What are threshold rules in the Intelligent Decision Engine?

Threshold Rules in MagicTradeBot are customizable stop-loss or exit rules that allow the bot to make intelligent decisions based on trade performance and age. They provide granular control over when a trade should be closed, beyond traditional fixed stop-loss levels.

🧠 How Threshold Rules Work

1. Separate Rules for Long and Short Trades

   • You can define multiple rules for long trades and short trades independently
   • Each rule can have its own trade age, percentage threshold, and dynamic stop-loss settings

2. Rule Priority Based on Trade Age

   • Rules are prioritized by the Minutes parameter, which defines how long the trade has been open
   • Older trades can trigger different thresholds than newer trades

3. ThresholdPer

   • Defines the profit/loss percentage at which the rule should trigger
   • Example: ThresholdPer: -10 → trade has lost 10%

4. Dynamic Stop-Loss (Optional)

   • EnableDynamicSL allows the bot to adjust stop-loss dynamically as trade progresses
   • DynamicSLPercentage sets the adaptive buffer for trailing the stop-loss

5. Close Conditions

   • CloseIfProfit → closes the trade if it hits a positive profit threshold
   • CloseIfLoss → closes the trade if it hits a negative loss threshold

✅ Example Configuration

ThresholdRules:
  - Minutes: 10
    ThresholdPer: -20
    RuleName: "Stop Loss - Short"
    EnableDynamicSL: false
    DynamicSLPercentage: 3
    CloseIfProfit: false
    CloseIfLoss: false

  - Minutes: 20
    ThresholdPer: -10
    RuleName: "Stop Loss - Short"
    EnableDynamicSL: false
    DynamicSLPercentage: 3
    CloseIfProfit: false
    CloseIfLoss: false

  - Minutes: 60
    ThresholdPer: 0.0
    RuleName: "Stop Loss - Short"
    EnableDynamicSL: false
    DynamicSLPercentage: 3
    CloseIfProfit: true
    CloseIfLoss: false

How This Works:

• Rule 1 (10 minutes): If the trade has been open for 10 minutes and drops 20%, it can trigger dynamic adjustments (if enabled).
• Rule 2 (20 minutes): At 20 minutes, a 10% loss can be used to re-evaluate the trade.
• Rule 3 (60 minutes): At 60 minutes, if profit reaches 0% or above, the bot can close the trade automatically.

🔄 Key Advantages

• Time-Based Decision Making: Adjust thresholds based on how long a trade has been open
• Dynamic Stop-Loss Support: Adapt exit points automatically to market conditions
• Flexible Risk Management: Protects against both early losses and missed profit exits
• Works With Smart TP and DCA: Ensures that trades with partial profits or averaged entries follow intelligent exit logic

In short, Threshold Rules make your stop-loss strategy more intelligent and adaptive, rather than relying on static percentages, allowing the bot to react to both time and market movement for each trade.