Settings

Default values used across the strategy builder. Saved locally in your browser.

Position Sizing

Account size

Starting equity. Used for the reported equity curve; costs are priced in pips and do not depend on it

Risk per trade

Fraction of equity risked on each trade

1.0%

Max risk USD

Hard cap regardless of equity (e.g. $600)

Max concurrent trades

How many positions can be open at once

Max trades per day

0 = no cap. Once this many trades close in a day, no new order fills until the next day — enforced during the run, not just reported after.

Max daily loss (R)

0 = no cap. Once a day's closed R reaches this deep a loss, no new order fills until the next day.

Default symbol

Default timeframe

Default bars

Number of bars to load per backtest

Applied to every backtest. Set realistic values for your broker to get accurate results.

Spread (pips)

Half applied to each side of entry

Commission

Cost per filled trade. The engine only ever uses pips — pick "$ per lot" to type your broker's real fee and have it converted for you.

Slippage (pips)

Worst-case market-exit slippage

Swap long (pips/day)

Overnight carry for longs. POSITIVE = a cost. Most brokers quote this the other way round, so flip the sign of a value copied from a statement.

Swap short (pips/day)

Overnight carry for shorts. POSITIVE = a cost. Most brokers quote this the other way round, so flip the sign of a value copied from a statement.