APEX 300K+: The Journey

NexusFi · 2024-03-25T12:45:21-04:00

completely agree with OttoBlink .. gotta give the trade room to move (ATR/volatility) without reaching account loss limits .. and that is a factor of the number of contracts .. tick value .. and ATR when I added bcomas' AccountEquityGuard code to my button strategy I added a loss per trade limit .. my losses this week happened when I increased the number of contracts (without increasing the loss per trade amount) and NQ jumped around even more than normal .. so I watched as my trade(s) were closed for …

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Updated March 25, 2024

APEX 300K+: The Journey

March 25th, 2024, 12:45 PM

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