AVG PRICE on TWS

[john7722]

Hello, I would need help explaining this AVG. price .

I bought 100 shares at $168
Stocks drops to $105
unrealized profit is -$6300

(Prices might be off by couple of $2 or so , i don't remember exactly )
So I bought another 100 shares at $105 I think
Now my AVG price is 110 and my unrealized profit is -$1800 (not possible)

Stock goes to $108 and I sold 100 shares
Now my AVG price is 113 and unrealized profit is -$520 (not possible )

My daily +- is $3300

So how is that possible? Nothing adds up , unrealized profit is wrong and AVG price is wrong.
Did smt . change in my setting ?

Thank you for your help.

 

[xandman]

Sounds like your avg price is wonky. Look at your trading statements. You probably have done more trading to have brought your average price down to the 110's from 168.

start pos: 100
avg price: 168
unrealized pnl = (@105-168) x 100= -6300

bought 100 @ 105
avg price: (168+105)/2 = 136.50
unrealized pnl = (@108-136.50) x 200 = -5700
end pos: 200

sold 100 @ 108
avg price: 136.50
unrealized pnl = -5700
end pos: 100

 

[xandman]

The trade is blown, friend. It was a bad gap. You won't be trading yourself out of this hole $3 bucks at a time. There will be other positions to make money on.

Don't marry your losses. Recuperate.

 

[HobbyTrading]

I suppose that you started with no position.
Your first trade: buy 100 at $168. So your total invested capital is $16,800. Average cost price per share $168.
Your second trade: buy 100 at $105. Your total invested capital goes up to $27,300. Average cost price per share $136.50. Position value is $21,000, thus your unrealized loss is -$6300.
Your third trade: sell 100 at $108. Your total invested capital goes down to $16,500. Average cost price per share $165. Position value is $10,800, thus your unrealized loss is -$5700.

Is this what IB is reporting?