# What does "New" order status mean for orders?

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/what-does-new-order-status-mean-for-orders/1687>\
**Category:** Alpaca Account Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [June 4, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/what-does-new-order-status-mean-for-orders/1687 "2020-06-04T01:01:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sharkboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Sharkboy](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Sharkboy)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/what-does-new-order-status-mean-for-orders/1687/1 "2020-06-04T01:01:13Z")

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## Environment

I’m running this in python 3.

## Problem

**Summary**  
If I make a limit buy order for a stock at say $6.00 and it goes through to my alpaca portfolio and it’s status is “new”, and then the stock rises to say $7.00. Is my order just going sit there until the stock comes back down to $6.00? Or will it be filled at $6.00 regardless because it just needs more time to fill?

**Paper or Live Tradng?**  
I’m using the paper trading API.

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**Author:** ![hitoshi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.alpaca.markets/hitoshi/32/69_2.png) [@hitoshi](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/hitoshi)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/what-does-new-order-status-mean-for-orders/1687/2 "2020-06-04T18:06:35Z")

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“new” means the order is active in the market. Limit buy waits until the prices goes below or equal to your limit price.