Size from the stop and a fixed risk; the volume is the result, not the starting point.
Risk % mode sizes from a share of equity and shows Risk at SL before you send.
Fit to limits is a ceiling. Your own risk per trade is usually far below it.
The formula
Three numbers decide the size: the money you are willing to lose, the distance to your stop, and what one pip is worth per lot. On EURUSD, one standard lot moves about $10 per pip.
On a $10,000 account at 0.5% risk you can lose $50. With a 25-pip stop, one lot would lose $250. So the volume is $50 ÷ $250 = 0.20 lots. With a 40-pip stop it is $50 ÷ $400 = 0.12 lots. The risk stays at $50; only the volume changes.
On gold, silver and crypto the value per point is different, which is why the next step matters.
Vol mode or Risk % mode
The ticket has two sizing modes.
- Vol. You type the volume in lots or use the quick buttons. The ticket then shows what the stop would cost.
- Risk %. You enter Risk per trade … % of equity, for example 0.5, and set the stop. The ticket works out the volume for that stop on that symbol.
Risk % is the easier way to stay consistent across EURUSD, XAUUSD and BTCUSDT, because you never convert points to dollars yourself. Whichever mode you use, read Risk at SL before you send: on the example above it should show about $50.
Your floors in dollars
Two limits apply to every trade at once. On a $10,000 1-Step Challenge account:
| Limit | Size | Full stops at 0.5% ($50) |
|---|---|---|
| Daily loss limit | $500 (5%) | 10 |
| Overall loss limit | $1,000 (10%) | 20 |
The account panel shows Daily loss limit … left and Overall loss limit … left. The smaller of the two is your real room. Under Details you can set a personal daily loss limit below the plan’s, which many traders put at about half.
Fit to limits is a ceiling
Fit to limits sets the largest volume that fits the room you have left. That is useful as a check when a typed volume runs too far. It is not a size: on most days the largest volume that fits is many times what a sensible risk per trade allows.
Open Order value & limits to see the execution price, order value, initial margin, applied leverage and commission. Leverage decides the margin you need, not how much you lose at the stop. A trade with low margin and a wide stop can still be too big.
A sizing routine
- Mark the stop on the chart, beyond structure.
- Choose Risk % and enter your fixed risk, for example 0.5.
- Add the stop and the take profit.
- Check Risk at SL, the share of the daily loss left it uses, and the box If the stop loss hits.
- If the account panel shows less left on the overall limit than on the daily one, size from the overall figure.
Use the same routine on every trade, including the ones that look obvious. Most sizing mistakes happen on the trade that felt too good to check.
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Trading basics in the MyFundedCapital Terminal checklist
Rules as of 17 Oct 2026. Tick each line before your next session.
1. What is the difference between market, limit and stop orders?
- A market order buys at the ask and sells at the bid, so you pay the spread the moment you enter.
- A limit waits for a better price; a stop waits for price to prove a move. Neither is sure to fill.
- Add a stop loss before you send any order; the ticket shows what it costs against both loss limits.
2. How do you read a price chart?
- Each candle is one period: its body runs from open to close, its wicks to the high and low.
- Read top-down: direction on 1D or 4h, structure on 1h, entry on 15m or lower.
- Your planned stop shows on the chart as a line, so you see the risk before you send.
3. Which candlestick patterns should a beginner know?
- Body = open to close, wicks = the extremes. Long wicks show where price was rejected.
- A pattern counts only after its candle closes, and only at a level you marked earlier.
- Put the stop beyond the pattern’s wick and size the trade from that distance.
4. What are support and resistance levels?
- Mark levels on 1D and 4h first; they carry more weight than levels found on 1m.
- A broken resistance often turns into support on the retest, and the other way round.
- Stops go beyond the zone with a buffer; a stop on the line is where many others sit too.
5. How do you identify a trend in trading?
- Structure first: higher highs and higher lows up, lower highs and lower lows down.
- The higher timeframe sets the direction; the lower one only times the entry.
- A break of the last higher low puts an uptrend in question; it does not prove a reversal.
6. What are moving averages and how do you use them?
- The period counts candles, not days: a 50 EMA on 1h averages the last 50 hourly closes.
- Use the slope for direction and the line as a zone in pullbacks, not as a precise signal.
- Moving averages lag. Your stop still goes beyond structure, never just past the line.
7. What is the RSI indicator and how do you read it?
- RSI measures momentum, not value. “Overbought” is not a sell signal by itself.
- In an uptrend RSI tends to hold above the middle; in a downtrend below it.
- Use RSI to confirm a setup at a level in the trend direction, never alone.
8. What is the MACD indicator and how does it work?
- Above zero, the faster average is above the slower one: the trend leans up. Below zero, down.
- A shrinking histogram warns that momentum is fading before a crossover appears.
- MACD is built from moving averages, so it confirms; it does not predict.
9. How do you use the ATR indicator to set a stop loss?
- ATR measures how far price usually moves per candle. It says nothing about direction.
- A stop tighter than one normal candle is often hit by noise, not by a failed idea.
- When ATR rises, the stop widens and the volume shrinks. The dollars at risk stay the same.
10. How do you confirm a trading signal before you enter?
- A signal needs context, location and a trigger. One of the three alone is a guess.
- Use one tool per job; three oscillators agreeing are one opinion, not three.
- Expert advisors and trading bots are allowed only by agreement: write to support first.
11. What is the risk-reward ratio in trading?
- R:R = distance to the stop : distance to the take profit. Both come from the chart.
- At 1:2 about one winner in three breaks even before costs; at 1:1 you need one in two.
- Set the target at the next level. A ratio you want is not a ratio the chart offers.
12. Where should you place a stop loss?
- The chart sets the stop’s place; your risk per trade sets the size. Never the other way round.
- Every order should carry a stop; the ticket warns when the loss is not limited.
- Move a stop only in your favour, and only for a reason on the chart.
13. How do you size a position in the MyFundedCapital Terminal?
- Size from the stop and a fixed risk; the volume is the result, not the starting point.
- Risk % mode sizes from a share of equity and shows Risk at SL before you send.
- Fit to limits is a ceiling. Your own risk per trade is usually far below it.
14. What should you record in a trading journal for every trade?
- Write the reason before you enter; reasons written afterwards tend to fit the result.
- Measure results in R, so trades of different sizes and markets compare fairly.
- Review once a week on a day you are not trading, and change one thing at a time.
15. How do you place your first trade step by step?
- Rehearse in the free demo: live prices and the real rules, no sign-up, orders switched off.
- Plan on the chart first; open the ticket only when entry, stop and target are clear.
- Read Risk at SL and the daily and overall limits before and after, then send.
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Questions
Does Risk % use my balance or my equity?
The ticket sizes from a percentage of equity, which includes open profit and loss. With open trades running, the same percentage can give a slightly different volume.
What is a personal daily loss limit?
A limit you set under Details in the account panel, below the plan’s daily loss limit. It helps you stop for the day before the plan’s limit comes close.
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