Order Setup

The Order Setup page (Settings > Trading) defines how every trade is constructed when a signal arrives. This is the most important settings page in TTMT — it determines your position size, how orders are layered, where take profits are placed, and how the system handles edge cases.

Every setting on this page answers one question: "When a signal comes in, what exactly should TTMT do?"

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Quick Setup Wizard

If you are configuring TTMT for the first time — or want to reset to a known-good starting point — the Quick Setup Wizard asks three questions and maps your answers to specific setting values:

Question	Options	What It Sets
Risk appetite	Conservative / Moderate / Aggressive	Lot size, volume caps
Profit style	Secure Early / Balanced / Maximize	TP strategy (Progressive / Balanced / Extended)
Entry style	Instant / Layered / Deep Retracement	Entry strategy (Single / Front-Loaded / Martingale)

The wizard can be re-run at any time from the top of the Order Setup page. It only changes the settings it controls — it will not overwrite per-asset overrides or config profile settings.

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Position Sizing

Position sizing controls how large each trade is. This is the single most impactful risk decision you make.

Volume Mode

Setting	What It Does	Default	Recommendation
Volume Mode	Determines how lot size is calculated for each trade	Fixed Lots	Fixed Lots for beginners; Risk % when comfortable

Currently, Fixed Lots is the active volume mode in the UI. Two additional modes — Risk % and Fixed USD — are designed and will be available in a future release.

• Fixed Lots: Every trade uses the same static lot size regardless of stop-loss distance or account balance. Simple and predictable, but risk per trade varies.
• Risk % (coming soon): You specify a percentage of your balance to risk per trade. The system calculates lot size so that if the stop loss is hit, you lose exactly that percentage.
• Fixed USD (coming soon): You specify a fixed dollar amount to risk per trade. Similar to Risk %, but with a constant dollar figure.

Lot Size

Setting	What It Does	Default	Recommendation
Lot Size	The volume used for each trade (in standard lots)	0.01	Start small (0.01-0.05) until you trust your channel's signals

The lot size you enter here is the total volume for the trade. TTMT distributes this across the 12 sub-orders according to your entry strategy and layer allocation. You do not need to calculate per-order volumes manually.

Minimum Viable Volume

The smallest sub-order in the default allocation is 5% of total volume. For all 12 orders to execute, you need at least 0.20 lots total. Below this, some orders will be skipped — the system continues with whatever is viable. At 0.01 lots, only the largest sub-orders will place.

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Entry Configuration

The entry strategy controls how your total volume is distributed across the 4 entry layers. This is the core of TTMT's layered execution system.

Entry Strategy

Setting	What It Does	Default	Recommendation
Entry Strategy	How volume is split across the 4 layers (Market + 3 Limit)	Layered (Front-Loaded)	Layered for most traders; Single for scalping

TTMT offers four entry strategies. Each one is tagged with a viability badge in the UI indicating its complexity and suitability:

1. Market Only (Single)

Layer 1 (Market)	Layer 2	Layer 3	Layer 4
100%	0%	0%	0%

All volume executes immediately as a single market order. No limit orders are placed. This is traditional copy-trading behavior — fast, simple, but you get whatever price the market gives you.

Best for: Scalping, very short-term signals, speed-critical execution.

2. Layered / Front-Loaded (Default)

Layer 1 (Market)	Layer 2 (66%)	Layer 3 (33%)	Layer 4 (Edge)
31%	23%	23%	23%

The default strategy. Puts slightly more volume at market to ensure you catch the move, with the remaining 69% spread across limit orders at progressively better prices. If price retraces, you accumulate a larger position at a better average entry.

Best for: Most market conditions. Balances catching the move with price improvement.

3. Zone Entry (Even)

Layer 1 (Market)	Layer 2 (66%)	Layer 3 (33%)	Layer 4 (Edge)
25%	25%	25%	25%

Equal volume across all 4 layers. Uses the signal's entry zone (if provided) to space the limit orders. No bias toward market or limit — a neutral approach.

Best for: Signals with well-defined entry zones, range-bound markets.

4. Limit Only (Martingale)

Layer 1 (Market)	Layer 2 (66%)	Layer 3 (33%)	Layer 4 (Edge)
10%	20%	30%	40%

Minimal market execution. The vast majority of volume is placed as limit orders at deeper retracement levels. You are betting on a pullback before continuation.

Best for: Range-bound markets, signals with wide entry zones, patient traders expecting retracement.

WARNING

Martingale places 40% of your volume at the deepest entry layer. If price never retraces, you will only have 10% of your intended position. Use this only when you have strong conviction that a pullback will occur.

Entry Zone Behavior

Setting	What It Does	Default	Recommendation
Entry Zone	How limit order prices are calculated within the zone	Auto (80% of SL)	Auto for most signals

The entry zone defines the price range where Layers 2-4 place their limit orders. In Auto mode, the zone is calculated as a percentage of the stop-loss distance (default: 80%). If the signal provides an explicit entry zone, that zone is used instead.

Example: For a BUY signal with entry at 1.1000 and SL at 1.0980 (20 pips), the auto entry zone is 16 pips (80%). Layer 4's limit order would be placed at 1.0984.

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Take Profit Configuration

Take profit settings control where and how positions close in profit.

TP Count

Setting	What It Does	Default	Recommendation
TP Count	How many take profit levels to use	Keep Signal	Keep Signal unless you want consistent structure

• Keep Signal: Uses however many TPs the signal provides (1-6). This is the most adaptive option.
• Fixed 1-6: Forces a specific number of TPs. If the signal provides more, extras are dropped. If it provides fewer, default TP values are used as fallbacks.

TP Strategy

Setting	What It Does	Default	Recommendation
TP Strategy	How volume is distributed across TP levels	Progressive	Progressive for safety; Extended for trend-chasing

The TP strategy determines what percentage of your total position closes at each take profit level:

TP Level	Progressive (Default)	Balanced	Extended
TP1	30%	~17%	6%
TP2	23%	~17%	10%
TP3	18%	~17%	13%
TP4	13%	~17%	18%
TP5	10%	~16%	23%
TP6	6%	~16%	30%

Progressive front-loads profit-taking. Most of your position closes at the nearest TPs, locking in gains quickly. Best for choppy markets and risk-averse traders.

Balanced distributes volume equally. Every TP level gets roughly the same share. Best when you have no strong bias about how far price will travel.

Extended back-loads profit-taking. The majority of your position is held for the furthest TPs, maximizing gains on strong trends. Best for trending markets and high-confidence signals.

Automatic Adaptation

If a signal provides fewer than 6 TPs (e.g., only TP1-TP3), the distribution automatically adapts to the available levels. The percentages scale proportionally — you do not need separate settings for different TP counts.

Runner Mode

Setting	What It Does	Default	Recommendation
Runner Mode	Converts the last sub-order into a "runner" with open TP	Off	Enable for trending markets with strong channels

When enabled, the final sub-order's take profit is set to open (no TP target). This position runs indefinitely until the trailing stop closes it, you close it manually, or the signal provider sends a close instruction. Runners let you capture extended moves that exceed the original TP levels.

Default TPs (Fallback)

Setting	What It Does	Default	Recommendation
Default TP1-TP6	Fallback TP levels (in pips) when signal provides none	Varies by asset class	Configure per-asset in Per-Asset Overrides

When a signal does not provide enough take profit levels to satisfy your TP Count setting, the system uses these fallback values. Default TPs are specified in pips and can be customized per asset class.

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Stop Loss Configuration

Stop loss settings control how the system handles missing or invalid stop-loss values.

Default SL

Setting	What It Does	Default	Recommendation
Default SL	Fallback stop-loss distance (in pips) when signal provides none	Varies by asset class	Set conservatively; a safety net should be tight

If a signal does not include a stop loss and your channel is set to execute anyway, TTMT uses this fallback value. This is a safety net — not a replacement for good signal quality. Configure per-asset defaults in Per-Asset Overrides.

Invalid SL Handling

Setting	What It Does	Default	Recommendation
Invalid SL Handling	What to do when the signal's SL fails validation	Skip Trade	Skip Trade is safest; Use Default if you trust the channel

When TTMT's safety checks detect a problematic stop loss (wrong side of entry, unreasonably far, etc.), this setting determines the response:

Option	Behavior
Skip Trade	Reject the signal entirely. No orders are placed.
Use Default SL	Replace the invalid SL with your configured default.
Correct SL	Attempt to auto-correct the SL to a valid value.

TIP

Skip Trade is the safest option. An invalid stop loss often indicates a parsing error or a genuinely bad signal. Skipping protects you from entering trades with undefined risk.

Orphan Order Cancel on SL Hit

Setting	What It Does	Default	Recommendation
Cancel Unfilled on SL Hit	Cancel remaining limit orders when SL is hit	On	Keep enabled

When the stop loss is hit and open positions are closed, unfilled limit orders from Layers 2-4 may still be pending on the broker. With this setting enabled, TTMT cancels those orphan orders immediately to prevent them from filling after the trade has already been stopped out.

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Extreme Value Detection

The extreme value detection system catches signals with suspiciously large or small values — a stop loss 1000 pips away, a take profit that is only 1 pip from entry, or an entry price that does not match the current market.

Extreme Value Behavior

Setting	What It Does	Default	Recommendation
Extreme Value Handling	How to respond when a signal contains extreme/suspicious values	Reject	Reject is safest

Option	Behavior
Reject	Reject the signal entirely. The safest option.
Correct	Auto-correct extreme values to safe boundaries.
Execute Anyway	Execute the signal as-is, with a warning logged.

Cross-Setting Interaction

If you set Invalid SL Handling to "Use Default" and Extreme Value Handling to "Execute Anyway", a signal with both an invalid SL and extreme TPs could result in a trade with your default SL but uncorrected extreme TPs. Review these settings together to ensure they form a coherent policy.

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Complete Settings Reference

Setting	Section	Default	Options
Volume Mode	Position Sizing	Fixed Lots	Fixed Lots
Lot Size	Position Sizing	0.01	0.01 - 100.0
Entry Strategy	Entry Configuration	Front-Loaded	Single, Front-Loaded, Even, Martingale
Entry Zone	Entry Configuration	Auto (80% of SL)	Auto, Fixed Pips
TP Count	Take Profit	Keep Signal	Keep Signal, 1-6
TP Strategy	Take Profit	Progressive	Progressive, Balanced, Extended
Runner Mode	Take Profit	Off	On / Off
Default TP1-TP6	Take Profit	Per-asset defaults	Pip values
Default SL	Stop Loss	Per-asset defaults	Pip values
Invalid SL Handling	Stop Loss	Skip Trade	Skip / Use Default / Correct
Cancel Unfilled on SL Hit	Stop Loss	On	On / Off
Extreme Value Handling	Extreme Values	Reject	Reject / Correct / Execute Anyway

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Related Pages

• Active Trade Setup — Breakeven, trailing stop, redistribution
• Per-Asset Overrides — Asset-specific volume and default SL/TP
• Trade Preview — Visualize the impact of your settings
• Config Profiles — Override these settings for specific channels
• Order Execution Strategy — How the 12-order system works
• Order Management System — Full technical deep-dive
• Risk Management — Position sizing and safety guards