one of the Step Trailing types.

Orders Window Font and Colors

The Font for the Trade >> Trade Orders Window is set through the Global Settings >> Graphics Settings >> Fonts tab.

Refer to the Fonts documentation for this.

The name of the font is Text Windows Font.

The colors of Open and Completed order lines are colored separately. These colors are set through the Global Settings >> Graphics Settings window. The color settings are as follows:

• Trade Orders Window Open Order: This color setting sets the color of order lines in the Trade Orders list that have an order status of Order Sent, Pending Open, Pending Child, Open, Pending Modify, or Pending Cancel.
• Trade Orders Window Completed Order: This color setting sets the color of order lines in the Trade Orders list that have an order status of Filled, Canceled, or Error.
• Trade Orders Window Text: This color setting sets the text color of order lines in the Trade Orders list.

For more information, refer to Graphics Settings.

Deleting Trade Orders File

The file that contains the orders which are listed in the Trade >> Trade Orders Window can be deleted to clear those orders. This is an unusual procedure which should not normally be done and is not recommended unless those orders are just not needed any longer and they are not clearing for some other unusual reason.

Follow the instructions below.

• Exit from Sierra Chart.
• Go to the Sierra Chart installation folder. To determine the location where Sierra Chart is installed on your system, open the Message Log with Window >> Message Log. Near the top, you will see a line like this: Program path: C:\SierraChart\.
• Go to that folder and delete the TradeOrdersList.data file.
• Run Sierra Chart.

Automatic Cancellation of Non-Existent Orders

Anytime the Trade Orders List is fully updated in Sierra Chart from the external Trading server, any orders which are no longer Open or working, and have not received an update from the external Trading server, will be set to Canceled.

You can force an update of the Trade Orders List first with Trade >> Refresh Trade Data from Service. Additionally you can use File >> Reconnect.

This will be the Order Action Source text for these canceled orders in the Trade Activity Log:

Internally marking as canceled. No order update from server. For Trade Account:

One reason this can happen is that an order has filled or has expired when Sierra Chart was not connected to the trading server.

Overview

The Trade Positions window displays the current Trade Positions for non-simulated trading.

This Trade Positions data is calculated from the order fills as they occur in real time and will be automatically synchronized to the Trading Service Positions data if it is out of sync with it. So the displayed Trade Positions on the Positions tab will always represent the accurate and current Trade Positions.

For a list of simulated Trade Positions, refer to the Trade Statistics for Charts tab on the Trade >> Trade Activity Log window.

Refresh Trade Data

Selecting Edit >> Refresh Trade Data will refresh the non-simulated Orders and Positions data from the connected trade server. It has no effect upon simulated trading data. This never has to be done manually in almost all conditions since the Orders and Positions are automatically updated.

Flatten Trade Positions

Follow the instructions below to flatten current non-simulated Trade Positions.

Flatten means to send a market order to make the current Position quantity 0.

1. Select Trade >> Trade Positions Window on the main menu to open the Trade Positions window.
2. It is recommended to enable Global Settings >> General Trade Settings >> Hold Market Order Until Pending Cancel Orders Are Confirmed. Although this will delay the sending of the market order.
3. Enable Position >> Cancel Orders for Symbol When Flatten from the Trade Positions window menu, if you want all non-simulated open/working orders for the symbols having their Positions flattened, to also be canceled at the same time.
4. In the list of Positions, select the Position or Positions lines you want to flatten. To select multiple Positions hold the Control key and select them one by one.
5. Select the Flatten menu command at the top.
6. Or you can select the Flatten All menu command at the top, to flatten all Positions regardless of which Position lines are selected. In this case there is no requirement to select particular Position lines.
   
   When using this command there is always a prompt to confirm the Flatten All operation. All Positions will be flattened/closed regardless of what is listed in case there is a Trade Account filter set preventing some Positions from being displayed.
7. Press Yes to confirm.

A Keyboard Shortcut and/or a Control Bar button can be added to perform the same action as Flatten All on the Trade Positions Window. This only applies to non-simulated Positions. Not Positions when in Trade Simulation Mode. The keyboard shortcut and the Control Bar button is named "Trade Flatten All Positions - All Accounts".

Positions Window Fields

The following is a list of the fields for each symbol displayed on the Trade Positions window.

• Symbol: This is the symbol for which the Position data is for.
• Quantity: This is the quantity of the Position. This will either be contracts, shares, or currency units depending upon the type of market the Symbol is for.
• Trade Account: This is the Account identifier for the Trade Position.
• Average Price: This is the Average Price of the current Position provided by the connected external Trading service.
  
  The external Trading service may not provide a Position Average Price or it may not be supported by Sierra Chart for that service.
  
  Sierra Chart also calculates and maintains its own Average Price for the Trade Positions which is dynamically calculated from the order fills in the Trade >> Trade Activity Log. This calculated Average Price can be viewed on a chart, Trade DOM, and the Trade Statistics and Trades tabs of the Trade Activity Log. For more information, refer to How Average Price for Positions Is Calculated and Used.
• Open Profit/Loss: This is the Open Position Profit or Loss. This will not be calculated and remain at 0 if there is no Position Average Price.
• Daily Profit/Loss: This field is is used internally by a Sierra Chart server but it does not update on the Trade Positions window for users.
• Daily P/L Reset DateTime: This is the Date and Time that the Daily Profit/Loss will reset.
• High During Position: This is the highest price reached while this Position is open. It resets to zero when the Position quantity changes.
• Low During Position: This is the lowest price reached while this Position is open. It resets to zero when the Position quantity changes.
• Last During Position: This is the most recent last trade price while this Position is open. It resets to zero when the Position quantity changes. In the case of Sierra Chart based order routing services, this will remain at 0.
• Margin Requirement: This is the current margin requirement for the Position.
• Service Position Quantity: This is the Position quantity for the symbol provided by the connected Trading service. The Quantity field is calculated by Sierra Chart by the order fills received. If the Quantity field becomes different than Trade Service Position Quantity, then Quantity is synchronized to the Trade Service Position Quantity.
  
  The reason there are two separate quantity fields is so that Sierra Chart can accurately determine whether a fill received is an opening or closing (entry or exit) fill. Sierra Chart cannot do this without maintaining its own independent Trade Position Quantity variable set from the order fill events received from the server.
• Currency: This is the currency code for the Position
• Entry Date-Time: This is the Date and Time that this Position was entered.
• MaxPotentialPosQty: This is maximum potential Position quantity based upon the current Position quantity and working orders. This field is only supported with Sierra Chart order routing and simulated trading services.

Position Quantity and Automated Trading

In the case of one performing automated trading using ACSIL or the Spreadsheet System for Trading study, it is helpful to understand the following regarding the Trade Position Quantity fields.

The Trade Position Quantity which is the Quantity displayed in Sierra Chart and given to automated trading systems is updated by fills/executions. It is not directly updated by Trade Position data updates from the external trading service.

However, if the calculated Trade Position Quantity from the order fills is out of sync with the reported Trade Service Position Quantity from the external trading service, then after about 8 seconds the order fill calculated Position Quantity will be synchronized to the Trade Service Position Quantity after there has been an unsolicited update of the Trade Service Position Quantity.

If there is a solicited Trade Position data update, the synchronization happens immediately.

Only Single Consolidated Position Maintained and Displayed per Symbol and Trade Account

For each Symbol and Trade Account, Sierra Chart only maintains a single consolidated/combined Position Quantity and Position Average Price.

Sierra Chart does not maintain individual active Positions for each separate trade for the same Symbol and Trade account. If this is what you require, it is necessary to use separate Trade Accounts which are supported. Refer to Selecting Trade Account.

Clearing Simulated Position in Sub Instance

In a sub instance of Sierra Chart that has Trade Simulation Mode disabled, when using a simulated Trade Account in the sub instance, and the main instance of Sierra Chart has Trade Simulation Mode enabled, the Position reporting in the sub instance is based upon the order fill data in the main instance of Sierra Chart.

If you want to clear that Position in the sub instance without using Flatten, then you will need to clear the order fill data for that Symbol and Trade Account of the Position in the main instance of Sierra Chart.

To do this, refer to Clearing Trade Activity Data.

Order Fill Calculated Trade Position Not Accurate

Since the Order Fill Calculated Trade Position relies upon order fill data for a particular Symbol and Trade Account in the Trade Activity Log, and not upon Trade Position data from the external Trading service, it is essential that Sierra Chart has all of the order fills that currently make up the current Trade Position for a Symbol and Trade Account and that those fills are accurate.

Therefore, if there is any inaccuracy with the reported Order Fill Calculated Trade Position Quantity or Average Price, then refer to the Solving Inaccurate Trade Statistics for Charts Field Values section. The documentation in that section also applies to this case as well.

Order Fill Calculated Trade Position Average Price

The Average Price for the Order Fill Calculated Trade Position is determined from the weighted average of the fill prices for the order fills which the Trade Position consists of.

For complete documentation, refer to How Average Price for Positions Is Calculated and Used.

Trade Account Monitor/Balances Field Descriptions

1. Trade Account: This is the trade account number the account fields are for.
2. Cash Balance: This is the cash balance in the account. Not provided with all Trading services.
3. Available Funds: This is the amount available to take new positions. Not provided with all Trading services.
4. Margin Requirement: This is the amount required to maintain existing positions. Not provided with all Trading services.
5. Account Value: This is the total account value of cash and securities in the Trade Account. Not provided with all Trading services.
6. Currency: This is the currency for all of the other balance fields on the same line.
7. Open Positions Profit/Loss: This is the current profit/loss for all of the open Positions. This is only supported with the Simulated Futures Trading Service.
8. Daily Profit/Loss: The Daily Profit/Loss is provided by the server, if available, and indicates the profit or loss for the trading day for the Trade Account. It may or may not include commissions. This value will not correspond with the other Daily Profit/Loss values which are calculated within Sierra Chart. This is only supported with the Simulated Futures Trading Service and the Teton Futures Order Routing Service. This resets daily.
9. Daily Net Loss Limit: In the case of when using Teton Order Routing or the Simulated Futures Trading Services, this field displays the Daily Net Loss Limit set for the Trade Account. This can be based either upon a fixed currency value or be based upon a percentage the trading account value at the time it was last calculated. This field is not related to Global Profit/Loss Management. It is completely separate from that.
10. Trail Account Value To Limit Positions: (Not currently used)
11. Close Positions EOD:
12. Is Under Margin:
13. Trading Is Disabled:
14. Description:
15. Daily Loss Reached:
16. Is Under Minimum NLV:
17. Transaction Date Time:
18. NLV/Margin:
19. Full Margin:
20. Full Margin Positions:
21. NLV/PosMargin:
22. Peak Margin:
23. Daily Net Profit/Loss:
24. Open Pos Sett Profit/Loss:
25. EOD Account Value:

Edit >> Copy Selection (Trade >> Trade Account Monitor >> Edit menu))

This command copies the selected lines on the Trade Account Monitor to the system clipboard. To select lines, left click on the line with the Pointer. To select multiple lines use the Control key while selecting lines. Use the Shift key to select a range of adjacent lines by selecting the first line, press the Shift key, and select the last line in the range.

Balance >> Enable Alerts (Trade >> Trade Account Monitor >> Balance menu)

When this option is enabled, then a standard Alert will be given, for the following conditions:

• Daily Loss Limit Has Been Reached
• Account Value (NLV) is under required margin
• Account Balance is Too Low

The specific alert number is set through the Balance >> Alert Number Settings window. To configure the alert, refer to Alerts.

Balance >>Alert Number (Trade >> Trade Account Monitor >> Balance menu)

This command displays the Alert Number settings window to select the particular Alert number which will be used for the Trade Account Monitor alerts.

The Alert Number setting is only relevant when Balance >> Enable Alerts is enabled.

To configure the specific functioning of the Alert Number, refer to Alerts.

Show Open Profit/Loss

This is the Open position Profit or Loss. This calculation is based upon the last trade price for the symbol and the Position Average Price. For information about how the Position Average Price is calculated or obtained, refer to How Average Price for Positions Is Calculated and Used.

Show Closed Profit/Loss

Closed Profit/Loss is the cumulative profit/loss of completed trades, using a Fill to Fill matching method for the purpose of grouping fills into trades. This is based upon all of the fills for the symbol in the Trade >> Trade Activity Log.

Show Daily Profit/Loss

This is the cumulative profit/loss of completed trades that were opened in the current trading day, using a Fill to Fill matching method for grouping fills into Trades. This is based upon the order fills for the current trading day for the Symbol and Trade Account in the Trade >> Trade Activity Log.

This is considered a Daily Trade Statistic which resets daily. For complete details, refer to Understanding Daily Trade Statistics Reset Time.

Include Open Profit/Loss in Daily Profit/Loss

The Net Profit/Loss is the Daily Profit/Loss plus the current position Open Profit/Loss.

When the Open Profit/Loss is combined with the Daily Profit/Loss (Daily Net PL), the Open Profit/Loss is calculated directly from the trade order fills contained in the Trades list of the chart which originate from the Trade >> Trade Activity Log.

This Open Profit/Loss potentially can be different than the Open Profit/Loss that is separately displayed since it will use a FIFO method for the average price calculation and also has a dependency on an accurate Position Quantity Calculation. For more information, refer to Solving Inaccurate Trade Statistics for Charts Field Values.

The Open Profit/Loss in this case does not not use the current Position Average Price and the current Position Quantity. It uses an internal calculation for these which has a dependency on the order fills which make up the open Trade Position. If you are carrying a long-term Trade Position and Sierra Chart does not have the trade fills which make up that Trade Position, in the Trade >> Trade Activity Log, then the Net Profit/Loss will not be accurate.

Missing or inaccurate order fills can cause the order fill calculated Net Profit/Loss to be incorrect. If the Net Profit/Loss is incorrect, then refer to Help With Daily Profit/Loss Value.

The Open Profit/Loss and Net Profit/Loss values can also be viewed on the Trade Statistics for Charts tab.

Show Total Trades

This is the total number of completed trades, using a Fill to Fill matching method for the purpose of grouping trades. This is based upon all of the fills for the symbol in the Trade >> Trade Activity Log.

Show Total Quantity Filled

This is the total quantity filled for completed trades, using a Fill to Fill matching method for the purpose of grouping trades. This is based upon all of the fills for the Symbol and Trade Account in the Trade >> Trade Activity Log.

Show Daily Total Trades

This is the total number of completed trades for the current trading day, using a Fill to Fill order fill grouping method to create trades. This is based upon the order fills for the current trading day for the Symbol and Trade Account in the Trade >> Trade Activity Log.

This is considered a Daily Trade Statistic which resets daily. For complete details, refer to Understanding Daily Trade Statistics Reset Time.

Show Daily Total Quantity Filled

This is the total quantity filled for completed trades for the current trading day. This is based upon the fills for the current trading day for the Symbol and Trade Account in the Trade >> Trade Activity Log.

This is considered a Daily Trade Statistic which resets daily. For complete details, refer to Understanding Daily Trade Statistics Reset Time.

Show Maximum Open Position Profit

This is the maximum profit that the Trade experienced at any moment during the life of the Trade. Also known as Maximum Favorable Excursion (MFE).

The calculation is based on the High/Low Price While Open Trades list fields for the Trade.

Show Maximum Open Position Loss

This is the maximum loss that the Trade experienced at any moment during the life of the Trade. Also known as Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE).

The calculation is based on the High/Low Price While Open Trades list fields for the Trade.

Show Flat to Flat Closed Profit Loss

This is the cumulative profit/loss of completed trades that were opened in the current trading day, using a Fill to Fill matching method for grouping fills into Trades.

Show Current Trade Time Duration

This is the amount of time the current trade has been open.

This particular time duration is very dependent on complete and accurate order fill information loaded in the chart. And the first order fill loaded in the chart must align to the start of the current or a prior Trade Position. For complete details, refer to Trade Data Study Does Not Display Data or is Misaligned.

If there are missing order fills, or the first order fill loaded in the chart does not precisely align to the start of the current Trade Position or one of the prior Trade Positions, then no time duration will be displayed.