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Excel DIAD Model May 2015

This document contains an Excel model for a trading strategy that uses a protective stop and multiple position top-ups to target a 100% account gain. Key inputs include a $1,000 account size, 100 pip gain target, and initial 5% risk. The model outputs include trade levels and lots, pip gains, and profit/loss at each level to reach the $1,000 goal with the given settings and market conditions. Notes suggest increasing the target trend, risk amount, or using fewer top-ups to improve the strategy's margin of safety and return on risk.

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301 views6 pages

Excel DIAD Model May 2015

This document contains an Excel model for a trading strategy that uses a protective stop and multiple position top-ups to target a 100% account gain. Key inputs include a $1,000 account size, 100 pip gain target, and initial 5% risk. The model outputs include trade levels and lots, pip gains, and profit/loss at each level to reach the $1,000 goal with the given settings and market conditions. Notes suggest increasing the target trend, risk amount, or using fewer top-ups to improve the strategy's margin of safety and return on risk.

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Break even top up stops

Double in a Day Excel model


Goal->

low
low
high

high

Input into the EA settings


Account size
% gain targeted
Number of pips
Initial stop
% of account to be risked
Initial breakeven stop level
Top up level 1
Top up level 2
Top up level 3
Min stop distance
Value of a pip
Spread in Pips

$1,000
100%
100
17
5%
13
30%
50%
70%
6.00
10
3.00

input into the EA


target trend
pips

10c = $0.1

You can only enter values


in cells with this colour
The blue cells reflect the margin of safety
This model will not agree with the EA calculation 100% - it is a guide

Notes: 1) Margin requirements are ignored in this model. 2) Increase the target trend or increa
4) Decrease the % risked and increase the target trend to improve your return on risk and lower

OUTPUT as is likely to be seen in the STRATEGY GENERATOR


=== Trading Plan overview
Trade
Levels
Pips
Lots
Initial
0
0
0.29
Topup1
30%
30
0.22
Topup2
50%
50
0.52
Topup3
70%
70
1.25

Pip gain
97.00
67.00
47.00
27.00
Total:

Gain in $
282
144
240
335
1000
$1,001

<--Goal
Small

Initial

Bigger

Topup1

Bigger
Biggest

Initial

=== Margin of Safety


Trade
Stop Type
Initial
Stoploss
Topup1
Breakeven
Topup2
Breakeven
Topup3
Breakeven

Topup1

Pips
17
17
18
17

<--Goal

Topup2

balance
balance
balance
balance
Initial
Topup1

=== Initial stop

Topup2

lots
0.29

stop
17.00

loss in $
$50

the target trend or increase the amount risked to improve the Margin of safety
r return on risk and lowering the initial risk

Topup3

3) use 1 topup and small R

Return on Risk

20

bigger

=== Break even stop at 1st top-up


30
level
Spread
Lots pip gains
13
8.7
0.29
13
13
6.6
0.22
17
15.3
-4

pips
Result
$
38
-$
37
$
0

=== Break even stop at 2nd top-up


50
level
Spread
Lots pip gains
32
8.7
0.29
32
32
6.6
0.22
2
32
15.6
0.52
18
30.9

pips
Result
$
93
$
4
-$
94
$
4

=== Break even stop at 3rd top-up


70
level
Spread
Lots pip gains
53
8.7
0.29
53
53
6.6
0.22
23
53
15.6
0.52
3
53
37.5
1.25
-17
68.4

pips
Result
$
154
$
51
$
16
-$
213
$
7

3) use 1 topup and small Return of risk for small target trends

Initial stop size Top up stop loss

Double in a Day Excel model


Goal->

low
low
high

high

Input into the EA settings


Account size
% gain targeted
Number of pips
Initial stop
% of account to be risked
Initial breakeven stop level
Top up level 1
Top up level 2
Top up level 3
Min stop distance
Value of a pip
Spread in Pips

$1,000
100%
100
20
5%
18
30%
50%
70%
6.00
10.00
3.00

input into the EA


target trend
pips

10c = $0.1

You can only enter values


in cells with this colour
The blue cells reflect the margin of safety
This model will not agree with the EA calculation 100% - it is a guide

Notes: 1) Margin requirements are ignored in this model. 2) Increase the target trend or increa
4) Decrease the % risked and increase the target trend to improve your return on risk and lower

OUTPUT as is likely to be seen in the STRATEGY GENERATOR


=== Trading Plan overview
Trade
Levels
Pips
Lots
Initial
0
0
0.25
Topup1
30%
30
0.23
Topup2
50%
50
0.54
Topup3
70%
70
1.31

Pip gain
97
67
47
27
Total:

Gain in $
243
152
253
353
1000
$1,001

<--Goal
Small

Initial

Bigger

Topup1

Bigger
Biggest

Initial

=== Margin of Safety


Trade
Stop Type
Initial
Stoploss
Topup1
Breakeven
Topup2
Breakeven
Topup3
Breakeven

Topup1

Pips
20
25
21
18

<--Goal

Topup2

balance
balance
balance
balance
Initial
Topup1

=== Initial stop

Topup2

lots
0.25

stop
20.00

loss in $
50.00

the target trend or increase the amount risked to improve the Margin of safety
r return on risk and lowering the initial risk

Topup3

3) use 1 topup and small R

Return on Risk

20

bigger

=== Break even stop at 1st top-up


30
level
Spread
Lots pip gains
5
7.5
0.25
5
5
6.9
0.23
25
14.4
0.48
-20

pips
Result
$
13
-$
58
-$
45

=== Break even stop at 2nd top-up


50
level
Spread
Lots pip gains
29
7.5
0.25
29
29
6.9
0.23
-1
29
16.2
0.54
21
30.6
1.02

pips
Result
$
73
-$
2
-$
113
-$
43

=== Break even stop at 3rd top-up


70
level
Spread
Lots pip gains
52
7.5
0.25
52
52
6.9
0.23
22
52
16.2
0.54
2
52
39.3
1.31
-18
69.9
2.33

pips
Result
$
130
$
51
$
11
-$
236
-$
44

3) use 1 topup and small Return of risk for small target trends

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