Override Modes

Some channels send precise levels you trust; others send sloppy or missing stop-losses and take-profits. Override modes let you tell TTMT, per channel, to ignore the signal's entry zone, stop-loss, or take-profits and use your own configured values instead. This page explains what each override does and the one setting that changes how an entry-zone override is calculated: fixed versus dynamic.

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Overrides are set per channel. Turn them on for channels with sloppy levels; leave them off for channels you trust. You flip the toggles in the channel's profile under Settings → Entries & Targets → Signal Overrides.

The three overrides

The Signal Overrides section has three independent on/off toggles. Each one says the same thing: replace the signal's value with your configured default. They work independently — you can override the stop-loss while keeping the signal's entry and take-profits, or any other combination.

Toggle	What it does when on
Override signal entry zone	Builds the entry band from your configured zone size instead of the signal's stated range.
Override signal SL	Replaces the signal's stop-loss with your configured default SL pips.
Override signal TPs	Replaces the signal's take-profit levels with your configured default TP pips.

Because each override lives in a channel's profile, a clean channel can keep its own levels while a sloppy channel uses yours. The entry-zone override hides automatically when your Entry Strategy is Single — a one-order trade has no zone to override.

Why overrides exist

Not every channel is reliable. A channel that posts "BUY GOLD, TP soon" with no stop, or one that fat-fingers a decimal, is dangerous to follow literally. Overrides let you keep following the channel's direction while applying your own risk discipline to the levels.

A common pattern: you like a channel's calls but distrust its stops. Turn on Override signal SL only. Now every trade from that channel gets your stop distance, no matter what (if any) stop the channel posted.

WARNING

Turning off Override signal SL on a channel that often omits stop-losses means some trades run with no stop. Make sure either the channel reliably includes a stop, or your override is on.

Fixed vs Dynamic entry-zone override

This is the one place overrides have more than an on/off switch. The entry-zone override uses your Entry Zone Size setting, which has two modes:

• Fixed (pips): your zone is a literal pip width — for example, 60 pips. TTMT builds the band as soon as the signal arrives, so the width is always exactly what you set. UI range: 5–200 pips.
• Dynamic (% of Stop Loss): your zone is a percentage of the trade's stop-loss distance — for example, 80%. Because the width depends on the final stop, TTMT settles the zone once the stop is known, so the two always stay proportional. UI range: 20–150%.

The trader-facing difference in one line: Fixed = always exactly N pips wide; Dynamic = always scales with how far your stop is.

Mode	Zone width	When it's settled	Best for
Fixed	Exactly your pip value (5–200)	Immediately, the moment the signal arrives	An identical, repeatable band every trade
Dynamic	A percentage (20–150%) of the stop distance	After the stop-loss settles	Keeping the zone proportional to your risk

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Not sure which? Dynamic keeps your zone proportional to your risk and is a safe default. Use Fixed only when you want an exact, unchanging zone width.

You set the Fixed/Dynamic mode in Settings → Entries & Targets → Entry Configuration → Entry Zone Size. It applies whenever the entry-zone override is on. See How Your Entry Zone Is Decided for how the mode plays out in practice.

How overrides interact with the rest of the trade

An override changes the levels a trade is built from — not the layering grid or the TP strategy.

• If you override take-profits, your TP distances feed the same TP-strategy split (Progressive, Balanced, or Extended). You change where the targets sit, not how volume is shared across them.
• If you override the entry zone, the layers spread across your zone instead of the signal's.
• Volume is never taken from the signal under any setting — it is always computed from your own sizing settings.

See Order Execution for how the grid and TP strategy use your levels.

Overrides on followup signals

Many channels send an alert first ("BUY GOLD now") then details later ("SL 4500, TP 4560"). When your overrides are on and a signal arrives without complete levels, TTMT applies your defaults immediately and keeps the follow-up window open, so a later details message can still refine the trade.

In plain terms: an overridden alert still waits for the channel's follow-up details — your stop and targets fill in the gap so the trade is never left unprotected, and the channel's later message is still honored when it lands. See Execution Modes for how alert-then-details channels work.

Ideal Settings & Trading Strategy

Scenario 1 — Conservative: Distrust the Channel's Risk

Setup: You follow a profitable but sloppy channel that often omits or misprices stops; $5,000 account.

Settings:

• Override signal entry zone: off (you trust the channel's entries)
• Override signal SL: on, default SL 40 pips
• Override signal TPs: off
• Entry Zone Size: Dynamic 80%

Why: The channel's calls are good but its stops are unreliable. Forcing your own stop guarantees every trade is protected without discarding the entries you're paying for.

Watch for: If your 40-pip stop is tighter than the channel's natural stop, you may get stopped out before the move plays out — size the override to the symbol's volatility.

Switch when: The channel cleans up its stops, or you start trusting its full levels — turn the SL override off.

Scenario 2 — Balanced: Standardize Everything

Setup: You run several mixed-quality channels and want every trade on the same risk template; $20,000 account.

Settings:

• Override signal entry zone: on
• Override signal SL: on, default SL 50 pips
• Override signal TPs: on, default TP ladder (e.g. 30 / 60 / 100 pips)
• Entry Zone Size: Dynamic 70%

Why: Full override turns every channel into a directional signal and applies one consistent risk and exit template — easy to reason about across many sources.

Watch for: You lose channel-specific edge. A channel whose TP spacing is its strength now exits on your schedule. Don't full-override your single best channel.

Switch when: One channel clearly outperforms when you respect its native levels — carve it out into its own profile with overrides off.

Scenario 3 — Precision: Fixed Zone for a Volatile Symbol

Setup: You specialize in gold and want an exact, repeatable entry band regardless of how wide the stop is; $50,000 account.

Settings:

• Override signal entry zone: on
• Entry Zone Size: Fixed, 60 pips
• Override signal SL: off (the channel's gold stops are good)
• Override signal TPs: off

Why: On gold, a percentage-of-stop zone can swing wildly between calm and volatile sessions. A fixed 60-pip band gives a predictable retracement window every time.

Watch for: A fixed zone that's wider than the stop distance is implausible and will be rejected. Keep the fixed width comfortably inside your stop.

Switch when: You move to lower-volatility pairs where proportional sizing feels friendlier — switch to Dynamic.

Related pages

• How Your Entry Zone Is Decided — the full picture of how your effective entry zone is built.
• Order Execution — how the layered grid and TP strategy use your overridden levels.
• Order Setup — the settings screens where you flip these toggles.
• Execution Modes — alert-then-details channels and how overrides behave on follow-ups.