Max New Entries Per Cycle
Setting key
max_new_entries_per_cycle
Default
3
What it does
Limits how many new positions the bot can open in a single 3-minute scanner cycle. Prevents the bot from deploying all available capital at once during a strong entry signal session. News-triggered entries count toward this limit too, so a news flurry cannot bypass it.
When to change it
Lower to 1 if you want to observe individual entries before the bot adds more. Raise above 3 only on large accounts where deploying 3 positions per cycle is slow relative to opportunity.
Safe range
1 (one at a time) to 5 (aggressive deployment). Above 5 rarely adds value.
Example
Scanner fires at 10:03 AM with 8 qualifying candidates ranked by score. With max_new_entries_per_cycle=3, only the top 3 are entered. At 10:06 AM the next cycle may enter 3 more if still qualifying.