Why does the same code result to one short and one long position simulataneously

• 10/28/2020 at 2:27 PM #148787
  ibalis

  Hi,

  I have a simple code for Gold that uses a macd indicator to decide when to go long and when to go short. I am running two copies of the same code simultaneously (so for example I can stop part of my position). Today, the same code went short for one of my two positions and remained long in my other position. Both systems are running (they have not stopped). How is it possible that the same code results to one short and one long position?? They were both activated at the same time. Could it be that my order was not able to be fullfilled given the high variation in Gold price today??

   

  Many thanks,

  Yanis

  

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  10/28/2020 at 4:44 PM #148799
  robertogozzi

  Strategies are unaware of one another.

  You are likely to have selected option Force Open to allow hedging, on your account settings.

  If you have, you may want to deselect it to only allow one direction.

  Within the same strategy it’s not possibie to enter two contrary positions.

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  10/28/2020 at 4:57 PM #148801
  ibalis

  Thanks, I have not enabled force open.

   

  I mean that the two positions shown in the image below are different (one is long and one is short) although they are using the same code (copy paste).

   

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  Yanis

  

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  10/28/2020 at 6:36 PM #148808
  robertogozzi

  Two copies of the same strategy are DIFFERENT strategies.

  What’s in your pic is strange if hedging is not enabled.

  You should report IG this issue.

   

  

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