questions about sellshort/buy  [SOLVED]

It will send a 2 shares entry order，1 share will close the long position and the other share will open a short position.On the end, I have a short position.

If so, why sellshort can not just send two orders, one is an exit order to close long position, and the other one is an entry order to open a short position ?

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if marketposition=1 then sellshort next bar at market;

It will send a 2 shares entry order，1 share will close the long position and the other share will open a short position.On the end, I have a short position.

If so, why sellshort can not just send two orders, one is an exit order to close long position, and the other one is an entry order to open a short position ?

Why do you want to do that?

If so, why sellshort can not just send two orders, one is an exit order to close long position, and the other one is an entry order to open a short position ?

If you want to do so, you can use the Sell keyword to close the position and then use SellShort to initiate the short position. Note that, I suppose depending on your strategy settings, there needs to be at least one script calculation between these orders so that MultiCharts still won't combine them.

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if marketposition=1 then sellshort next bar at market;

It will send a 2 shares entry order，1 share will close the long position and the other share will open a short position.On the end, I have a short position.

If so, why sellshort can not just send two orders, one is an exit order to close long position, and the other one is an entry order to open a short position ?

Why do you want to do that?

Maybe he trades Chinese market, in which orders does not support Auto type, that is mean Sellshort 2 can not to be divided to one close order and one open order.

If use sell to close, then sellshort to open, sellshort just can open in next bar or next tick, it's too late.
If sellshort can send 2 orders, it will open and close in the same bar or same tick, that can crap the real-time quote and the good trading opportunity.

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if marketposition=1 then sellshort next bar at market;

It will send a 2 shares entry order，1 share will close the long position and the other share will open a short position.On the end, I have a short position.

If so, why sellshort can not just send two orders, one is an exit order to close long position, and the other one is an entry order to open a short position ?

Why do you want to do that?

Maybe he trades Chinese market...

I don't guess.
I don't assume.
This is trading.