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Reading the DCA Cycle Ladder

Reading the Cycle Ladder

DCA

The preview mirrors the engine's own blueprint.

Price / Qty
Where each order rests and how many whole lots it sends.
Position / Avg entry
quantity and average entry once that order has filled.
Take profit
The exit price the engine rests after that fill.
Bounce to TP
How far the market must come back from that order’s price to close the cycle.
beyond stop / over cap
Orders the or will prevent from ever filling.
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Note:The preview anchors on the price; the engine uses the price at the moment each cycle opens.

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