Excessive One-Sided Position Concentration means too much trading activity or exposure is concentrated on one symbol in one direction. On the Dashboard, the related exposure metric may appear as Most-Exposed Direction.
The rule does not require a 50% buy / 50% sell distribution. It is not intended to force counter-trend trading, and it does not ban trading one instrument such as XAUUSD. It is designed to monitor excessive concentration on the same symbol in the same direction.
The threshold is 70% across all account types, and the rule is assessed only after at least 10 closed trades.
Trigger | Threshold |
Closed-trade concentration | 70% or more of closed trades on the same symbol in the same direction. |
Exposure concentration | 70% or more of total exposure on the same symbol in the same direction. |
Minimum trade count | At least 10 closed trades before the rule is assessed. |
During Challenge / Pro Challenge this is a soft warning only. On Funded / Instant accounts it can become a Conditional Strike if unresolved when payout is requested.
Examples:
ScenarioResult | |
13 XAUUSD buys out of 20 closed trades | 65%, below 70%, condition not active based on trade count. |
14 XAUUSD buys out of 20 closed trades | 70%, condition active. |
10 XAUUSD buys out of 12 closed trades | 83.33%, condition active. |
$72,000 of $100,000 total exposure in NAS100 buys | 72%, exposure condition active. |
Fewer than 10 closed trades | Minimum trade count has not been reached for this rule. |
During Challenge / Pro Challenge, these examples would show a soft warning only. Funded / Instant consequences matter if the Excessive One-Sided Position Concentration condition remains active when payout is requested.
Related Terms: Sections 7.12.4, 7.20.3
