Managing an open position: all the guides

This page maps the guides for working with a position once it’s open. New to positions? Start with an overview of positions, which explains what a position is and the difference between manual and smart positions.

If you opened the position on your exchange, it appears in Altrady as a manual position, analytics only. To manage it (adjust take profit and stop loss, or add to it), convert it to a smart position first: right-click it and choose Convert to smart position.

Find and view your positions

• Viewing your open positions and orders: where to find them, and how to read the list and the Position Info widget.
• Understanding your position numbers: Invested, average entry, break-even, and net PnL.
• Viewing your closed positions and orders: the Closed views for positions and orders you’ve finished with.
• How do I share a position?: turn a position into a shareable link or image.

Create or convert a position

• Creating a position from existing orders: Use Previous Orders, Start New Position, and Create Position.
• Converting between smart and manual positions: when and why to convert, in both directions.

Adjust and add to a position

• What do the position controls do?: the controls bar at the top of the trading widget (Increase, TP, SL, automation, Close).
• Set or adjust take profit and stop loss: set targets, move your stop to break-even, and drag levels on the chart.
• Edit or scale into a position: increase the size, and how average entry and break-even recalculate.

Close or finish a position

• Close, exit, or cancel a position: market or limit close, partial closes, Mark as Closed, and Delete.

Position types

• Create a DCA position: a smart position with its entries planned in advance.
• How do spot short positions work?.

When something looks odd

• Why does my position look wrong?: wrong direction, size, or trades.
• Why does my position show the wrong status?: fix an open or closed mismatch.
• Market order price protection: why a market close can leave a remainder.

Still stuck?

If a position looks wrong, won’t close, or an edit isn’t saving, check the When something looks off guides above first, they cover the usual causes and how to fix them. If none of them fits, reach out through support chat in the app.