Settings: the "Trading" section
This article explains how to set the stake, trade time, timeframe, how many trades the bot keeps at once and when it switches itself to "Stop". Martingale lives in the same section but is described separately — in the article about martingale. The trading lock — in the article about the "General" section.
Where to open it
The "Settings" item in the bot's top bar → the "Trading" section in the menu on the left. The section has three tabs:
- "Bot settings" — for trades the bot opens by strategy;
- "User settings" — for your trades opened by hand: top-ups on them and accounting;
- "Limits" — when the bot switches itself to "Stop".
Changes apply after the "Save" button.
The "Bot settings" tab
At the top are the trading fields themselves, below — martingale.
| Field | What it sets |
|---|---|
| Stake, $ | The amount of the first trade. Martingale top-ups are counted from it. |
| Simultaneous bot trades | How many bot trades can be open at once. |
| Simultaneous model requests | For display only: how many assets the bot asks the language model about at a candle close. Changed in the "AI" window, "Mode" tab. |
| Limit the number of assets | Work not with all suitable assets but with part of them. |
| How many assets to keep | How many assets to take if the limit is on. |
| Bot timeframe | On which candles the bot makes decisions. |
| Bot trade expiry | How long a trade is opened for. |
Simultaneous bot trades
The bot does not open a new trade while as many of its trades are open as set here.
At 1 some signals are lost. A trade closes slightly after the candle boundary, and the limit manages to block the next entry. If the bot skips signals, set 2 or 3.
On one asset there is also a pause: while the previous trade on the asset has not expired, a new entry on it does not open.
Limit the number of assets
This is for slow computers. Each asset is its own stream of quotes and a calculation of all indicators on every candle. When there are very many assets, the computer cannot keep up, and the bot starts to be late with decisions.
The bot takes the assets with the highest payout. The "Minimum payout, %" threshold from the "General" section applies first.
The limit is off by default.
Timeframe and expiry
Bot timeframe — the candle length at whose close the strategy decides whether to enter. The whole platform grid is available, from a second to a day.
Expiry — how long a trade is opened for. It is a separate value: you can decide on one-minute candles and trade fifteen-second trades. The "Same as timeframe" option is a trade one candle long.
Both settings are shared by all strategies. In the "Strategy rules" window they are shown by the line "Calculated on the … timeframe" with a "change" link.
Worth knowing:
- after changing the timeframe the bot does not trade for a few minutes: it collects candle history again;
- an expiry longer than the timeframe eats signals: while a trade is open, the next entry on the asset waits. Raising "Simultaneous bot trades" helps;
- second candles — be careful: an order reaches the platform with a small delay, and on a one-second candle this delay takes almost the whole candle.
The "User settings" tab
Here is everything about your trades opened by hand with the platform's buttons. Most of the tab is user martingale, described in the article about martingale. Besides it:
| Field | What it sets |
|---|---|
| Simultaneous user trades | How many top-up chains on your trades can run at once. On reaching the limit, the bot postpones a top-up rather than cancelling it. |
| Count your trades in statistics | Whether to count your trades on the "Statistics" tab. Untick it to see the result of the bot alone. |
The "Limits" tab
Limits stop the bot when the day goes further than you are ready to allow. A triggered limit switches the bot to "Stop" in the top bar and breaks off martingale ladders. A message on the screen says why the bot stopped.
| Field | What it sets |
|---|---|
| Where limits apply | "Real account only" or "Demo and real account". |
| Daily loss that stops the bot | How much the bot may lose in a day, in the account currency. |
| Daily gain that stops the bot | The day's total after which the bot stops. |
| Losses in a row that stop the bot | How many lost chains in a row are allowed. |
| Today | The day's total, the current streak and the reason for a stop, if there was one. |
Zero in a field means the limit is off. At first all limits are off.
What counts
Only trades opened by the bot: strategy trades and top-ups on your trades. Your own trades opened by hand do not count — the bot does not open them and cannot stop them.
Daily loss
The bot will not open a trade if losing it together with the bot's open trades would go past the limit. This applies to a martingale step too: the ladder breaks off and its drawdown stays. In return, the limit is never exceeded.
Losses in a row
Chains are counted, not trades. A martingale ladder that never won back is one loss. A ladder that won back is a win, and the streak starts again. A trade without martingale is a chain of one trade.
How to continue after a stop
- Look at the "Today" line on the "Limits" tab: it shows which limit triggered.
- Press "Start" in the top bar.
After losses in a row, "Start" resumes trading at once. After a daily limit, "Start" will not work until the next day — or until you raise the limit. A new day begins at midnight by your computer's clock, but even then only "Start" turns trading on.
What this section does not do
- It does not start trading. That needs the lock removed in "General" and "Start" in the top bar.
- It does not change the time of your trades. You choose the time of a trade opened by hand on the platform.
- It does not set the strategy's indicators. A strategy calculates with its own snapshot.
Frequently asked questions
I set limits, but on demo the bot does not stop. Check "Where limits apply": the default is "Real account only". Demo and real accounts have separate counters.
The bot switched to "Stop" by itself. A limit triggered — a message said so on the screen, and the reason is shown in the "Today" line on the "Limits" tab and in "Bot status".
The strategy fires, but trades open only every other time. Most likely "Simultaneous bot trades" is 1 or the expiry is longer than the timeframe. Raise the number of trades to 2–3.
I changed the timeframe, and the bot went quiet. That is expected for a few minutes: the bot collects the candle history of the new timeframe.
Trades I open by hand are not counted in "Statistics". Check the "Count your trades in statistics" checkbox on the "User settings" tab. It applies to new trades.
What's next
- Martingale — top-ups after a loss and stake growth on wins.
- Settings: the "General" section — bot chart, payout, trading lock.