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❌ Close All Positions (Excluding Pending Orders)

Advanced method: closes only market positions (active trades), not pending orders. Separates position management from order management.

API Information:

  • Sugar method: MT5Sugar.closeAllPositions(String symbol, Boolean isBuy)
  • Underlying methods:
  • openedOrders() - get all positions
  • closePosition() - close each position
  • Source: MT5Sugar convenience layer

🔽 Input

Parameter Type Required Description
symbol String ⚪ Symbol name (null = all symbols)
isBuy Boolean ⚪ true=BUY only, false=SELL only, null=all

⬆️ Output

Returns: int - Number of positions successfully closed

Throws: ApiExceptionMT5 if operation fails

Execution: - Filters only PositionInfo entries (not OpenedOrderInfo) - Ignores pending orders (BUY_LIMIT, SELL_LIMIT, BUY_STOP, SELL_STOP) - Closes only active market positions

💬 Just the essentials

  • What it is. Close active positions only, keep pending orders intact.
  • Why you need it. Selective cleanup - exit trades but preserve entry orders.
  • Difference. vs closeAll() - this skips pending orders.

🎯 Purpose

Use this method when you need to:

  • Close active trades but keep pending orders.
  • Exit current positions without canceling future entries.
  • Separate position vs order management.

🔗 Usage Examples

1) Close all active positions, keep pending orders

String symbol = "EURUSD";

int closed = sugar.closeAllPositions(symbol, null);

System.out.printf("✅ Closed %d active positions for %s%n", closed, symbol);
System.out.printf("   Pending orders remain untouched%n");

2) Close all BUY positions only

int closed = sugar.closeAllPositions("GBPUSD", true);

System.out.printf("✅ Closed %d BUY positions%n", closed);

3) Close all SELL positions only

int closed = sugar.closeAllPositions("USDJPY", false);

System.out.printf("✅ Closed %d SELL positions%n", closed);

📌 Important Notes

  • Positions only: Does NOT close pending orders (LIMIT/STOP)
  • vs closeAll(): closeAll() closes both positions AND pending orders
  • Use case: When you want to exit trades but keep future entry orders active

See also