Positions & Orders

View your open positions, monitor unrealized PnL, and manage pending orders.


Overview

Once you've placed trades, you need to keep track of what's open, how it's performing, and what orders are still pending. Positions & Orders gives you a real-time view of everything happening in your Hyperliquid account.

What you can do:

  • View all open positions with entry price, size, and unrealized PnL

  • Check individual positions for detailed performance

  • See all pending orders (limits, stops, take-profits)

  • Monitor your margin usage and liquidation levels

  • Track return on equity (ROE) per position


Viewing Positions

Your positions are your currently open trades. Each position shows the asset, direction (long/short), size, entry price, current mark price, unrealized PnL, and liquidation price.

Prompt
Interpretation

"Show my positions"

All open positions with live PnL

"What positions do I have open?"

Same, full position overview

"How's my BTC position?"

BTC position details with entry, mark price, PnL

"Am I up or down on ETH?"

ETH position performance

"What's my SOL position size?"

SOL notional value and margin used

"Show my largest position"

Position with the highest notional value

What You'll See

For each open position:

Field
What It Shows

Asset

The token (BTC, ETH, SOL, etc.)

Side

Long or Short

Size

Notional value in USD

Entry Price

Your average entry price

Mark Price

Current market price

Unrealized PnL

Profit or loss if you closed right now

ROE

Return on equity (PnL as % of margin used)

Liquidation Price

Price at which the position gets force-closed

Leverage

Current leverage on this position

Margin Mode

Cross or Isolated


Monitoring PnL

Track how your positions are doing in real-time without closing them.

Prompt
Interpretation

"What's my total PnL?"

Sum of unrealized PnL across all positions

"How much am I up on BTC?"

BTC unrealized PnL in dollars and percentage

"What's my ROE on ETH?"

Return on equity for ETH position

"Am I profitable right now?"

Overall account unrealized PnL

"Which position is doing best?"

Ranks positions by PnL

"Which position is losing the most?"

Identifies worst performer

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Unrealized PnL changes with every price tick. It only becomes realized PnL when you close the position.


Viewing Orders

Orders are your pending instructions that haven't executed yet: limit orders waiting for a price, stop-losses, take-profits, and conditionals.

Prompt
Interpretation

"Show my open orders"

All pending orders across all assets

"What orders do I have on BTC?"

BTC-specific pending orders

"Do I have any limit orders?"

Filters to limit orders only

"Show my stop-losses"

All active stop-loss orders

"What take-profits are set?"

All active TP orders

"Any pending orders on ETH?"

ETH-specific orders

What You'll See

For each pending order:

Field
What It Shows

Asset

The token

Side

Buy or Sell

Type

Market, Limit, Stop-Market, Stop-Limit, Take-Market, Take-Limit

Size

Order amount in USD

Price

Limit price or trigger price

Status

Open, Partially Filled, Triggered

Time-in-Force

GTC, IOC, or ALO


Account Overview

Get a high-level snapshot of your entire Hyperliquid account including equity, margin usage, and available balance.

Prompt
Interpretation

"Show my account overview"

Full account snapshot

"What's my account balance?"

Total equity and available margin

"How much free margin do I have?"

Available balance for new positions

"What's my margin usage?"

Used margin vs total equity

"Am I close to liquidation?"

Margin ratio and lowest liquidation distance

Key Account Metrics

Metric
What It Means

Equity

Account balance + unrealized PnL

Used Margin

Collateral backing open positions

Free Margin

Equity minus used margin, available for new trades

Margin Ratio

Used margin / equity (higher = more risk)

Total Unrealized PnL

Sum of all open position PnL

Total Realized PnL

Cumulative closed trade PnL


Position + Order Relationship

Understanding how positions and orders connect helps you manage your trades:

Open Position with No Orders

You have a position but no stop-loss, take-profit, or pending orders attached. The position stays open until you manually close it.

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Open Position with TP/SL

Your position has a stop-loss and/or take-profit attached. These show up as pending orders. When triggered, they close your position automatically.

Pending Orders with No Position

You have limit orders or conditional orders waiting to fill. Once filled, they create a new position.

Multiple Orders on One Position

You can have multiple orders attached to a single position:

  • A stop-loss below entry

  • A take-profit above entry

  • Additional limit orders to scale in or out

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Tip: When you close a position manually, remember to cancel any attached TP/SL orders. Otherwise they'll remain active and could open a new position if triggered.


Common Workflows

Morning Check

Managing a Winning Position

Risk Check


Pro Tips

  1. Check positions daily - Markets move 24/7, don't let positions drift without attention

  2. Verify TP/SL are in place - After opening a position, confirm your stops are set

  3. Watch margin ratio - If it's above 80%, you're in the danger zone

  4. Cancel orphaned orders - When you close a position, cancel the attached TP/SL orders

  5. Track ROE, not just PnL - A $50 profit on $100 margin (50% ROE) is better than $50 on $5,000 margin (1%)

  6. Use the morning check workflow - Takes 30 seconds and prevents surprises


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