What all those settings actually do.
One line each, no jargon. You'll notice most of them belong in the "leave alone" pile — that's on purpose.
Every default below is exactly how we test and run the EA ourselves. The settings work together as one tuned system, and modified settings are the #1 cause of avoidable losses we see. If you feel something should be different, email us first — we'll tell you honestly.
Set this
The only required field.
LicenseKeyYour personal key from the activation email. Without it, the EA won't trade.Adjust if you want
Safe, personal-preference settings. Defaults work fine if you skip this section entirely.
DailyProfitTargetUSD"Done for the day" switch: once today's profit hits this amount, no new cycles until tomorrow. 0 = off.TotalEquityRiskWhere the equity kill-switch fires — 0.30 means 30% below peak equity. The kill-switch itself is always on and cannot be switched off; this sets only the level. 0.30 is the highest the EA accepts, so you can make it act sooner, never later.v1.42+UseFridayEarlyStopStops opening new trades early on Friday so you head into the weekend calmer. On by default.v1.36+FridayLastTradeHourThe Friday cutoff hour, in your broker's server time (default 12 = midday).FridayFlattenEnabledStricter weekend option: also force-close anything still open later on Friday (at FridayFlattenHour). Off by default — closing early can lock in a basket's temporary loss.UseMarketRegimeFilterOptional caution filter: skips new trades in strongly trending or violent markets. Off by default.ShowChartInfoThe status panel on your chart. No reason to turn it off.Two settings that used to sit here are now fixed and no longer appear in the inputs list at all: StartingLot is locked at 0.01, and the equity kill-switch is permanently on. The risk profile is standardised — it can be turned down, never up. If you're looking for either of them and can't find them, that's why.
Leave at default
The engine itself — entry, grid and safety mechanics, tuned as one system. Changing one piece changes how the whole machine behaves.
StraddleDistance / StraddlePendingTPHow far the entry orders sit from the market and their targets.LotExponent / LotDigitsHow lot sizes grow through a recovery, and their rounding.MaxTrades / PipStep1 / PipStep2 / GridSwitchLevelThe grid's shape: how many levels and how far apart.TakeProfitWhere a basket closes in profit, measured from its break-even.Slippage / BuyMagic / SellMagicOrder execution tolerance and the EA's internal trade IDs.MaxTradeOpenHoursOptional time-based exit. 0 = off (default).Rollover settings (UsePauseWindow…)The daily pause around midnight rollover, when spreads spike. Already set correctly.MaxStraddleSpreadPointsBlocks new trades when the spread is abnormally wide.Basket safety (MaxBasketLots…)Optional hard caps per basket — advanced risk controls, 0 = off.AccountTypeOverrideForces cent/standard detection — only change this if support asks you to."I added money — why is the lot size the same?"
The most common question we get, so here it is in full.
The short answerThe EA does not scale its lot size with your equity, and that's deliberate. The starting lot is fixed at 0.01 and isn't an adjustable input.Why it's fixedThe grid spacing, the multiplier, the caps and the kill-switch were tested together as one configuration. Letting the first lot float with equity would silently change the risk of every level in the grid — including the deep ones you only meet on a bad day.What topping up doesNothing breaks. The account simply runs more conservatively than designed: more margin headroom, less activity, a smaller share of your capital at work. Double the equity and you're running at roughly half the intended risk-per-equity.How to actually scaleRun another account. Each one gets its own licence key and runs the same tested settings. That's the intended path — more accounts, not bigger lots. Send us the new account number and we'll activate it, no charge.Watch the minimumDon't split too finely. Each account must stay above its minimum balance or the EA stops trading (LOCKED – BALANCE). Two accounts sitting just barely above the gate will each halt on the first normal drawdown — leave a real buffer.Be clear on the trade-offTwo accounts move together — same EA, same symbol, same conditions. This isn't diversification, and it does put your full capital to work at the intended risk level rather than the reduced one. What it gives you is separation: each account's kill-switch and caps act independently, so one bad basket can't reach the other.That's genuinely all of it.
Key in, defaults on, running on a VPS — that's the setup we test with.
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