Grid Manual — complete instructions.

Grid Manual — is a trading panel for working with grid strategies. The utility is universal, has flexible settings and a clear interface. Works with a grid of orders not only in the direction of averaging losses but also in the direction of increasing profits. The trader does not need to create and maintain a grid of orders, the utility will do it. Just open an order and Grid manual will automatically create a grid of orders for it and will accompany it until it closes.

Main features of the utility:

• Accompanies orders opened in any way, including from a mobile terminal.
• It works with two types of grids: limit and stop.
• It works with two methods for calculating the grid step: fixed and dynamic (based on the ATR indicator).
• Allows you to change the settings of the open grid, including changing the lot of each level, and its location (you can only move the level in fixed step mode).
• Displays the breakeven level of each grid on the chart.
• Shows the profit size of each grid.
• Allows you to close each grid of orders with a single click.
• It has a trailing stop function.
• It has the function of moving the stop loss of the order grid to breakeven.
• Automatically rearranges the take profit relative to the breakeven level of the order grid (only in the limit grid mode, the distance depends on the selected calculation type: Conservative or Aggressive).
• Saves settings and restores them after restarting the terminal.
• Supports up to 20 grids, each of which can have up to 100 orders.

Panel control

1. The capture zone for the mouse to move the bar.
2. Tab to configure settings for the utility.
3. Button for minimizing the panel.
4. Tab for opening orders.
5. Tab for closing the order grid.
6. Tab to render the grid levels of orders.
7. Tab for configuring parameters of the open order grid.

The utility is a panel consisting of 5 tabs. You can switch between tabs by pressing buttons 2, 4 - 7.

Settings tab, basic operating principles

Settings are divided into three groups: Grid, Tp/Sl, and Lots.

1. Button to go to the settings tab.
2. Settings for the grid step and number of levels.
3. Setting up order grid tracking.
4. Настройки лота.

This tab contains the settings that will be used to build and control each new order grid. These settings are assigned to each new grid once, at the time of its creation. Changing the settings on this tab does not affect the settings of already opened order grids.

Settings tab: Grid

The size of the panel and the set of parameters depends on the "Step Type"parameter.

1. Grid type (Limit or Stop).
2. Method for calculating the step size (Fixed or ATR).
3. Timeframe for the ATR indicator (ATR method).
4. Period for the ATR indicator (ATR method).
5. Multiplier for the step (ATR method).
6. The minimum step (ATR method).
7. The number of steps in the grid.
8. Step size (Fixed method).

Order grid type

The utility can work with two types of grids. The grid type is set by the Grid type parameter:

Limit — the grid is built from BuyLimit or SellLimit orders, and is directed to the unprofitable side of the first order. This type is used in strategies with loss averaging.

Stop — the grid is built from BuyStop or SellStop orders, and is directed to the profitable side of the first order. This type is used in strategies with increasing profits.

The utility opens the corresponding pending order at the level closest to the current price. After its execution, the next pending order is opened at the next level.

You can disable the use of pending orders by switching the Pending order input parameter to false. In this mode, the utility will not open pending orders, and when the Ask or Bid price touches the next level, the utility will open a Buy or Sell position.

Step size

The step size calculation depends on the Step type parameter, and is performed using one of the following methods:

"Grid step" = 200, the grid of orders will be built in increments of 200 points.

Fixed — the step size is fixed and equal to the Grid step parameter.

The ATR indicator is equal to 229 points, respectively, the grid step at the time of opening a BuyLimit order will be equal to Step=229*1.5=343 points.

ATR — the step size is dynamic and depends on the ATR indicator: Step=ATR*Coefficient. The step is recalculated and the grid is rebuilt before opening each new pending order. To control the minimum step size, a parameter is provided Min. step. If the calculated step is less than the Min. step value, the utility uses the Min. step value for the step.

Settings tab: Tp/Sl

1. Take profit calculation type:
   Limit Grid — Off , Aggressive and Conservative .
   Stop Grid — Off and Auto .
2. Take profit for the grid of orders (in points, 0 — off).
3. Stop loss for the grid of orders (in points, 0 — off).
4. Breakeven distance (in points, 0 — off).
5. Profit for the breakeven function (in points).
6. Distance to start the trailing stop (in points).
7. Trailing stop distance (in points, 0 — off).

Take profit for Stop grid

Take profit is set at the distance Take profit (1) from the last level towards profit. At the same time, no calculations are made regarding the distance from the grid's breakeven level to the take profit.

The TP type parameter, in the Stop grid mode, has two types:

• Auto - the utility will control the position of the take profit of each order relative to the extreme level of the grid. If the position of the extreme grid level is changed, the utility will automatically rearrange the take profit of orders at a distance of Take profit .
• Off - the utility will not control the position of the take profit, and the user can set the take profit of each order to any level.

Take profit for Limit grid

Take profit on this type of grid is adaptive and is postponed from the general breakeven level of the order grid (except for the Off type). The distance from breakeven to take profit depends on the TP type parameter and may have the following options:

Aggressive method: as positions in the grid increase, the take profit in points remains unchanged, and the total profit in currency increases.

Aggressive is an aggressive method. The total take profit is postponed from the breakeven level by the distance Take profit (1) , while the distance does not change and does not depend on the number of positions in the grid.

Conservative method: as positions in the grid increase, the take profit in points will decrease, and the total profit in the currency will remain unchanged.

Conservative is a conservative calculation method. The distance from the breakeven level to the take profit is recalculated at the opening of each new position. The distance is calculated in such a way that when closing of the grid of orders by the take profit level, the size of the total profit of positions will be equal to the size of the profit of the starting position. That is, the net profit of the grid in the deposit currency will always be the same, regardless of the total volume of the order lot.

Off - the utility will not control the position of the take profit, and the user can set the take profit of the order at any level.

Moving the grid take profit to the general level

This function works only when TP type = Off , and is intended to set the total take profit level of all grid orders.

1. Button for modifying orders. By clicking on this button, the take profit of all orders will be moved to the specified level.
2. Cancel button.
3. The price of the level to which the take profit will be moved.
4. Profit of grid positions at the current level.
5. Profit of all grid orders at the current level (all grid orders are taken into account, including those that have not yet been opened).

Stop-loss

The stop loss of all grid orders is set at the same level:

• For Buy grid — stop loss is set from the last lower level of the grid, at the distance of Stop loss.
• For Sell grid — stop loss is set from the last upper level of the grid, at the distance of Stop loss.

The breakeven function

1. Breakeven distance (in points, 0 — off).
2. Profit for the breakeven function (in points).

The breakeven function is used for automatically transferring the stop loss of the order grid to the breakeven level. Grid Manual controls each grid separately and moves the stop loss of orders to the breakeven level when the current price of the distance BreakEven Distance (1), deferred from the breakeven level of the grid, is reached. You can shift the stop loss from breakeven to the profitable side, to do this, set the required distance in the BreakEven Profit (2).

The function of trailing stop

1. Distance to start the trailing stop (in points).
2. Trailing stop distance (in points, 0 — off).
3. Trailing stop step (in points).

The trailing stop function moves the stop loss behind the current price, with the specified Trailing Stop (2). The utility applies a trailing stop to each grid separately and is enabled when the current price of the Trailing Start (1), deferred from the breakeven level of the grid, is reached.

Settings tab: Lots

1. Lot size for orders that will be opened from the TR tab.
2. Multiplier for increasing the lot of the grid of orders.

The lot of each grid level increases relative to the previous one by the multiplier specified in field 2.

TR tab

This tab is used for opening and closing orders.

1. Buttons for opening Buy and Sell orders.
2. Buttons for displaying line on the chart with a button for opening a pending order (4, 5).
3. Buttons for deleting all Buy or Sell orders, orders are deleted only from the current instrument that have the same magic number.
4. The button for opening a pending order is displayed when a button from group 2 is clicked.
5. Button for deleting the line with the order opening button (4).

How to open an order

To open a Buy or Sell order, click the corresponding button from group 1.

A pending order is opened in two stages:

1. Click the corresponding button from group 2. when clicked, the utility will display a line with buttons 4 and 5 on the graph.
2. Move the line to the desired level and click 4. When clicked, the utility opens the corresponding pending order at the line level.

The lot size of open orders will be equal to the Start lot, parameter set on the settings tab. Each order opened in this way, the utility takes under its own supervision. The utility also takes control of all open orders on the instrument that have a magic number equal to the utility's Magiс.

CL tab (Grid Close)

This tab is used for closing the order grid.

Three order grids have been opened, with the numbers 272648310, 272649088 and 272649208.

1. Buttons to go to closing the order grid.
2. Button to go to closing the grid #272648310.
3. Button to go to closing the grid #272649088.
4. Button to go to closing the grid #272649208.

Sorting (identification) of order grids

The utility can support up to 20 order grids. To sort them, each grid has its own number corresponding to the ticket of the first (starting) order. Each grid order, except the first one, has a comment with the grid number to which it belongs.

Closing the order grid

To close the order grid, click the button with its number. After clicking, the utility switches to the close tab of the selected grid.

Closing the grid of orders with the number 272649088: the grid consists of two Sell and one SellLimit, and has a profit of 0.40$.

1. The grid number.
2. Total profit of the order grid, including swap and Commission.
3. Profitable positions.
4. Losing position.
5. Button to close the order grid.
6. Button for closing only profitable positions.

CL tab (All Close)

The tab is designed to close orders when a specified profit or loss is reached.

1. Accounting for all orders on a trading account *:
   Enabled - the utility calculates the profit of all orders on the trading account, upon reaching the specified profit or loss, it closes all orders on the trading account.
   Disabled - the utility calculates the profit of all orders on the current symbol only, upon reaching the specified profit or loss, it closes all orders only on the current symbol.
2. Current profit. Depending on 1 pp. displays profit on a symbol or on a trading account.
3. Enable the function of closing orders by profit.
4. Enable the function of closing orders by loss.
5. Button for switching to the tab for setting the function of closing orders when a specified profit or loss is reached.
6. Amount of profit, upon reaching which the utility will close orders **.
7. Amount of loss, upon reaching which the utility will close orders **.

* This function does not sort orders by friend / foe, the function works with all orders, regardless of who opened them. The only sorting available in this function is the “profit on all symbols” parameter (# 1 in the picture), that is, close orders only for the current symbol or close orders on the entire trading account.

** Attention! You can enter profit and loss values with plus and minus signs.

• Examples for profit value (# 6 in the picture) :
  The current order profit is $ 200, and you want the utility to close the orders if the profit rises to $ 400. In this case, you enter 400 in the profit field, without a minus sign.
  The current order loss is $ -500, and you want the utility to close orders when the loss decreases to $ -300. In this case, you enter -300 in the profit field, that is, with a minus sign.
• Examples for the loss value (# 7 in the picture) :
  The current order profit is $ 200, and you want the utility to close the orders if the profit drops to $ 100. In this case, you enter 100 in the loss field, without a minus sign.
  The current order profit is $ 10, and you want the utility to close the orders when it reaches a $ -100 loss. In this case, you enter -100 in the loss field, that is, with a minus sign.

When entering a value, you should be aware of the fact that the utility does not normalize the sign of a number. If you want to enter a negative number, be sure to put a minus sign in front of the number.

VG tab

1. Show / hide the levels of all grids.
2. Show / hide the levels of the specified grid.

The VG tab contains buttons for enabling / disabling the display of grid levels. Levels are displayed as lines, the color and style of which is configured from the input parameters.

MG tab

For each new order, the utility builds a grid of orders according to the parameters from the Settings tab. In the future, you can change these parameters for an open grid on the MG tab.

1. Buttons to go to setting up the order grid.
2. Button to stop tracking the grid of orders.

Setting up an open order grid

To change the parameters of the order grid, click the button with its number (1). After clicking, the utility switches to the settings tab of the selected grid.

The settings on the MG tab are divided into three groups: Setting, Grid, and Tp/Sl. All changes on this tab will only apply to the selected grid.

MG tab: Setting

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1. The grid number.
2. Grid type (Limit or Stop).
3. Method for calculating the step size (Fixed or ATR).
4. Timeframe for the ATR indicator (ATR method).
5. Period for the ATR indicator (ATR method).
6. Multiplier for the step (ATR method).
7. The minimum step (ATR method).
8. The number of steps in the grid.
9. Step size (Fixed method).
10. Save the changes.
11. Reset changes.

To save changes, click 11. To reset your changes before the last saved state, click 12.

To temporarily stop tracking the order grid, click 9. When tracking is stopped, all trading operations for this grid of orders are stopped, which means that the utility will not modify the grid positions and will not open new orders for it. To resume trading, click 9 again.

If changes to the grid settings are made when trading is stopped, the changes will only take effect when trading is resumed.

For more information about the parameters of this tab, see the settings Tab: Grid.

MG tab: Grid

1. Fulfilled levels.
2. The selected level for adjustment.
3. Buttons for scrolling the list.
4. The level selected for configuration.

On this tab, you can change the position of the level and its lot.

How to change the price of the grid level

To change the position of the grid level, select it in the list of orders. Move the flashing line that appears to the desired location and click SAVE.

How to change the open grid level lot

To change the size of a level lot, double-click its cell and open the input field. Enter the required lot in the field that appears and click SAVE.

MG tab: Tp/Sl

1. Type of take profit calculation (Aggressive or Conservative, only for the Limit grid type).
2. Take profit for the grid of orders (in points, 0 — off).
3. Stop loss for the grid of orders (in points, 0 — off).
4. Breakeven distance (in points, 0 — off).
5. Profit for the breakeven function (in points).
6. Distance to start the trailing stop (in points).
7. Trailing stop distance (in points, 0 — off).

For more information about the parameters of this tab, see the settings Tab: Tp/Sl.

To save the settings, click SAVE.

Input parameters

• Pending order — on/off use pending orders.
• Order grid type — direction of the order grid (Limit or Stop).
• Starting lot — lot size for orders opened from the TR tab.
• Lot multiplier — multiplier for increasing the lot of the order grid.
• Step type — method for calculating the step (Fixed or ATR).
• Grid step (Fixed) — step size (for the Fixed method).
• Timeframe (ATR) — timeframe for the ATR indicator (for the ATR method).
• Period (ATR) — the period for the ATR indicator (for the ATR method).
• Coefficient (ATR) — multiplier for the step (for the ATR method).
• Min grid step (ATR) — the minimum step (for the ATR method).
• Number of steps — the number of steps in the grid.
• Take profit type — the type of take profit calculation (Aggressive or Conservative, used only for the Limit grid type).
• Take profit (0-off) — take profit for the grid of orders (in points, 0 — off).
• Stop loss (0-off) — stop loss for the grid of orders (in points, 0 — off).
• BreakEven Distance (0-off) — distance for breakeven (in points, 0 — off).
• BreakEven Profit — profit for the breakeven function (in points).
• Trailing Start — distance to start the trailing stop (in points).
• Trailing Stop (0-off) — the distance of the trailing stop (in points, 0-off).
• Attempts to open an order — the number of attempts to open an order if the previous attempt was unsuccessful.
• Magic number — order ID.the utility uses this number to find its orders.
• Slippage — the maximum allowed price slippage when opening and closing an order.
• Buttons market orders on/off — show / hide position opening buttons.
• Buttons pending orders on/off — show / hide buttons for opening pending orders.
• Buttons closing orders on/off — show / hide buttons for closing all orders.
• Show the breakeven level — show / hide the breakeven level of the order grid.
• Сolor breakeven line — the color of the breakeven line.
• Style levels — the style of the lines that represent the grid levels.
• Color active buy levels — the color of the active Buy levels in the grid.
• Color inactive buy levels — color of inactive Buy levels in the grid.
• Color active sell levels — the color of active Sell levels in the grid.
• Color inactive sell levels — color of inactive Sell levels in the grid
• Color text — the color of the text of the levels..
• Sound button — sound for the buttons.
• Sound button user — custom button sound.
• Sound error — sound for errors.
• Sound error user — custom sound for errors.
• Size panel - panel size. When choosing size # 2 or # 3, select the appropriate font size for the text.
• Font size on the panel — the font size of the panel text.
• Font size on the chart — the font size of the text on the chart.

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