How to calculate proper lot size ?
How to calculate proper lot size ?
11 Feb 2022, 11:40
Hi again,
So i'm trying to build a scalping system that watch the market in 5 minutes timeframe and execute trades based on simple algorithm, until here its all okay (I hope so), but when it comes to lot size its a bit tricky.
The formula i calculate lot size is:
willingToSpend = accountValue * .01 // IN THIS CASE I WANT TO RISK 1% OF MY TRADING ACCOUNT
stopLossDistance = willingToSpend / NUMBER_OF_PIPS
calculate = stopLossDistance / VALUE_PER_PIP // In this case my account is in euro and i do the math on what's the value per pip for EUR to USD // for example 0.88
And this calculates me lot size for example it prints 0.23.
But as a scalping strategy, this system sometimes executes trades even on distances lower then one pip for example .05 pip and this calculation return value of more then 1 lot and when it touches the TP the value of it is for example $3 profit that means 2 times lower or 3 times lower than 1% of trading account, but when it touches SL it stops the SL of -$20 that is 2 times to 3 times bigger that my account value.
But when the trade size more than one pip for example 4 pips (more than one pip SL), this calculation formula somehow it works well, not accurate but its close to the ammount.
So is there any other formula on how can i calculate this more accurately ?
P.S my formula of lot size is based on this:
Replies
dudegrowth
14 Feb 2022, 12:41
RE:
amusleh said:
Hi,
Which API you are using for your strategy? automate API or Open API?
As you opened the thread on Open API section, for calculation of Pip/tick size/value you can use this tutorial: Profit/Loss Calculation - Open API (spotware.github.io)
Hi, Im using OPEN API
@dudegrowth
amusleh
14 Feb 2022, 09:04
Hi,
Which API you are using for your strategy? automate API or Open API?
As you opened the thread on Open API section, for calculation of Pip/tick size/value you can use this tutorial: Profit/Loss Calculation - Open API (spotware.github.io)
@amusleh