Risk and brackets
Understand Account Risk, Risk Plan, account-default brackets, manual brackets, and live order changes.
TurtleSoupX has several risk and protection controls. They apply to different things. Check the setting’s scope before saving or sending an order.
Account Risk
Account Risk shows selected-account information such as P&L and risk status. Risk / Trade and related account settings describe a risk or sizing configuration for that account. Saving a setting does not automatically edit a working order or open position.
Risk Engine and Risk Plan
The Risk Engine / Risk Plan configures supported protective stops, targets, and management behaviour for automated activity. Some settings can be scoped to an account, model, or profile. Check the displayed scope and save status before relying on a change.
Changing a Risk Plan does not automatically change a manual order, an existing working stop or target, or an open position. To change a current live order, use a control that explicitly names that current order or position and verify the resulting state.
Manual order brackets
The manual ticket offers Use account default brackets. When selected, the connected TopstepX account applies its configured bracket defaults where supported. Those defaults are configured at the account level.
When you turn that option off, review the manual ticket’s explicit stop and target values. Those values belong to that manual order request; they are not the same as the future automated Risk Plan.
Live changes
An action such as Adjust stop price, Adjust target price, or a supported chart-line drag can request a change to a current order. The request can be rejected or may take time to appear in the account. Check the updated order/position information before assuming the change took effect.
Keep these scopes separate
| Control | Applies to | Does not automatically do |
|---|---|---|
| Account Risk settings | Selected-account risk and sizing configuration | Change an existing order or position |
| Risk Plan / Auto Brackets | Supported future automated protection and management | Set manual-order brackets or rewrite current exits |
| Account default brackets | Manual orders that use the account-default option | Apply TurtleSoupX Risk Plan settings |
| Explicit manual brackets | The manual order being prepared | Change other orders or a current position |
| Live stop/target action | The specific eligible current order | Guarantee that the trading service accepts the change |
If a save reports an error, do not assume the setting was applied. Check the displayed state before starting another order or programme.