Automatic stop loss by percentage, not pips

 
Hi! 

I have been searching a while to trying to find a EA that sets a automatic stop loss on all trades based on a percentage of capital instead of pips. So for example SL 1% av capital. I have not been able to find anything, can somebody help and guide me in the right direction, free or paid EA.

Thanks a lot! 
 
Mattias Skog: I have been searching a while to trying to find a EA that sets a automatic stop loss on all trades based on a percentage of capital instead of pips. So for example SL 1% av capital. I have not been able to find anything, can somebody help and guide me in the right direction, free or paid EA.

There are several in the CodeBase and many more in the Market.

However, recommendations or suggestions for Market products are not allowed on the forum, so you will have to do your own research.

 
Mattias Skog:
Hi! 

I have been searching a while to trying to find a EA that sets a automatic stop loss on all trades based on a percentage of capital instead of pips. So for example SL 1% av capital. I have not been able to find anything, can somebody help and guide me in the right direction, free or paid EA.

Thanks a lot! 
Here just for you https://www.mql5.com/en/code/43904
 
Mattias Skog: EA that sets a automatic stop loss on all trades based on a percentage of capital instead of pips.
  1. Risk depends on your initial stop loss, lot size, and the value of the symbol. It does not depend on margin and leverage. No SL means you have infinite risk (on leveraged symbols). Never risk more than a small percentage of your trading funds, certainly less than 2% per trade, 6% total.

    1. You place the stop where it needs to be — where the reason for the trade is no longer valid. E.g. trading a support bounce, the stop goes below the support. Then you compute your lot size.

    2. AccountBalance * percent/100 = RISK = OrderLots * (|OrderOpenPrice - OrderStopLoss| * DeltaPerLot + CommissionPerLot) (Note OOP-OSL includes the spread, and DeltaPerLot is usually around $10/PIP, but it takes account of the exchange rates of the pair vs. your account currency.)

    3. Do NOT use TickValue by itself - DeltaPerLot and verify that MODE_TICKVALUE is returning a value in your deposit currency, as promised by the documentation, or whether it is returning a value in the instrument's base currency.
                MODE_TICKVALUE is not reliable on non-fx instruments with many brokers - MQL4 programming forum (2017)
                Is there an universal solution for Tick value? - Currency Pairs - General - MQL5 programming forum (2018)
                Lot value calculation off by a factor of 100 - MQL5 programming forum (2019)

    4. You must normalize lots properly and check against min and max.

    5. You must also check Free Margin to avoid stop out

    6. For MT5, see 'Money Fixed Risk' - MQL5 Code Base (2017)

    Most pairs are worth about $10 per PIP. A $5 risk with a (very small) 5 PIP SL is $5/$10/5 or 0.1 Lots maximum.

  2. Search for a GUI/Trade Assistant EA, like mine: Indicators: Money Manager Graphic Tool - Risk Management - Articles, Library comments - MQL5 programming forum - Page 8 #80 (2022).