What Happens If You Manually Close a Trade Before Your Bot Sells?

‍Understanding How TradersPost Handles Manual Exits

If you manually close a trade that was originally opened by a TradersPost bot, what happens when the bot later receives a sell signal depends on how the trade execution logic is set up.

1. If You Use the Default JSON with Sentiment Tracking

• TradersPost checks your current market position before executing an order.

• If the bot expects to sell to close, but the position is already closed, TradersPost will not execute the trade and will return an error.

• This prevents the bot from accidentally entering a short position when it was only supposed to exit a long trade.

2. If You Do Not Use Sentiment Tracking

• If your strategy is set to simply execute “Sell 1 contract”, then TradersPost will send the sell order regardless of your actual position.

• If you previously closed your position manually, this could open an unintended short position instead of closing a long position.

Preventing Unintended Trades

To avoid these issues, traders should:

• Use sentiment tracking to let TradersPost verify the broker’s current position before executing trades.

• Use “action=exit” instead of direct sell orders. This tells TradersPost to exit the existing position, whether long or short, without assuming a specific number of contracts.

Conclusion

If a trade is manually closed, TradersPost will return an error if sentiment tracking is enabled, preventing unintended trades. However, without sentiment tracking, a sell signal could accidentally result in a short position instead of exiting a trade. To ensure smooth execution, traders should use sentiment tracking and the “action=exit” command to avoid position mismatches.