Hotkey Limit Orders with Risk-Based Stop and Target Sizing

Summary

This trading script opens a limit order at the price of a specially labeled chart line when triggered by a hotkey. A line above the current price produces a buy limit, while one below produces a sell limit. The user configures the lot size, maximum stop-loss risk in deposit currency, and a profit-to-loss ratio; the script calculates the corresponding stop and take-profit levels for the instrument before placing the order.

The described workflow is aimed at speeding up order entry for fast-moving situations such as scalping. Users can save script variants with different settings and assign each to a separate hotkey. The document explains the interaction and configuration steps, but gives no execution safeguards, slippage handling, broker constraints, performance testing, or evidence that the approach improves trading outcomes.

Key ideas

• A hotkey-triggered script places a limit order at a labeled chart line.
• The line’s position relative to price determines whether the order is a buy limit or sell limit.
• Configured monetary risk and a profit-to-loss ratio determine stop-loss and take-profit levels.
• Separate configured script variants can be assigned to different hotkeys.
• No trading performance or execution-quality evidence is provided.

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