Per-Asset Overrides

A 0.10-lot, 60-pip stop that's perfect for EUR/USD is far too much for crypto and far too little for an index — different instruments move differently. Per-Asset Overrides let you set a different lot size and default stop-loss/take-profit pips per asset class, so one global setting doesn't have to fit gold, indices, crypto, and forex all at once. They live inside the Entries & Targets page and only kick in for the instruments they cover; everything else uses your global settings.

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The single most useful override is Metals — gold's pip value and volatility are so different from forex that one global setting almost never fits both.

What an override is (and isn't)

A per-asset override supplies a fallback lot size and default stop-loss/take-profit pips for one asset class. When a signal comes in, TTMT sorts the symbol into an asset class. If you've set an override for that class, your override's lot size and SL/TP defaults are used for that trade instead of the global ones. No override for the class, no change — the trade uses your global settings.

An override is not a settings layer that sits between your account and your channel profiles. It does not touch entry strategy, breakeven, trailing, or anything beyond sizing and the SL/TP fallback pips. Overrides are set per account, so you can run different ones on a live account and a prop-firm account.

Overrides only set sizing and default SL/TP pips

Per-asset overrides are not a settings layer. Entry strategy, breakeven, and trailing always come from your account settings or the channel's profile — never from an override. If you want gold to trade with different breakeven behavior, that's a Config Profile, not an override.

Example — what an override fixes: Your global 0.10 lots and 60-pip stop fit EUR/USD. The same 0.10 lots on gold risks roughly ten times the dollars per pip, and 60 pips on BTC is a rounding error. A Metals override at 0.03 lots / 300-pip default SL and a Crypto override at 0.02 lots fix both at once.

Example — when no override applies: You set overrides only for Metals and Crypto. A GBP/USD signal has no override, so it uses your global 0.10 lots and 60-pip default SL.

The five asset classes

TTMT sorts every instrument into one of exactly five classes. There is no "Commodities" class, and forex is split into Majors and Minors.

Class	Examples	Typical character
Forex Majors	EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY	Stable, predictable pip values
Forex Minors	EUR/GBP, AUD/NZD	Wider spreads, choppier
Metals	Gold (XAU), Silver (XAG)	Large, fast moves; big pip swings
Indices	NAS100, US30, SPX500, DAX	Different pip value, large point moves
Crypto	BTC/USD, ETH/USD	Extremely volatile

How a symbol is matched to a class

You set overrides per class, not per symbol — TTMT does the matching. Gold and silver symbols go to Metals; NAS100, US30, SPX500, DAX and similar go to Indices; BTC, ETH and other coins go to Crypto; the seven major pairs (EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CHF, AUD/USD, USD/CAD, NZD/USD) go to Forex Majors; everything else falls to Forex Minors.

Broker-specific naming (like GOLD, XAUUSD, XAUUSDm, or XAUUSD.pro) is handled by Symbol Mapping before the class is decided, so you don't have to worry about your broker's suffixes.

Example — a match in action: A signal on XAUUSD-ECN comes in. TTMT classifies it as Metals and applies your Metals override's 0.03 lots and 300-pip default SL instead of the global 0.10 / 60.

Setting an override

The controls are on the Entries & Targets page, under Per-Asset Risk & Default TP/SL Overrides.

1. Click Add Override and pick an asset class.
2. Set the Volume Mode:
   • Use Global — inherit your global position sizing for this class.
   • Fixed Lots — trade a fixed lot size for this class (0.01–100 lots).
3. Optionally set a Max Volume safety cap for the class (defaults to 1.0 lot, range 0.01–100).
4. Optionally open Default TP/SL Distances and set stop-loss and TP1–TP6 pip distances (1–500). Leave any field blank to inherit that value from your global settings.

Each override has a toggle and a Remove Override button, so you can disable a class without losing the others.

Blank means inherit

In the Default TP/SL Distances section, an empty field means "use my global setting." Only fill in the pips you want to differ for this asset class — leave the rest blank.

The per-asset volume choices are only Use Global and Fixed Lots — the same fixed-lot sizing the rest of the dashboard uses. There is no separate percentage-of-balance option here or in your global Order Setup.

When the default SL/TP pips are used

Per-asset default SL/TP pips are a fallback. They apply only when a signal doesn't include those values and the channel has no defaults of its own. A signal's own SL/TP always takes priority over your defaults.

The Max Volume cap

Each override carries a Max Volume value — a ceiling on lot size for that asset class, no matter what your sizing produces. Cap crypto at 0.05 lots, say, and a tight-stop crypto signal can never size larger than that.

This is your own per-class cap. It sits underneath TTMT's fixed 5.0-lot platform limit. Both apply at once, and the lower of the two wins. Your per-class Max Volume is a separate field from the platform limit — setting one does not change the other.

Two caps, lower wins

Your per-class Max Volume and TTMT's fixed 5.0-lot platform cap both apply. Whichever is lower is the one that limits the trade.

Example — a cap doing its job: Your sizing would put 0.4 lots on a tight-stop crypto signal. Your Crypto override's Max Volume of 0.05 caps it, so you stay small on the most volatile instrument.

Example — what an override won't do: You expected your Metals override to also change breakeven for gold. It doesn't — overrides only set lot size and default SL/TP pips. Use a Config Profile for the rest.

Suggested starting points

These are starting points, not rules — adjust them to your broker, your account size, and your risk tolerance. The lot-size values come from the in-app hint shown alongside the override controls:

• Forex majors — around 0.10 lots (stable, predictable)
• Gold (XAUUSD) — around 0.05 lots (more volatile)
• Indices (NAS100) — around 0.50 lots (different pip values)
• Crypto — around 0.02 lots (extremely volatile)

For default SL/TP pips, the right number depends entirely on how far the instrument actually swings on your broker. Set them after watching a few signals or checking the Trade Preview — a stop that's right for forex will be far too tight for gold or crypto.

Ideal Settings & Trading Strategy

Scenario 1 — Conservative Gold-Aware Trader

Setup: $4,000 account following one forex channel that occasionally posts gold signals. You don't want gold to dominate your risk.

Settings:

• Global: Fixed 0.08 lots, 60-pip default SL.
• Metals override: Fixed 0.02 lots, default SL 300 pips, default TPs 150 / 300 / 450, Max Volume 0.05.
• No other overrides — forex uses the global setting.

Why: Gold's volatility is contained to a tiny lot and a wide stop that reflects how far it actually swings, while forex keeps the comfortable global setting. The Max Volume cap guarantees a gold position can never balloon.

Watch for: Too small a Metals lot can skip deeper-layer orders on multi-layer gold trades. Accept fewer fills or nudge the lot up — the Trade Preview will show how many orders execute.

Switch when: You start trading gold seriously — give it its own Config Profile with a tuned entry strategy, not just a sizing override.

Scenario 2 — Moderate Multi-Asset Trader

Setup: $20,000 account, channels covering forex majors, indices, and crypto.

Settings:

• Global: Fixed 0.15 lots, 50-pip default SL.
• Indices override: Fixed 0.30 lots, default SL 200 pips, Max Volume 1.0.
• Crypto override: Fixed 0.03 lots, default SL 500 pips, Max Volume 0.10.
• Forex majors and minors: global.

Why: Each class trades at a size and stop matched to its pip value and volatility, so risk is roughly equalized across very different instruments without re-tuning the whole account per channel.

Watch for: Index point moves are large. A 200-pip default SL may be tight or loose depending on the index — verify against the Trade Preview.

Switch when: A specific index behaves differently from its peers — that's a Config Profile job, not a class override.

Scenario 3 — Prop-Firm Risk-Equalizer

Setup: $100k challenge account, mixed-instrument channel, a strict per-trade risk cap.

Settings:

• Global: Fixed 0.20 lots, 30-pip default SL.
• Metals override: Fixed 0.05 lots, default SL 250 pips, Max Volume 0.20.
• Indices override: Fixed 0.40 lots, default SL 150 pips, Max Volume 0.80.
• Crypto override: disabled (don't trade crypto on the challenge).

Why: Per-class Max Volume caps are a hard ceiling on each instrument's contribution to daily drawdown — exactly the kind of containment prop rules reward. Disabling the crypto override and not trading it removes the most volatile risk entirely.

Watch for: Max Volume caps interact with your sizing. If a cap bites on every trade, your base sizing is too aggressive for that class.

Switch when: Funded with looser rules — raise or remove the Max Volume caps.

Related Pages

• Order Setup — the global lot size and SL/TP defaults these override
• Config Profiles — per-channel overrides of everything, not just sizing
• Symbol Mapping — how symbols are matched to your broker's instruments
• Trade Preview — see how an override changes a sample trade