Monitors total unrealized loss across all open positions. Closes all when the limit is breached.
Max Loss Per Trade watches individual positions. By contrast, this rule monitors the combined floating loss across all open positions. If the total unrealized loss exceeds your threshold, PipsGuard closes everything.
This catches death by a thousand cuts, where no single trade is over the limit but the combined loss is far too large. It is particularly important for traders who scale into multiple correlated positions (e.g., buying EURUSD, GBPUSD, and AUDUSD simultaneously).
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| max_loss_percent | 4.0% | Maximum combined floating loss as % of balance |
| max_loss_amount | 0 | Maximum loss in dollars (0 = use percentage) |
| loss_calc_mode | percentage | percentage or fixed_amount |
| auto_close | false | Automatically close all positions on breach |