# Short Selling Query

**URL:** https://community.trading212.com/t/short-selling-query/13823
**Category:** 🤝 Help
**Created:** [July 19, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/short-selling-query/13823 "2020-07-19T00:39:39Z")
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### Author: ![Vault111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/aca169/32.png) [@Vault111](https://community.trading212.com/u/Vault111)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/short-selling-query/13823/1 "2020-07-19T00:39:39Z")

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Hi Folks

Just getting into the swing of things on the practice account and have a question about going short.

Say I’m looking at AMD with a Buy @ $54.99 and Sell @ 54.88.

I choose to sell. However, I hit $54.88 but am still in the minus without knowing when I’ll actually start making profit.

This happens all the time, and I can’t find any rationale as to why this is the case. It seems a bit of a guess, unless I’ve missed something here.

Appreciate any clarification

Thanks

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### Author: ![chantal](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/chantal/32/12676_2.png) [@chantal](https://community.trading212.com/u/chantal)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/short-selling-query/13823/2 "2020-07-19T06:41:36Z")

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You can only go short using CFDs. When you sell, you sell for the sell price. Closing your position is done with the opposite. A buy. So when the price goes down and the buy price is less than your sell price when opening the position, then you are in profit.