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4.5. Past Positions

A position is closed when its last shares are sold. It then leaves Current Positions and appears under Dashboard → Past Positions, with its result fixed. Figure 4-3 shows the screen for our example, with its eight most recent exits.

Dashboard

Past Positions

Win rate18.4%
Realised−₹9.59 L
Profit factor0.44
Expectancy−6.0%
Avg hold65 days
SymbolEntryExitHeldTranchesBuy ₹Sell ₹P&L ₹P&L %
CCL2026-03-202026-09-25189d2₹1,25,079₹1,18,017−₹7,061−5.7%
APOLLOPIPE2026-03-132026-09-25196d5₹2,44,126₹2,70,557+₹26,431+10.8%
PHOENIXLTD2026-07-032026-09-1877d1₹1,00,332₹92,017−₹8,315−8.3%
RAJRATAN2026-07-172026-09-1863d2₹1,25,285₹1,14,960−₹10,325−8.2%
KCPSUGIND2026-07-242026-09-1856d3₹1,56,286₹1,54,470−₹1,816−1.2%
SONATSOFTW2026-07-172026-09-1156d1₹99,921₹86,401−₹13,520−13.5%
SANGHVIMOV2026-08-142026-08-2814d1₹99,766₹90,596−₹9,170−9.2%
LAOPALA2026-08-072026-08-2114d1₹99,919₹91,061−₹8,858−8.9%
Figure 4-3: Past Positions for the example portfolio: the summary strip and the eight most recent exits

The Summary Strip​

The strip across the top sums up every closed position:

  • Win rate: the share of closed positions that ended in a gain. 38 of our example's 207, or 18.4%.
  • Realised: the total realised profit or loss: a loss of ₹9.59 lakh.
  • Profit factor: the total of all gains divided by the total of all losses. Below 1, the losses outweighed the gains; above 1, the gains did. Our example: 0.44.
  • Expectancy: the average result per closed position, in per cent, taking the win rate, the average gain and the average loss together. Our example: −6.0%.
  • Avg hold: the average number of days a closed position was held: 65.

These numbers describe the record, and Tradestory leaves their meaning to you. Chapter 6 looks at them alongside the rest of Analytics.

The Table​

Each row is one closed position: its symbol, any labels, the Entry and Exit dates, the days Held, the number of Tranches, the total Buy ₹ and Sell ₹, and the P&L ₹ and P&L %.

A stock bought, sold out and bought again later appears once for each round. That is why our example's 207 closed positions come from 146 different stocks.

Click a row to open it. Like an open position, it lists every buy and sale, with the columns that still make sense for a closed position.

Next, a word on other holdings.