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Let's say AAPL current price is $1,000.
I open a new position on AAPL for $2,000 (2 shares) (we'll call this "aapl_1").
At some point later AAPL goes down to $900.
I open a new position ("aapl_2") for $2,000 (2.22 shares).
Sometime later AAPL goes back up to $1,000.
How do I close position "aapl_2" to take a profit, while keeping position "aapl_1" untouched?
I've looked everywhere and it seems there isn't a way to close specific positions, unless they have been opened with a take profit option. I can also use a market order to sell stock, but that will sell a generic number, regardless of the opening price. I can also liquidate AAPL, but that means also closing "aapl_1", which is not what I am after.
What have I been missing?
Thank you
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Rahul Chowdhury
Hey Mihai,
You can create a queue of OrderTickets, which contain the fill price and quantity of each new position you enter. Once the downtrend has reversed, the latest entry OrderTicket will be in profit first. As each entry order is in profit (i.e. the current market price is better than the fill price on the OrderTicket), you can create a corresponding exit market order with the same quantity which will close that position. You can do this for each order as it becomes profitable.
Mihai
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