Enhanced Order Window with Multi-Target (Scaling Out) Logic

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“Multi-Target Super Order”

1. Order Window UI Changes:

  • Add a “+” button next to the “Target” field in the Super Order window.

  • Clicking “+” should open a second target field (Target 2).

  • Allow users to specify Quantity % or Exact Quantity for each target (e.g., Target 1: 50%, Target 2: 50%).

2. Execution Logic:

  • Shared Stop Loss: A single Stop Loss price that applies to the total remaining quantity.

  • Partial Exit: When the price hits Target 1, the system should automatically sell the defined 50% quantity.

  • Remaining Leg: The Stop Loss for the remaining 50% must stay active.

  • Auto-Trail Option (Bonus): An optional checkbox: “Move SL to Break-even when Target 1 is hit.”

  • Allow users to set Multiple Targets within a single Super Order. Specifically:

  • Target 1: Option to book a specific percentage (e.g., 50%) of the quantity.

  • Target 2: The remaining quantity continues to run until the final target.

  • Stop Loss: A single Stop Loss that applies to the entire position (with an option to “Auto-Trail to Break-Even” once Target 1 is hit).

Why this is useful: This “Scaling Out” strategy is a standard practice for many traders to lock in partial profits while letting the rest of the trade run for a bigger move. Currently, we have to place two separate orders to achieve this, which is cumbersome and doubles the margin requirement for some segments.

3. Why this is needed: Currently, to achieve a 50/50 split target, I have to place two separate Super Orders. This uses double the margin (for some segments) and is difficult to manage during fast-moving markets. Integrated partial booking would make Dhan the first choice for professional price-action traders.

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Hi Ayush, the idea of a Multi-target Super Order is great for scaling out profits. However, adding a ‘Time-based’ exit seems risky for practical trading. The market doesn’t move by the clock; it moves by price and volatility.

A fixed time limit could force a trader out of a good position if the market goes Sideways, even if the target is about to hit. I suggest we should focus on Price-based Multiple Targets rather than time. What are your thoughts on this?

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Appreciate your perspective — and I largely agree with you.

Markets are fundamentally driven by price and volatility, not time, so relying on a fixed time-based exit as a primary mechanism can indeed be restrictive and, in some cases, counterproductive—especially during consolidation phases where the move is still developing.

My core focus with the Multi-Target Super Order is to enable efficient price-based scaling out, including:

  • Partial profit booking at defined levels

  • A shared stop loss for risk control

  • Optional break-even trailing after the first target

The idea of a time-based exit was intended more as an optional utility, mainly for specific use cases like intraday traders managing end-of-day exposure or strategies sensitive to time decay.

That said, I completely agree that price-based multi-target execution should remain the priority, and any time-based feature should be strictly optional and secondary