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DCA Safety Order Spacing

Safety Order Spacing

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Where each safety order rests.

SpacingDeviation of order kExample (1%, scale 1.2)
Lineard · k1%, 2%, 3%, 4%
Geometricd · (1 + r + r² + … + r^(k−1))1%, 2.2%, 3.64%, 5.37%

Prices are measured from the base: base × (1 − dev) for long, base × (1 + dev) for short. The deepest deviation is the ladder's coverage — how far the market can move against you before the bot stops adding.

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