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DCA Cycles

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Cooldown, max cycles and auto-increment.

Cooldown
Seconds between a cycle closing and the next .
Max cycles
Closed cycles (take-profit or stop) before the bot stops opening new ones. 0 = unlimited. On a bot both count.
Auto-increment
Every 2 completed cycles: size +1 lot (Size), max +1 (Depth), or both.

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