Manually selling a pair on the exchange will not be detected by the bot and it will try to sell anyway. Whenever possible, forcesell <tradeid> should be used to accomplish the same thing.
It is strongly advised to backup your database file before making any manual changes.
It is strongly advised to backup your database file before making any manual changes.
!!! Note
This should not be necessary after /forcesell, as forcesell orders are closed automatically by the bot on the next iteration.
```sql
UPDATE trades
SET is_open=0, close_date=<close_date>, close_rate=<close_rate>, close_profit=close_rate/open_rate-1, sell_reason=<sell_reason>