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Glossary ​

This glossary defines the terms you meet across TTMT, both words specific to the platform and the standard trading vocabulary they sit alongside. The TTMT terms are grouped by topic so related ideas stay together; general trading terms follow at the end. When a term has a dedicated guide, the entry links to it.

TTMT Terminology ​

These are grouped by topic: Risk Limits, the Adaptive Engine, trade lifecycle, channels, connections & providers, and overrides & sharing.

Risk Limits ​

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Risk Limits is off by default. Turn it on per account in your account settings. See Risk Limits and account halts.

Risk Limits — An opt-in, per-account daily-loss safety system. When your realized loss for the day crosses the threshold you set, the account is halted: new signal-driven trades stop. Off by default. Each MetaTrader account has its own independent Risk Limits state. See Risk Limits and account halts.

Halt — The state an account enters when its daily-loss (or daily-profit) threshold is crossed. New signals from channels stop executing on that account until you resume. Existing open positions are left alone unless you also enabled close-all. See Risk Limits and account halts.

Resume Trading — Clears the halt so signals execute again. Resume keeps the day's accumulated numbers — your realized profit and loss, the trades already counted, and the day-start equity. It does not reset your daily loss back to zero. Use it when you have decided to keep trading after a halt. See Risk Limits and account halts.

Recalibrate Baseline — Re-anchors the threshold to your current equity after a deposit, withdrawal, or manual broker adjustment. This is a different action from Resume: Resume keeps counting against the old baseline; Recalibrate moves the baseline. See Risk Limits and account halts.

Resume vs. Recalibrate

Resume keeps the day's count — the loss already taken still counts against the cap. Recalibrate moves the baseline so the cap is measured against your new balance. Example: you hit a 5% halt at 10am. Resume lets the day's signals trade again, still counting the loss. Recalibrate is only for after you deposited funds and want the cap measured against the new balance.

Daily Loss Cap (Halt Threshold) — The percentage or fixed-amount loss that triggers a halt. Default is 5% of your baseline; you can set a fixed currency amount instead. A matching daily-profit cap can also halt the account on a good day.

TTMT-Only P&L Scope — Risk Limits counts only the trades TTMT placed. Trades you opened manually on the broker platform do not count toward the daily-loss cap.

The Adaptive Engine ​

How TTMT places and manages the orders behind a single signal.

Adaptive Engine — TTMT's order-placement model. You choose how many entry layers to split a signal into (1 to 6, default 4); the engine then derives how many individual orders each layer needs from your lot size and your broker's minimum lot and lot step. The order count is not something you set — it follows your size, capped at 6 orders per layer and 36 orders in total. See How orders are placed.

Layer — One price level in the entry zone. TTMT places between 1 and 6 layers (default 4). Layer 1 is the entry nearest the current price; deeper layers sit further into the zone to catch retracements. How volume is weighted across the layers is set by your Entry Strategy — the default Even strategy splits it equally (25 / 25 / 25 / 25 across four layers, before broker rounding).

Entry Strategy — How volume is weighted across layers. Four shipped options (default is Even):

  • Even (even, the default) — equal size on each layer (25 / 25 / 25 / 25 at four layers).
  • Front-Loaded (front-loaded) — more size on the market layer, less on deeper ones.
  • Martingale (martingale) — most size on the deepest, best-priced layers, to average down harder.
  • Single (single) — one order: a market entry when price is already favorable, a limit at the entry/zone edge otherwise.

Example: on the same XAUUSD signal, even puts equal size on each layer; martingale puts the most size on the deepest layer to average down harder.

Entry Zone — The price range TTMT spreads its layered orders across. For a BUY with the price at 1.0000 and a 10-pip zone, orders sit between 1.0000 and 0.9990. The zone width defaults to a percentage of the stop-loss distance.

Entry Zone Expansion — An opt-in widening of the entry zone on the favorable (Layer-1) side, by 1 to 20 pips, so near-miss entries still fill. Off by default. It is one-sided by design: it never deepens your worst-case risk. See Entry zone expansion.

Entry Zone Resolution — The step that decides the effective entry zone before a trade is placed, combining the signal's stated zone with your settings (single-layer, zone override, expansion). See Entry zone resolution.

TP Strategy — How volume is distributed across take-profit levels: Progressive (front-loaded, the default — secures profit early), Balanced (roughly equal across all TPs), or Extended (back-loaded — chases trends, the final TP gets the most). See TP redistribution.

TP Count Limit — Caps how many take-profit levels are used: 1 to 6, or "keep signal," which uses all of the signal's TPs. Default is keep signal.

Redistribution (TP Redistribution) — When deeper layers fill during a retracement, TTMT shifts the open positions' take-profit targets closer to secure profit earlier. Layer 1 normally locks to TP1 as a safety net (see L1 Lock). See TP redistribution.

L1 Lock — The rule that locks Layer-1 positions to TP1 once any deeper layer fills, turning Layer 1 into a break-even safety net. On by default; turning it off lets Layer 1 chase the same targets as the rest. Example: price retraces and your deeper layers fill. With L1 Lock on, your first entry's target snaps to TP1 so the whole trade can break even; with it off, Layer 1 keeps reaching for its original TP. See TP redistribution.

Runner (Open-TP) — The last position in a trade with its take-profit removed (set to "open"), so it rides the trend protected only by breakeven or a trailing stop. Enabled via the Take Profit settings; disabled by default. See Runner positions.

% of Balance (Percentage Sizing) — A position-sizing mode where you set the share of your account balance a single trade may risk (0.1%–10%) instead of a fixed lot. TTMT computes the lot from the signal's stop-loss distance so the dollar risk stays about constant — a wider stop gives a smaller position, a tighter stop a larger one. If your broker's minimum lot can't fit the risk budget, the trade is rejected rather than over-risked. Contrast with Fixed Lots. See Position sizing.

Fixed $ Risk — A per-asset-override sizing mode where you set a fixed dollar amount to risk on that asset class (for example, "$50 per gold trade"), regardless of balance. Available only in a Per-Asset Override, not globally or in a profile.

Volume Cap — A platform safety ceiling on the total volume across all layers of one trade. It is a backstop, not something you select — higher internal ceilings can exist for special account configurations, but it is not user-adjustable. Example: if your settings would size a trade beyond the ceiling, TTMT clamps it down before placing any order.

Trade Lifecycle ​

Terms describing what happens to a signal and trade over its life.

Two-Phase Signal — A signal that arrives in two parts: an alert ("Prepare to buy XAUUSD…") then a confirmation with the entry, stop loss, and take-profit. In Complete Only mode, TTMT waits for the second message; in Execute on Alert mode, it acts on the first and modifies on the second. When your SL or TP overrides are active, an alert-shaped signal can be elevated to execute immediately because your own defaults supply the missing levels.

Followup (Follow-up Signal) — The second-phase message that adds or updates details after an alert. It is applied to the existing trade as a modification, not a new trade.

Effective Settings — The settings actually applied when a trade executes, after merging the channel's profile over your account defaults. Where a channel profile sets a value, it wins; where it leaves a value blank, your account default fills in. See Settings inheritance.

Breakeven Buffer — The pips added past the entry price when the stop loss moves to breakeven, so spread does not stop you out at exactly entry. Default is 2 pips.

Trailing Stop — A stop loss that follows price by a fixed distance once a trade moves in your favor, locking in gains as the move extends. Off by default; the distance is configurable in pips (default 30). See Position protection.

Position Reconciliation — TTMT periodically compares its own record of a trade against the broker's live state and corrects any drift — for example, a position that closed at the broker but was not yet recorded.

Automatic Safety Pause — A per-account safety mechanism that temporarily stops execution after repeated failures, then tests recovery automatically before resuming. It clears on its own after a short cooldown plus a run of consecutive successful operations (by default, two). Each MetaTrader account has its own independent safety pause. (Known internally as the circuit breaker.) See Execution safety.

Trade-End-Reason — The label on each finished trade in the Trade Log that says why it ended. The trade status says where a trade landed; the end reason says why. Current reasons include: Won and Lost (closed in profit or loss); Not Filled (orders placed, none filled — no money was at risk); Rejected (the broker refused it — invalid stops, market closed, or symbol disabled); Closed by Channel (a close/exit signal); Canceled by You (a manual close); Loss Limit / Profit Target (your per-trade P&L limit closed it, sign-aware); Stopped Out (the broker liquidated the position for insufficient margin — not a strategy stop-loss); No Follow-Up (the alert never got its follow-up in time); and Under Review / Needs Attention. An Automated marker flags outcomes reached by automation. See Trade Log.

Stopped Out — A trade end reason meaning the broker force-liquidated the position because the account ran out of margin. This is distinct from a normal strategy stop-loss: it is not the SL you or the signal set, but the broker protecting itself. It usually signals your position size was too large for your balance.

Loss Limit / Profit Target — The trade end reason shown when a trade is closed by your per-trade P&L limit — the maximum loss or profit you set for a single trade. The label follows the sign: hitting the loss cap shows Loss Limit, hitting the profit target shows Profit Target. These limits are snapshotted when the trade opens and do not change mid-trade.

Closed Unfilled (Not Filled) — A trade whose orders were placed but where none filled before the trade was closed — for example, limit orders that never triggered. Shows as "Not Filled" in the dashboard. Example: your limit orders sat below market for an hour, price never came back, and the trade timed out. It shows as Not Filled, not Failed, because nothing was ever at risk.

Trade Status Self-Healing — Automatic correction of a trade's final outcome from the underlying positions, so a trade can't stay mislabeled — for example, shown as a win when it actually closed at a loss.

Channels ​

How channels map to accounts and how signals flow.

Channel Assignment — The link between a signal channel and a MetaTrader account. Assignments decide which accounts trade which channels; each can be independently active or paused. The assignment's status (not the channel itself) controls whether signals execute on a given account.

Execution Mode — Controls which signals a channel acts on: Complete Only (only signals with Entry + SL + at least one TP) or Execute on Alert (act immediately on an alert, then apply follow-up details as modifications). See Execution modes.

Signal Pattern — A classification of how a channel sends its signals: Complete Signals (everything in one message), Alert Then Details (alert first, details in a follow-up), or Alerts Only (directional alerts without full details). This is not a quality badge — it describes message shape, not channel quality.

Channel Auto-Pause — TTMT pauses a channel-account assignment automatically after repeated execution failures on that account, so a misbehaving channel can't keep failing silently. It pauses the assignment, not the channel for everyone.

Multi-Account Broadcasting — When a channel is assigned to several accounts, one signal becomes one trade per active assignment. Each account trades it with its own effective settings. See Account broadcasting.

Channel Access Type — How a channel is reached: Public, Private (Paid), or Private (Affiliate).

Filters Tab — The channel-settings tab (formerly "Symbols") that holds two different filters: the per-account symbol allowlist and the channel-wide text blacklist. See Message filters.

Symbol Allowlist — A per-account list that limits which symbols a channel is allowed to trade on that account. It scopes execution: a symbol not on the allowlist won't trade on that account. Distinct from the text blacklist, which filters messages for everyone.

Text Blacklist — A channel-wide list of words or phrases that make a message skip parsing and trading entirely. Matching is case-insensitive and whole-term (so "scalp" does not match "scalpel"), and it runs before the message is parsed. Replies bypass the blacklist, so close and modify follow-ups still work. If matching itself fails, the message is let through (fail-open). A blocked message shows the reason blacklist_match:<term> in the Signal Log. See Message filters.

Execution Schedule (Blocked Hours) — Time windows during which trading is paused. The windows mark blocked periods, not allowed ones. Account blocks and channel blocks combine — a signal is blocked if either scope blocks it — unless the channel's assigned profile defines its own schedule, in which case that profile schedule is used on its own. Each scope keeps its own timezone. A signal that lands in a blocked window is skipped, not queued for later. If the schedule can't be read, trading continues (fail-open).

Connections & Providers ​

How TTMT connects to your broker, and the states you see for that connection.

MetaAPI Cloud — The default, recommended way to connect your MetaTrader account. TTMT reaches your broker through MetaAPI's managed cloud, and broker-managed features (such as broker-side trailing) are available where your broker supports them.

Self-Host (Terminal / Client) — Alternative connection providers where the MetaTrader terminal runs closer to you rather than through MetaAPI's cloud. Both are in limited preview, enabled per account on request, and gated by provider-specific safety flags. Some broker-managed behaviors differ — notably, gateway-backed self-host does not support broker-managed trailing stops and skips their activation. See Self-host connections.

Market-Closed (Idle) State — A neutral state shown when the broker's market is closed. It is not a lost connection and not an error. Signals that arrive while the market is closed are skipped immediately — no order is placed and nothing is replayed at reopen. Any reopening countdown you see is a display aid, not an execution promise.

Settling / Provisional — Live-view trust states for a trade whose numbers are still stabilizing (for example, right after it opens or while the price feed catches up). They tell you a value is not yet final, not that anything is wrong.

Oracle — A limited-preview trade-quality gate and advisor that scores a trade before it is placed. In its advisory mode it measures and notifies without blocking; in its enforcing mode it can hold a low-quality trade. It is off by default and rolled out selectively — available on request. See Oracle.

Overrides & Sharing ​

The override toggles and profile reuse.

Config Profile — A reusable set of trading settings you assign to specific channels, overriding your account defaults so different channels can trade differently. See Config profiles.

Signal Override — A toggle that replaces a value from the signal with your own configured default. Three independent toggles exist: Override signal SL, Override signal TPs, and Override signal entry zone. When a toggle is on, your default always replaces the signal's value — useful when a channel sends unreliable levels. Example: your channel sends a 5-pip SL that's too tight. Turn on Override signal SL and TTMT uses your 60-pip default instead.

Override Mode — Fixed vs. Auto (entry zone) — For the entry-zone override specifically, "Fixed" replaces the signal's zone with a zone you size yourself, applied immediately; "Auto" lets TTMT compute the zone from the stop-loss distance at execution time. This Fixed-vs-Auto choice exists only on the entry-zone override — the SL and TP overrides are simple on/off toggles. See Override modes.

Override (manual, on the broker) — When you manually change a trade's SL or TP on your broker platform after TTMT placed it. Your Manual Override setting controls whether TTMT restores its values, leaves them, or only restores them on the next signal modification.

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If you change SL or TP at the broker, your Manual Override setting decides whether TTMT puts its values back. Check that setting before adjusting trades by hand.

Profile Share Code — A short code that exports a Config Profile so another user can import it. On export, inherited (blank) settings are filled in with their real values, so the profile imports identically for anyone. See Profile sharing.

Symbol Remap (Symbol Mapping) — How TTMT matches a signal's symbol (for example, GOLD) to your broker's symbol (for example, XAUUSD.m) across naming differences, using four matching strategies. See Symbol mapping.

Symbol Alias Group — A built-in set of equivalent symbol names (for example, XAUUSD = GOLD = XAU/USD). TTMT ships a set of these groups so common naming differences resolve automatically.

Settings Wizard — The guided setup that walks you through lot size, entry strategy, and TP strategy. It runs during onboarding and can be re-run from the settings page or when you add a new account.

Trash & Restore — The soft-delete tools for clearing finished trades, signals, and positions from your views. Only terminal or closed records can be trashed, using direct row selection (checkboxes on desktop, long-press on mobile) and a bulk-action bar. Deleting a trade also trashes its positions, and a trashed position can't be restored on its own. Trash is always reachable — nothing you remove is gone for good. See Trash and restore.

Kill Switch — An emergency control that immediately closes open positions. Two scopes: close all positions (including manual trades) or close only TTMT-managed positions. See Emergency controls.

General Trading Terms ​

Standard forex vocabulary, listed alphabetically.

Balance — The cash in your trading account, not counting the floating profit or loss of open trades.

Drawdown — The drop from a peak in your account value to a later low, usually shown as a percentage. A measure of how much your account fell during a losing stretch. Prop firms typically set maximum drawdown limits (for example, 5% daily, 10% total).

Equity — Your balance plus or minus the floating profit and loss of all open positions. This is what your account is actually worth right now, and it moves in real time as prices change.

Free Margin — The equity not tied up as margin for open positions — the amount available to open new trades. When free margin reaches zero, no new trades can be placed.

Leverage — How much position size your broker lets you control per unit of margin (for example, 1:100 means $1 controls $100 of assets). Higher leverage means a smaller margin requirement and larger swings in profit and loss.

Lot Size — The volume of a trade, measured in lots: a standard lot (1.00) is 100,000 units of the base currency; a mini lot (0.10) is 10,000 units; a micro lot (0.01) is 1,000 units.

Magic Number — An identifier the broker platform attaches to trades so they can be grouped or filtered. TTMT uses it to recognize the positions it manages and tell them apart from manual trades on the same account.

Margin — The deposit your broker holds to keep a leveraged position open. If equity falls too close to the required margin, the broker can issue a margin call or close positions.

Pip — The smallest standard price increment for a pair. For most pairs it is 0.0001 (the fourth decimal); for JPY pairs it is 0.01 (the second decimal). Stop-loss and take-profit distances are measured in pips.

Slippage — The difference between the price you expected and the price you actually got, common during fast moves or thin liquidity. It can be positive (better price) or negative (worse price).

Spread — The gap between the bid (sell) and ask (buy) price. You pay it on every trade, and it widens during news and off-hours. Tighter spreads mean lower costs.

Stop Loss (SL) — The price at which a losing trade closes automatically to cap the loss. TTMT sets a stop loss on every trade — from the signal, or from your default if the signal has none.

Take Profit (TP) — The price at which part or all of a trade closes automatically to lock in profit. TTMT supports up to six levels, TP1 through TP6, with volume split across them according to your TP Strategy.