My gain or loss from assets acquired after December 31, 2011 is a negative number, so for question "Enter the portion of gain or loss from assets acquired after December 31, 2011", do I enter a negative number ? Thank you

My gain or loss from assets acquired after December 31, 2011 is a negative number, so for question "Enter the portion of gain or loss from assets acquired after December 31, 2011", do I enter a negative number ? Thank you.