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Side
Whether the trade was a buy (long) or a sell (short).
Definition
Side tells you the direction of the trade. "Long" (buy) profits when the price goes up; "short" (sell) profits when the price goes down. Knowing your side is essential for reading a trade and for grouping your results by direction.
Example
You went long on a stock at 100 and sold at 105 — that is a long trade that worked. A short would have been the opposite bet.
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Where you see this in the app
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