Yes — the total_percent_investment_per_trade setting in MagicTradeBot applies to the entire position, meaning it covers both the initial entry and all subsequent DCA orders. This ensures that your total capital at risk for a single trade stays within the defined percentage of your account balance, regardless of how many DCA layers are executed.

🔹 1️⃣ How It Works

1. Initial Order

   • The very first trade placed in a DCA sequence is counted toward the total exposure limit
   • Its size is either calculated automatically (auto_calculate_initial_amount = true) or fixed (auto_calculate_initial_amount = false)

2. Subsequent DCA Orders

   • Each DCA layer is added to the total exposure
   • The bot ensures that the sum of initial + all DCA orders never exceeds the total_percent_investment_per_trade limit

3. Cumulative Risk Management

   • This approach prevents overexposure, even if multiple DCA orders are triggered in volatile market conditions
   • It ensures that your total capital at risk is always predictable and controlled

🔹 2️⃣ Practical Example

Account Balance: $1,000 DCA Settings:

auto_calculate_initial_amount: true
total_percent_investment_per_trade: 5
max_orders: 3
size_multiplier: 1.2

Step 1 – Maximum Allowed Exposure

• 5% of $1,000 → $50 maximum total exposure for this trade

Step 2 – Calculate DCA Orders

• Initial order = $13.64
• DCA 1 = $16.36
• DCA 2 = $20.00

Step 3 – Total Exposure

• Initial + DCA 1 + DCA 2 = $50 → exactly matches the total_percent_investment_per_trade limit

The entire position — initial order + all DCA orders — is counted in the 5% allocation. This ensures no hidden overexposure occurs as DCA layers are triggered.

🔹 3️⃣ Key Benefits

🔹 4️⃣ Key Takeaways

• total_percent_investment_per_trade includes the initial entry and all DCA orders
• Ensures that total position risk stays within the predefined percentage of your balance
• Protects the account from overexposure even in highly volatile markets
• Works seamlessly with auto-calculated initial amount, size multiplier, and max orders to maintain controlled DCA execution

In short, this setting acts as a cap on the entire position, guaranteeing safe and predictable DCA trading.