1. This spreadsheet is designed to calculate approximate lot sizes and risk levels for forex trading positions with multiple entries.
2. Pip values for currency pairs vary daily based on exchange rates and the spreadsheet should be updated each day.
3. For positions with multiple entries, the spreadsheet allows the user to specify the percentage of maximum risk allocated to each entry.
1. This spreadsheet is designed to calculate approximate lot sizes and risk levels for forex trading positions with multiple entries.
2. Pip values for currency pairs vary daily based on exchange rates and the spreadsheet should be updated each day.
3. For positions with multiple entries, the spreadsheet allows the user to specify the percentage of maximum risk allocated to each entry.
1. This spreadsheet is designed to calculate approximate lot sizes and risk levels for forex trading positions with multiple entries.
2. Pip values for currency pairs vary daily based on exchange rates and the spreadsheet should be updated each day.
3. For positions with multiple entries, the spreadsheet allows the user to specify the percentage of maximum risk allocated to each entry.
1. This spreadsheet is designed to calculate approximate lot sizes and risk levels for forex trading positions with multiple entries.
2. Pip values for currency pairs vary daily based on exchange rates and the spreadsheet should be updated each day.
3. For positions with multiple entries, the spreadsheet allows the user to specify the percentage of maximum risk allocated to each entry.
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NOTE: Update Account and Exchange Rate values Daily PLEASE NOTE: This Spreadsheet is designed only to give
only to give you an approximate Lot Size and
in the ballpark. Precise values are changing constantly. Account Size (update daily) $1,000.00 Risk in % of Acct per Trade/Position. 2.00% The actual Pip value for pairs not ending with "/USD" will change as the excha 1 pairs will always be $10.00 for a standard Lot. Total Risk allowed on trade/Position: $20.00 If you use Risk as a % of account per trade, The Real value will rise and fall as Start of Day Currency Exchange Rate USD/Std. Lot 2 shrinks. If you have a Large drawdown adjust account size. Best to be conserv Quote Currency (update daily) Pip Value AUD AUD/USD 0.76291 $7.63 For an updated Pip Value, you can put the current exchange rate in the field r 3 you leave this blank, it will use the daily number above. CAD USD/CAD 1.30695 $7.65 CHF USD/CHF 0.97010 $10.31 Each box has 3 lines. If Legging into a trade, Put a comment and have the add 4 a percent of Entry1 stop loss. (Entry1: 100%, Entry2: 66%, Entry3: 33%) EUR EUR/USD 1.12000 $11.20 GBP GBP/USD 1.30415 $13.04 As an example: Leg1 (base/initial entry) will be at 100%(3/3rds) of the stop lo 5 be initiated 1/3 and 2/3rds the distance to the stoploss. JPY USD/JPY 100.972 $9.90 NZD NZD/USD 0.72740 $7.27 an example: wide Consolidation: Entry/Leg 1: outside range @ 100% of SL, En 6 Consolidation after it bounces off S/R at ~33% of the range from the SL. Early USD Leave Blank $10.00
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Pair to Trade AUD/USD Pair to Trade Enter Current Rate for: Leave Blank Enter Current Rate for: Leave Blank Pip Value per Std Lot in USD: $10.00 Pip Value per Std Lot in USD:
Entry @ % distance % of total Risk # Lots Entry @ % of
from Stop Loss allowed # Pips Risk $ Risk Allowed analyzed Stop Loss Base Entry/Leg 1 100.0% 75.0% 20.00 $15.00 0.07 Base Entry/Leg 1 100.0% Leg 2 33.0% 25.0% 6.60 $5.00 0.07 0.0% Leg 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.0% Total: 100.0% $20.00 0.14 Total:
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Pair to Trade USD/CAD Pair to Trade Enter Current Rate for: USD/CAD Enter Current Rate for: USD/CHF Pip Value per Std Lot in USD: $7.65 Pip Value per Std Lot in USD:
Pair to Trade CAD/JPY Pair to Trade Enter Current Rate for: USD/JPY Enter Current Rate for: USD/JPY Pip Value per Std Lot in USD: $9.90 Pip Value per Std Lot in USD:
Pair to Trade AUD/CAD Pair to Trade Enter Current Rate for: USD/CAD Enter Current Rate for: USD/CAD Pip Value per Std Lot in USD: $7.65 Pip Value per Std Lot in USD:
Entry @ % of % of total Risk # Lots Entry @ % of
analyzed Stop Loss allowed # Pips Risk $ Risk Allowed analyzed Stop Loss Base Entry/Leg 1 100.0% 100.0% 20.00 $20.00 0.10 Base Entry/Leg 1 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.0% Total: 100.0% $20.00 0.10 Total: u an approximate Lot Size and Risk. In essence to get you For positions with multiple entries, enter the percentage of the Max risk per trade each 7 position will have. I.e.. (50%, 25%, 25%) etc. 14 /USD" will change as the exchange rate changes. "/USD" If your Risk is $100, you might have the Entry/leg 1 be $50 (50%) and entry/leg 2,3 be 8 $25(25%) each 15 Real value will rise and fall as your account grows or with example in #6, 2 Legs: might allocate entry/Leg1 (outside consolidation) 75% of Risk. ccount size. Best to be conservative. 9 and Leg2 (inside Consolidation) allocate 25% of Risk. ent exchange rate in the field requesting a current value. If The Lot Size has been truncated to 2 digits (not rounded) example: if the calculation show . r above. 10 25987 Lots, the value has been truncated to .25. this will keep risk below max. t a comment and have the additional entries be based on Enter all your favorite pairs below so that you can quickly calculate the lots size. ntry2: 66%, Entry3: 33%) 11 at 100%(3/3rds) of the stop loss, where Leg 2 and 3 could Feel Free to make this your own. Don't like the colors? Change them :-). If you find errors,feel stoploss. 12 free to fix them. utside range @ 100% of SL, Entry/Leg 2: Inside full Discloser: I Have seen people leg into trades, I normally don't. not experienced of the range from the SL. Early entry. 13 enough :-). This is my attempt to understand how to control the risk of mult-legs
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EUR/USD Pair to Trade GBP/USD Enter Current Rate for: Leave Blank $10.00 Pip Value per Std Lot in USD: $10.00
% of total Risk # Pips # Lots Entry @ % of % of total Risk # Pips # Lots
EUR/CAD Pair to Trade GBP/CAD Enter Current Rate for: USD/CAD $7.65 Pip Value per Std Lot in USD: $7.65
% of total Risk # Pips # Lots Entry @ % of % of total Risk # Pips # Lots
allowed Risk $ Risk Allowed analyzed Stop Loss allowed Risk $ Risk Allowed 100.0% 20.00 $20.00 0.10 Base Entry/Leg 1 100.0% 100.0% 20.00 $20.00 0.10 0.0% 0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.0% 0.00 $0.00 0.00 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 $0.00 0.00 100.0% $20.00 0.10 Total: 100.0% $20.00 0.10 If anyone know how to pull the Exchange rate automatically from Alveo or MT4 using a Data Link. Let me know. If someone wants to make this more generic with an option to pick the BASE currency. That would be helpful for those with base Currencies other than USD
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Pair to Trade NZD/USD Enter Current Rate for: Leave Blank Pip Value per Std Lot in USD: $10.00