Incorrect lotsize calculations
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Hi, I'm using the "1% of current balance --> lotsize" risk method and I noticed that sometimes the risk is way more than it should be.

Right side is balance and 1 to the left is how much I lost on that trade.
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Bumping this up from over a year ago. Having the same issue. Every once in a while my EA will place an order for 100 lots. I use the same risk % of the current balance (1%). Anyone know why this is happening?
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Can you please share the link to the project?
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Hi there -thank you for responding. Here's an image on how my buys and sells are setup. Percent to risk is a constant - always 1%... Most of the time time the orders are executed correctly, but randomly I will end up with 100 lot sells/buys. I also have a check in there that says the SL should not be less than a specific number (10 pips for example) so there should never be a time where we have a stop loss so small that the calculated risk % should be over 100lots. Should always be (on a 100K account) less than 25 lots.

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The problem is the stop loss. You are selecting the current price to positions the SL and that can never happen. You should select another option.
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@l-andorrà Thank you for the help! As you said, the current candle does not have a close value. Appreciate it.
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You're welcome.