Trade Tab UI

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For the Targets 1–4 selector, Show TP Panel switch, quantities, and Equal Split button, see Multiple Take Profits (1–4). These newer controls are not shown in the diagram above.

1. Submit (Buy/Sell + order type)
   Primary action to send the order with the current direction and order type.

2. Track Price
   Toggles Entry auto-tracking of last price (same behavior as the chart icon).

3. Brand/Preset lockup
   Brand banner plus preset badge.

4. SL toggle
   Enables or hides the Stop leg for this trade. Qty and manual trading can operate without it, but Risk amount, Risk %, and enabled Max risk per trade or Risk vs equity rules require a valid stop.

5. TP toggle
   Enables or hides the Target leg for this trade.

6. FLAT
   Closes positions and cancels pending orders for TradeControl’s associated account and instrument. With Confirm before sending enabled, a dedicated confirmation identifies both. Canceling or closing it does not execute FLAT. See Trade Execution.

7. Sizing mode
   Choose quantity method: Contracts, Risk $, or Risk %.

8. Time in Force
   GTC or Day selection for the entry order.

9. Fixed R/R multiplier
   When Fixed R/R is on, this decimal sets the target distance relative to the stop distance.

   • 1.0 keeps target distance equal to stop distance.
   • 2.0 doubles the target distance versus the stop.
   • 0.5 halves the target distance (reward half the risk).
     Only decimal inputs are allowed.

10. Use stop-limit for stops
    Forces stop orders to use the stop-limit flavor: the stop trigger fires at price X, then places a limit order at price Y (usually with a small offset) instead of a pure stop-market. This caps slippage but risks not filling if the market gaps past Y.

11. Risk Gate badge
    Status of risk-guard rules (OK/NOK/block reason). Pending/Warning data prevents submission without confirming a violation or latching the circuit breaker.

12. Preflight badge
    Input completeness/consistency check status before send, using the selected mode’s requirements. Consulting or recalculating this check does not latch the circuit breaker.

13. Entry price
    Current entry level resolved from the chart (editable).

14. Target (TP) price
    Target level tied to the Target role.

15. Stop (SL) price
    Stop level tied to the Stop role.

16. Reward / Risk chips
    Cash impact for target and stop at current size.

17. Instrument type
    Market type/asset class of the selected instrument.

18. Instrument
    Active symbol (linked to the chart/instrument selector).

19. Copy all
    Copies key trade fields (entry/TP/SL/size/mode) to clipboard for reuse.

20. Direction summary
    Resolved side and order flavor (e.g., LONG (LIMIT)); flips when TP/SL cross Entry.

21. Submission safeguards
    Confirm-before-send toggle.

22. Fixed R/R enable
    Activates/deactivates locked risk-reward; ratio set in item 9.

23. Order Type
    Explicitly select Market or Pending for the entry. Entry distance does not change this choice; for Pending, the entry’s position relative to the market and direction determine Limit or Stop.

24. Size
    Numeric value paired with the chosen sizing mode (contracts, cash, or %). In percentage mode, 1 means 1%. Risk-based sizing normalizes raw quantity using the instrument increment and minimum; the current NinjaTrader form requires an integer quantity at submission.