Cancel or Stop a Strategy
You can stop a running strategy at any time from the strategy dashboard. This page covers how cancellation works and what to expect, including what happens to any open positions.
Cancel a strategy
- Open the strategy dashboard.
- Find the strategy you want to stop.
- Click the … (more options) menu on the strategy card.
- Select Cancel.
- Confirm the action.
The cancellation is processed by Synchronicity. Once confirmed, the strategy stops advancing through its flow. Its status changes to Cancelled.
What happens when you cancel
Cancelling a strategy stops the flow. It does not automatically close any open positions.
If your strategy has an open position when you cancel:
- The position stays open. You remain exposed to market movement.
- Close it manually from the positions panel, or place a closing order separately.
If your strategy has a pending limit order when you cancel, it may still fill if it was already submitted before the cancellation processed.
Completed versus Cancelled
A strategy that reaches the end of its flow and finishes successfully shows as Done, not Cancelled. Cancellation only applies when a strategy is stopped before it finishes, either manually or by a cancel Trigger firing.
After cancellation
Once a strategy is cancelled, you cannot restart it. To run the same logic again, load it from the dashboard, make any changes you need, and deploy it as a new instance.
Completed and cancelled strategies stay in your dashboard history. You can open them in read-only canvas view to review what happened.
Next steps
Ready to build something more advanced? Read Using Multiple Assets to learn how to trade across different markets within a single strategy.