A different lot size by itself is not automatically martingale. Many traders using fixed percentage risk will use different lot sizes because the stop-loss distance changes with market structure.
The rule looks for the specific three-trade same-symbol sequence after a loss, where trade size increases by at least 30% twice in a row.
Example: if a swing trader risks 0.5% and uses 2 lots on EURUSD, then two weeks later uses 3 lots because the stop loss is shorter, that single increase alone does not create a Strike. It would only become an issue if the next consecutive EURUSD trade was also at least 30% larger again and the full three-trade sequence is met.
Finotive is reviewing feedback around fixed-risk and swing trading so the rule is explained as clearly and fairly as possible.
Related Terms: Sections 7.12.1, 7.20.2
