Using a Chart Tool to Size and Place Risk-Based Orders

Summary

This document describes a chart-based trading tool that displays position size, risk, and reward information while allowing traders to set entry, stop-loss, and take-profit levels by moving chart lines. It supports market and pending buy or sell orders, can calculate risk using account balance or equity, and includes controls for following the current price. The displayed broker limits help flag invalid stop distances or lot sizes before an order is placed.

The instructions explain keyboard shortcuts, adjustable risk and display settings, and the required setup of an indicator and expert advisor with trading permissions enabled. The tool is an execution and position-sizing aid; the document does not explain how to choose trade direction or establish an independently validated strategy. It offers no controlled performance results, and notes that rapid price movement can prevent an order from opening, requiring another attempt. Risk settings and broker constraints still require user oversight.

Key ideas

• The chart tool estimates lot size and risk from a selected account basis and risk setting.
• Entry, stop-loss, and take-profit levels can be adjusted visually on the chart.
• It supports market orders and pending orders in both directions.
• Broker limits are shown and flagged when selected prices or lot sizes exceed them.
• The tool requires an indicator, an expert advisor, and enabled trading permissions to place orders.

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