Take Profit and Stop Loss execution protection
When a Take Profit or Stop Loss trigger fires, it sends an order to close your position. Every TP/SL on N1 carries an
execution limit — the worst price that exit is allowed to accept. It protects you from a very bad fill in a fast or thin
market, and it also means an exit can go unfilled if price runs past that limit.
There are two ways the limit is set, depending on where you create the trigger:
- In the order form and on an open position, you set it as a percentage of the trigger price (max slippage), and the
app works out the price for you.
- When editing an existing trigger, you enter the exact Execution Limit price.
Set TP and SL max slippage in the order form
1. Go to app.n1.xyz and open Trade, then select your market.
2. Stay on the Market tab. Take Profit and Stop Loss can only be attached to a market order that adds new exposure.
3. Expand Take Profit / Stop Loss and select + Take Profit, + Stop Loss, or both.
4. Enter the trigger price (or the gain / loss value) for each leg.
5. Under each leg, find the TP max slippage or SL max slippage row. It shows your current setting and the resulting
worst execution price, for example Max: 8% / Worst: $2,340.00.
6. Select the row to open Max Slippage, drag the slider, then select Done. Reset to default returns the leg to 8%.
7. Review the order and submit it. The exits are created once the entry order fills.
Take Profit and Stop Loss keep separate settings, anywhere from 1% to 15%, and both default to 8%. Your choice is saved
and used for your future orders and for triggers you drag on the chart, until you change or reset it.
Set max slippage on an open position
1. Open the Positions tab below the chart and use the control in the TP/SL column.
2. Select Add take profit, Add stop loss, or both.
3. Enter the trigger price, or the price change / gain / loss / ROI value, for each exit you add.
4. On the Execution row, check the max slippage shown for that exit. Select Edit to change it, then enter any value
from 1% to 15%. The row below shows the resulting worst price — Minimum sell price for a long, Maximum buy price for
a short.
5. If the resulting limit sits within 1% of the trigger price, a Tight limit price warning appears. Allow more slippage
if you want the exit to fill reliably.
6. Review and confirm with Set take profit, Set stop loss, or Set both exits.
Take profit and stop loss use the same saved max slippage settings here as in the order form, so a change made in one
place applies to the other.
Set an exact execution limit when editing a trigger
1. Open Open orders and select Edit trigger on the trigger you want to change.
2. Enter the trigger price, or the gain / loss value.
3. Enter the Execution limit price in USD. It is required — a trigger cannot be saved with the field left blank.
4. If the limit sits within 1% of the trigger price, a Tight limit price warning appears. Leave more distance if you
want the exit to fill reliably.
5. Review and confirm the change.
Triggers marked "Unprotected"
A trigger created without an execution limit shows Unprotected in Open orders, with a warning that it has no execution
limit and may fill at any available price. Select Edit on that row and enter an execution limit to protect it. Existing
triggers are never changed for you.
If you are viewing an account you do not own, you see the same warning but cannot change the trigger — ask the account
owner to update it.
What to expect
- A wider max slippage makes the exit more likely to fill, but it can fill at a worse price. A tighter limit protects
your price but the exit may not fill at all, leaving the position open.
- The trigger price is where the exit is sent; the execution limit is the worst price it will accept. They are two
different prices.
- The estimated P&L shown for a trigger is based on the trigger price. It does not use the execution limit and
excludes slippage, fees and funding.
- This setting is separate from the Max Slippage used for market orders and market closes. Changing one does not
change the other.