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DCA Orders

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Base order, safety orders and how many rest at once.

Base order size
Market order that opens each cycle. Its fill price is the cycle’s .
Safety order size
Size of safety order #1; deeper orders follow the ’s .
Max safety orders
Ladder depth per cycle (0–50). With the deviation it sets the coverage.
Active safety orders
How many rest on the book at once. When one , the next is placed. Lower = less margin locked, fewer open orders.
Volume scale
Size multiplier for martingale (×) and (÷). Ignored by other modes.

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