Risk, Position Sizing & Trade Management
Sizing, spread/session filters, take profits, break-even and trailing logic.
Fixed-risk sizing starts with allowed monetary risk, stop distance and the symbol's pip value, then converts the result into valid cTrader volume and normalizes it to the…
074How should automated trading handle spread limits?A spread filter should compare the current executable spread with a configured maximum before entry and define what happens when the limit is exceeded. Rejecting an entry is…
075How should automated trading handle trading-session and time filters?Trading-session filters should use an explicit timezone, allowed windows and a policy for daylight-saving changes, holidays and positions already open outside the entry window.…
076How should TradingView automation handle high-impact economic news?Use an explicit news policy: normally block or reduce new entries around defined high-impact events while keeping risk-reducing exits available. Never silently widen stops or…
083How do multiple take-profit levels work in cTrader automation?Multiple take profits require deterministic allocation of position volume across targets or partial closes, plus rules for skipped levels, rounding and the remaining protected…
084How should break-even logic be automated safely?Break-even needs an explicit trigger, new stop, optional positive offset, precision rule and one-time/repeat behavior. It must also handle partial positions, gaps and broker stop…
085Fixed trailing vs step trailing vs R-based trailing: what is the difference?Fixed trailing follows by a constant distance; step trailing moves after discrete advances; R-based trailing derives triggers/moves from initial trade risk. They respond…
086Why can the same trailing-stop value behave differently on Forex, gold and indices?Forex, gold and indices have different pip sizes, tick sizes, price scales, spreads and volatility. A raw value such as 10 is unsafe unless its unit and symbol conversion are…