The safety limits every member should set
Published July 13, 2026 · Updated October 8, 2026
The agents are only as safe as the guardrails you give them. Set these on day one — they're in each agent's settings.
- Max drawdown from peak — for real-money agents, reaching the configured threshold pauses new buys while configured take-profit and stop-loss exits remain active. It does not promise to liquidate the account.
- Daily loss limit — stop opening new trades once the agent is down this much on the day. Review the cause before deciding whether to resume.
- Opening-bell wait — skip the first chaotic minutes after 9:30 ET so you're not chasing the open's whipsaw. Exits still run.
- Max positions & per-trade size — cap how concentrated the agent can get.
- Review a position — you can request to close a bot-owned position. Tradexa does not offer a live “close everything” control for your entire brokerage portfolio.
Guardrails reduce risk; they don't remove it. Stops aren't guaranteed exit prices, and gaps can fill well past your limit. Only trade what you can afford to lose.