Trading Settings

The Trading Settings page is the engine room of your TTMT experience. This is where you define how trades are executed once a signal is parsed.

General Settings

Position Sizing Mode

This determines how much volume (lots) to use for each trade.

• Fixed Lots: Uses a static lot size for every trade (e.g., 0.01). Simple, but risk varies with Stop Loss distance.
• Risk Percentage: Calculates lot size dynamically based on your account balance and the signal's Stop Loss distance.
  • Formula: Lots = (Balance * Risk%) / (SL_Pips * Pip_Value)
  • Result: Ensures you lose a fixed % of equity if SL is hit.

Default Stop Loss & Take Profit

What if a signal arrives without an SL or TP? These settings act as your safety net.

• Default Stop Loss (Pips): Used if the channel doesn't provide one. (e.g., 50 pips).
  • Note: If set to 0, trades without SL will be Rejected for safety.
• Default Take Profit (Pips): Used if the channel doesn't provide TPs. (e.g., 20 pips).

Per-Asset Risk Overrides

Not all instruments are created equal. Gold moves 50+ pips in seconds while EUR/USD may take hours. The Per-Asset Risk Overrides feature lets you customize position sizing for different asset classes.

Why Use Per-Asset Overrides?

Your global risk settings work great for stable forex pairs, but volatile instruments need special treatment:

• Indices (NAS100, US30): High volatility = tighter risk to avoid blowing stops.
• Metals (Gold, Silver): Extreme pip values require adjusted sizing.
• Crypto (BTC, ETH): Unpredictable moves need capped exposure.

Volume Modes

Each override supports three position sizing methods:

Mode	Description	Example
Fixed Lots	Trade a static lot size regardless of SL distance	0.01 lots
Percentage	Risk a percentage of account balance per trade	1% of balance
Fixed USD	Risk a fixed dollar amount per trade	$50 max loss

Best Practice

Use Fixed USD for volatile assets like indices and crypto to cap your maximum loss per trade regardless of stop loss distance.

Asset Class Groups

TTMT organizes symbols into logical groups for easy configuration:

Group	Symbols	Characteristics
FOREX_MAJOR	EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CHF, AUD/USD, USD/CAD	Stable, high liquidity
FOREX_MINOR	EUR/GBP, GBP/JPY, AUD/NZD, EUR/AUD	Moderate volatility
METALS	XAUUSD (Gold), XAGUSD (Silver)	High pip value, volatile
INDICES	NAS100, US30, SPX500, DAX, FTSE	Very volatile, large moves
CRYPTO	BTCUSD, ETHUSD	Extreme volatility

Priority Order

When a trade is executed, TTMT applies risk settings in this order:

1. Exact Symbol Match - If you configured XAUUSD specifically, those settings are used.
2. Asset Class Group - If no exact match, but you configured METALS, those settings apply.
3. Global Settings - If no override exists, your default Trading Settings are used.

Signal: BUY XAUUSD

1. Check: Is there an override for "XAUUSD"? → Yes → Use it
   OR
2. Check: Is there an override for "METALS"? → Yes → Use it
   OR
3. Fallback: Use global position sizing settings

Example Configurations

Here are recommended setups for different trading styles:

Conservative Approach:

Asset Class	Mode	Value	Rationale
FOREX_MAJOR	Percentage	2%	Standard risk for stable pairs
INDICES	Fixed USD	$50	Cap volatile index losses
METALS	Percentage	0.5%	Reduce risk for gold/silver
CRYPTO	Fixed USD	$25	Strict cap for crypto volatility

Aggressive Growth:

Asset Class	Mode	Value	Rationale
FOREX_MAJOR	Percentage	3%	Higher risk for majors
INDICES	Percentage	1.5%	Still volatile, moderate risk
METALS	Percentage	2%	Standard risk for metals

Important

Per-Asset overrides are still subject to your Max Risk Per Trade cap in Risk Settings. If your override calculates 5% risk but your cap is 2%, the trade will be capped to 2%.

Entry Zone Configuration

The Entry Zone defines the price range where your Limit Orders (Layers 2, 3, 4) are placed.

Definition Mode

• Percent of SL (Auto): The zone size is a percentage of the Stop Loss distance.
  • Example: SL is 20 pips away. Zone setting is 80%. Entry Zone = 16 pips.
  • Benefit: Adapts to market volatility automatically.
• Fixed Pips: The zone is always a fixed size (e.g., 10 pips).

Strategy Settings

TP Count Limiter

Some channels send signals with 5 or 6 Take Profit levels. You might not want to split your volume that thin.

• Setting: Max TPs to use (e.g., 3).
• Action: If a signal has 5 TPs, TTMT will only use the first 3 and ignore the rest.

TP Strategy

Determines how volume is distributed across your Take Profits.

• Progressive: Front-loaded with more volume on early TPs (TP1/TP2) to secure profit quickly.
• Balanced: Equal volume distribution across all TPs.
• Extended: Back-loaded with more volume on later TPs (TP5/TP6) to aim for bigger wins.

Signal Automation

You have granular control over which "Update" signals are automatically applied to your trades. This prevents a channel's aggressive management style from interfering with your own plan if you prefer.

Automation Toggles

• Auto-Update Stop Loss:

  • Role: Automatically applies new SL prices (including Breakeven commands) from the channel.
  • Default: ON (Recommended for capital protection).

• Auto-Update Take Profit:

  • Role: Automatically updates TP targets if the channel changes them.
  • Default: ON.

• Auto-Close (Partial):

  • Role: Automatically executes "Close half" or "Take partials" signals.
  • Default: OFF. Many traders prefer to let their mathematical TP Strategy handle profit taking rather than reacting to panic closes.

• Auto-Close (Full):

  • Role: Automatically exits the entire position if the channel sends "Close All".
  • Default: OFF. Prevents a channel from cutting your winners early if you want to hold for your original targets.