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Trade Configuration ​

Trade configuration is where you define how TTMT executes and manages your trades. Every signal that passes through the system is shaped by these settings before a single order hits the broker.

The configuration is split into two complementary pages, each controlling a different phase of the trade lifecycle:

Order Setup — How Trades Are Placed ​

The Order Setup page (Settings > Trading) controls everything that happens before and during trade execution:

  • Position sizing — How large each trade should be
  • Entry strategy — How your volume is distributed across the 4 entry layers
  • Take profit configuration — How many TPs, which distribution strategy, and fallback defaults
  • Stop loss handling — Default SL values, invalid SL behavior, and orphan order cleanup
  • Extreme value detection — What happens when a signal contains suspicious values

These settings determine the structure of every trade the moment a signal is received. They answer the question: "When a signal comes in, what orders should TTMT place?"

Order Setup Reference -->

Active Trade Setup — How Open Trades Are Managed ​

The Active Trade Setup page (Settings > Strategy) controls everything that happens after orders are placed and positions are open:

  • Profit protection — Auto-breakeven and trailing stop configuration
  • Order management — TP redistribution and unfilled order cancellation
  • Signal updates — Whether to apply the signal provider's modifications to open trades
  • Manual override behavior — How TTMT handles manual changes you make on MetaTrader

These settings govern ongoing trade management. They answer the question: "Once a trade is live, how should TTMT manage it?"

Active Trade Setup Reference -->

Customization Tools ​

Beyond the two core settings pages, TTMT provides powerful tools to fine-tune and visualize your configuration:

Per-Asset Overrides ​

Different asset classes behave differently. Gold moves in $6 swings. EUR/USD moves in 20-pip increments. A one-size-fits-all lot size makes no sense.

Per-asset overrides let you configure different volume modes, lot sizes, SL defaults, and TP defaults for each asset class — Forex, Metals, Indices, Crypto, and Commodities.

Per-Asset Overrides -->

Trade Preview ​

Before any real money is at risk, the Trade Preview shows you exactly what TTMT would do with a given signal under your current settings. It simulates volume calculation, layer pricing, TP assignments, and even redistribution scenarios.

The Trade Preview appears directly in the settings pages so you can see the impact of every change in real time.

Trade Preview -->

How Settings Flow Into Trades ​

When a signal arrives, TTMT resolves your settings through a hierarchy:

Signal Value (highest priority)
    --> Channel Config Profile Override
        --> Account Settings (Order Setup + Active Trade Setup)
            --> Per-Asset Override
                --> System Default (lowest priority)

Signal-provided values always win. If the signal includes a stop loss, that stop loss is used (assuming it passes validation). If the signal does not include a stop loss, TTMT falls back through the hierarchy until it finds one.

This means your Order Setup and Active Trade Setup pages define the baseline, and Config Profiles let you override that baseline for specific channels.

Start with the defaults

TTMT ships with sensible defaults for every setting. If you are just getting started, the Quick Setup Wizard on the Order Setup page will configure the most impactful settings based on three simple questions about your trading style.