Shares open long and short for the same ticker

 
This issue occurs when trades have not been matched correctly in a data file, usually due to errors on broker trade history reports or changes to ticker symbols due to stock splits or mergers. The trade matching problem must be fixed before a proper Profit or Loss value can be calculated. The following is an example to demonstrate how this issue can be resolved:
 
Data in the Open Positions Window:
 
  • Click Find, Ticker to display all transactions for the ticker with long and short positions.
     
  • The Find Ticker popup window will appear. In the field provided, type "BVSN"
     
  • Click OK. The resulting grid will only display transactions for BVSN.
     
Data in the Grid:
 
  • Analyze the two trades. TrNum 88 should have been recorded as a "close, long" rather than an "open, short". This would have closed another 1800 shares from TNum 61.
     
  • Single-left click on any cell in the record for TrNum 88 to select it.
     
  • Hit the <F2> function key to open the record for editing.
     
  • Change the trade number to "61", the open to "C" for close and the short to "L" for long.
     
  • Hit <Enter> twice to save your changes (for version 5.x and up, you can also click File, Save).
     
  • TradeLog will automatically re-sort and re-number your trades. The result will be TrNum having zero shares open.
 
NOTE: You may not be able to find a transaction with the exact number of shares, and therefore you may have to edit several transactions to resolve the issue.