Fix scale out for small positions and add exception handling to order placement

alpaca_trader/api.py

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class AlpacaClient:
         return self.api.get_position(symbol)
     
     def place_order(self, symbol, side, notional, limit_price, limit_order_timeout):
+        try:
             quote = self.get_latest_quote(symbol)
             if quote is None:
                 return None
@@ -93,3 +94,6 @@ class AlpacaClient:
             if status.status == "filled":
                 return float(status.filled_avg_price)
             return None
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Order placement error: {e}")
+            return None

alpaca_trader/engine.py

@@ -763,6 +763,10 @@ def scale_out_profit_taking(symbol, entry_price, current_price, stop_loss, posit
                 position_state.target_1_hit = True
                 logger.info(f"💰  Partial profit @ {profit_pct:.2f}% ({half_qty} shares)")
                 debug_print(f"Partial profit taken: {half_qty} shares @ {profit_pct:.2f}%")
+            else:
+                position_state.target_1_hit = True
+                logger.info(f"💰  Target 1 reached @ {profit_pct:.2f}% (position too small to scale)")
+                debug_print(f"Position size {qty} too small for partial exit, holding for target 2")
     
     if profit_pct >= target_2_pct:
         qty = current_position_qty(symbol)