SFE TradingBoard Calculator

Professional risk panel and interactive position size calculator directly on the chart of the ATAS analytical platform. Visually plan your trade: draggable Entry, Stop Loss, and Take Profit lines calculate the exact contract size, dollar risk, and risk-to-reward ratio (R:R) in real time.

This tool helps calculate position size and risk more accurately, but it does not eliminate market risks entirely — slippage, gaps, and execution delays on the broker side remain outside the control of any software. All trading decisions are made and executed independently.

Key Features

• Interactive Visual Trade Planning: Draggable Entry, Stop Loss (SL), and Take Profit (TP) lines directly on the chart, with translucent shading for the risk/reward (R:R) zone.

• Dynamic Lot Calculation: Real-time position sizing based on percentage of account equity or a fixed dollar risk, accounting for tick value, commissions, and preset slippage tolerance, rounded down to discrete lots.

• One-Click & Hotkey Execution: Fast order placement (Market, Limit, Stop) with automatic OCO brackets and fully customizable hotkeys.

• Active Position Management Panel: Real-time PnL tracking (in ticks, $, %), one-click breakeven shift (moving SL to entry plus a set number of ticks), trailing stop, and partial close options (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%).

• Max Risk Guard: Built-in safety limiter that blocks trade execution if potential losses exceed specified daily or per-trade limits — helping reduce the risk of accidental limit breaches on prop and live accounts.

• Cross-Instrument & Micro Contract Support: Sizing calculations for micro futures (e.g., MES/MNQ vs. ES/NQ) with built-in multipliers and a micro contract advisor.

• Auto Account Detection: Automatically detects connected ATAS portfolios, account currency, and live balance, with an optional account data masking mode.

How It Works

1. Data Fetching & Account Sync: The indicator reads instrument specifications (tick size and value) and synchronizes with the active ATAS portfolio to track available balance and live bid/ask quotes.

2. Real-Time Sizing & Risk Calculation: When Entry and Stop Loss lines are placed on the chart, the engine calculates exact tick distance, applies the selected risk model (% of equity or fixed dollar amount), subtracts expected commissions and slippage buffer, and determines the maximum allowed lot size rounded down.

3. Bracket Order Routing & Execution: Triggering execution via the on-chart HUD or mapped hotkeys routes the primary entry order and automatically attaches linked OCO bracket orders (Stop Loss and Take Profit) at predefined levels.

4. In-Trade Management: While a trade is open, the indicator tracks real-time unrealized PnL. Traders can trigger automated breakeven (shifting SL to entry plus an optional positive offset), engage dynamic trailing stops to protect unrealized gains as price moves, or execute partial closes/position reversals straight from the HUD.

Settings

• Risk & Money Management: Risk mode (% of account or fixed $ amount), default target R:R ratio, commission per contract, slippage buffer in ticks.

• Protection: Customizable Max Risk Guard with maximum drawdown limits in dollar and percentage terms.

• Execution & Order Splitting: One-Click trading toggle, order duration modes (Auto, Day, GTC, IOC, FOK), order splitting/iceberging, and position reversal volume modes.

• Cross-Instruments: Standard 1x mode, micro-multiplier presets, custom coefficients with micro contract advisor alerts.

• Visuals & HUD: Colors and line thickness for Entry/SL/TP lines, shade fills, dark/light HUD themes, draggable HUD positioning, display units (currency, ticks, or both).

• Hotkeys: Key mappings for Buy, Sell, show/hide lines, cancel orders, close all, move to breakeven, and toggle trailing stop.

Use Cases

• Order Flow Scalping (ES, NQ, CL, Gold): A trader spots an absorption pattern on a footprint chart. Instead of manually calculating contract sizes, they drag the Stop Loss line right behind the volume node. SFE TradingBoard instantly calculates the allowed position size capped at a $250 risk limit. A single hotkey submits the bracket order without manual calculation errors.

• Prop Firm & Funded Account Compliance: A trader with strict daily drawdown rules (e.g., $1,500 max daily loss) turns on Max Risk Guard and caps risk per trade at 0.5%. SFE TradingBoard calculates position sizing to stay within the drawdown ceiling including commissions and slippage, reducing the risk of accidental prop firm limit breaches.

• Swing Trading with Auto-Trailing & Partial Exits: A trader enters a breakout trade on an index future. When price reaches 1.5R, they press the Breakeven button on the chart to reduce trade risk to near breakeven (+1 tick profit offset). As the trend develops, the trader engages the trailing stop to lock in unrealized profit and closes 50% of the position near major resistance while letting the remainder run.

Pricing

• Monthly — $69/mo: Flexible month-to-month access, full feature access, continuous updates, and compatibility support.

• Quarterly (Best Value) — $168 per 3 months (≈$56/mo): Nearly 20% savings compared to monthly payments ($207 value).

• Free Trial: 7-day free trial with instant activation, no commitment required.