How To Take Partial Profit on TradingView (2026)

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The Trading Panel at the bottom of your TradingView chart is your hub for managing live trades and viewing past performance. Understanding the difference between "Orders" and "Positions" is the key to clearing up your confusion. 

1. Breaking Down the Columns

The panel is divided into sections based on the stage of your trade:

• Positions Tab:
  • This shows active trades that are currently open. You are "in the market" and making or losing money in real-time.
  • If you see something here, it means you own the asset (Long) or have sold it (Short).
• Orders Tab:
  • This shows pending instructions (like your Take Profit or a Limit Order). These are not active trades yet; they are waiting for the price to hit a certain level.
  • Sub-columns Explained:
    • Working: The order is live and waiting to be hit by the price (e.g., your Take Profit sitting on the chart).
    • Inactive: The order is in the system but not "at work"—often used for one part of a multi-step order that hasn't triggered yet.
    • Filled: The order was successful. It hit the price, and you either entered or exited a trade.
    • Cancelled: You manually stopped the order before it was hit.
    • Rejected: The broker or exchange blocked the order (often due to lack of funds or technical errors).
• Order History Tab:
  • This is a permanent record (a "logbook") of everything that happened. Even after you close a trade, it will stay here as "Filled" or "Cancelled" so you can review your past performance. 

2. Closing Your Trade vs. Cancelling Your "Take Profit"

The reason you still saw your Take Profit (TP) on the chart after closing your position is likely because you closed the trade manually instead of using a "Flatten" command.

• The Problem: If you set up a Take Profit order and then close your main trade by clicking "Close Position" or an "X" in the Positions tab, some brokers treat the Take Profit as a separate pending order. It stays "Working" because the system doesn't always automatically know that the trade it was supposed to protect is gone.
• The Risk: If the price hits that old Take Profit level later, it could open a new, accidental trade in the opposite direction (e.g., if you were Long and closed it, the TP is a Sell order; if price hits it, you go Short).
• The Solution:
  • Always check the "Orders" tab after closing a trade. If you see anything in "Working," click the X to cancel it.
  • Use the "Flatten" button: If your broker supports it (found in the DOM or Trading Panel), "Flatten" or "Cncl All & Fltn" closes your position and cancels all associated orders at once. 

3. Why is it in "Order History" too?

Think of Order History as a receipt. Once you close your trade and cancel your TP, they move from "Working" (Active) to "Order History" (Done). It doesn't mean they are still live; it just means the system is keeping a record of the fact that you placed them and then closed/cancelled them. 

If your "Orders" and "Positions" tabs are empty, you have no active trades and no pending orders.