{"id":10653,"date":"2025-01-22T13:26:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T13:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalcore.com\/help\/docs\/categories\/trading-conditions\/why-werent-my-pending-orders-tp-or-sl-triggered\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T07:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T07:03:16","slug":"why-werent-my-pending-orders-tp-or-sl-triggered","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/capitalcore.com\/help\/docs\/categories\/trading-conditions\/why-werent-my-pending-orders-tp-or-sl-triggered\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Weren\u2019t My Pending Orders, TP, or SL Triggered?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10653\" class=\"elementor elementor-10653\" data-elementor-post-type=\"docs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9d9a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a9d9a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-994c2b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"994c2b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pending orders, Take Profit (TP), or Stop Loss (SL) orders might not trigger for the following reasons:<\/p><h3>Types of Pending Orders:<\/h3><ol><li><strong>Buy Stop:<\/strong><ul><li>Placed above the current market price and triggers a buy when the price reaches or exceeds the specified level.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Buy Limit:<\/strong><ul><li>Placed below the current market price and triggers a buy when the price falls to the specified level or lower.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Sell Stop:<\/strong><ul><li>Placed below the current market price and triggers a sell when the price falls to or below the specified level.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Sell Limit:<\/strong><ul><li>Placed above the current market price and triggers a sell when the price rises to the specified level or higher.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><h3>Stop Loss (SL) and Take Profit (TP):<\/h3><ul><li><p><strong>Stop Loss:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Helps limit losses by automatically closing a position at a specified unfavorable price.<\/li><li><strong>For Buy Positions:<\/strong> Checked against the Bid price (order set below the current Bid).<\/li><li><strong>For Sell Positions:<\/strong> Checked against the Ask price (order set above the current Ask).<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><p><strong>Take Profit:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Locks in profits by closing a position at a specified favorable price.<\/li><li><strong>For Buy Positions:<\/strong> Checked against the Bid price (order set above the current Bid).<\/li><li><strong>For Sell Positions:<\/strong> Checked against the Ask price (order set below the current Ask).<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3>Key Considerations:<\/h3><ul><li>Ensure that your pending orders, TP, and SL prices differ from the current market price by at least the spread.<\/li><li>Sell orders close at the Ask price, while buy orders close at the Bid price.<\/li><\/ul><p>By understanding these mechanics, you can ensure your orders are set correctly to avoid issues with execution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pending orders, Take Profit (TP), or Stop Loss (SL) orders might not trigger for the following reasons: Types of Pending Orders: Buy Stop: Placed above the current market price and triggers a buy when the price reaches or exceeds the specified level. 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