KoreSignal

Lot size calculator for Telegram signals (forex, gold, crypto)

Paste the signal as it came from the channel, set your balance and risk, and get the exact lot and what each TP pays.

As the channel posted it: pair, buy or sell, entry, SL and TPs. It is calculated in your browser.

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Your lot

0.02lots

You risk USD 10.00 (1.0% of your balance)

  • Stop distance: 5 · 50 pips
  • USD 500.00 per 1.00 lot
  • 1 pip = USD 10.00 per lot · USD 0.10 per 0.01
  • TP1 4090: +USD 10.00 (1R)
  • TP2 4100: +USD 30.00 (3R)
  • This lot can be split across the 2 TPs.

Educational tool. It does not account for spread, commission or slippage, and it is not a recommendation to trade.

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It reads your channels, sizes each trade with your risk rule and stops at your loss limit. Try it 7 days in simulation, no card.

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Gold is 100 oz and silver 5,000 oz at most brokers. Check yours in the symbol's specification in MetaTrader.

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How the lot of a signal is calculated

The lot is not something to guess, and it should not come from the channel. It comes from three numbers: how much you accept to lose, how far the stop is, and how much the price moving one unit is worth on one lot.

Lot = risk ÷ (stop distance × contract size × conversion to your account currency)

The contract size is how many units one lot holds: 100,000 for forex, 100 ounces for gold, 5,000 for silver at most brokers.

Example: gold

Balance 1,000 USD, risk 1 % = 10 USD. The signal says XAUUSD buy at 4085 with the stop at 4075.

  • Stop distance: 10 USD.
  • On one lot: 10 × 100 oz = 1,000 USD.
  • Lot: 10 ÷ 1,000 = 0.01 lots.

Example: EURUSD

Same 10 USD of risk. Buy at 1.0850, stop at 1.0820: 30 pips.

  • On one lot: 0.0030 × 100,000 = 300 USD.
  • Lot: 10 ÷ 300 = 0.033, which rounds down to 0.03 (it risks 9 USD). Rounding up would risk more than you set.

Example: USDJPY, a pair priced in yen

The loss comes out in yen and has to be converted. Buy at 150.00, stop at 149.50: 50 pips.

  • On one lot: 0.50 × 100,000 = 50,000 JPY, which at the stop price is 50,000 ÷ 149.50 = 334.45 USD.
  • Risking 10 USD: 10 ÷ 334.45 = 0.0299, which rounds down to 0.02 lots.

For crosses such as EURGBP or GBPJPY the calculator asks for the price of the pair that turns the result into your account currency (GBPUSD, USDJPY…), because that rate is not in the signal.

Position size calculator, without a signal

Switch to Classic calculator to size any trade the usual way: pick the pair, type the stop loss in pips (points for indices and crypto), your balance and your risk. It works for accounts in USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, CAD, CHF, NZD, MXN, BRL and ZAR.

The pip value

The pip value is what one pip is worth on one lot. On pairs quoted in dollars it is 10 USD per lot, or 0.10 USD per 0.01 lots; on gold, with a pip of 0.10, it is also 10 USD per lot. Multiply it by the stop in pips and by the lot and you have the risk. The calculator shows it for every symbol.

Why the lot should not come from the channel

The channel does not know your account. "0.10 lots" or "strong entry" means 1 % for someone with 10,000 USD and 10 % for someone with 1,000. Copy the levels, not the size: the lot always comes from your rule. More in risk per trade or fixed lot.

The minimum lot and small accounts

Brokers rarely allow less than 0.01 lots. On a small account with a wide stop, the exact lot can be below that, and then the minimum lot already risks more than you wanted. The calculator tells you when that happens, so you decide with the real figure in front of you.

Partial closes: how many TPs your lot can take

Closing part of the trade at TP1 and the rest at TP2 needs a lot big enough to split: 0.01 cannot be split, 0.02 splits in two, 0.03 in three. With a smaller lot those partial closes simply never happen. We explain the thresholds in partial closes on signals.

Gold is different

Gold moves fast, every broker names it differently (XAUUSD, XAUUSDm, GOLD) and one lot is 100 ounces, so each dollar the price moves is a dollar per 0.01 lots. The full guide: copy gold signals to MT5.

Questions about lot size

How do I calculate the lot size for a forex signal?

Divide the money you accept to lose by the stop distance times the contract size. For EURUSD with a 30-pip stop, one lot risks 300 USD, so risking 10 USD means 0.03 lots (rounded down).

How do I calculate the lot size for gold (XAUUSD)?

At most brokers one lot of gold is 100 ounces, so each dollar of stop distance costs 100 USD per lot. A 10-dollar stop costs 1,000 USD per lot: risking 10 USD means 0.01 lots.

What if the signal has no stop loss?

Then there is no way to know how much you risk, so the lot cannot be calculated. A signal without a stop is the one to skip, not the one to size by feel.

Why does my small account risk more than I set?

Because the broker's minimum lot (usually 0.01) can already be more than the exact lot. With a wide stop on a small balance, the minimum lot risks more than your percentage. The calculator warns you when that happens.

Does it work for bitcoin and crypto signals?

Yes. It recognises BTCUSD, BTCUSDT or "Bitcoin" and ETH, and uses 1 coin per lot, the most common size in MetaTrader. Check it in your broker's symbol specification, because some use another size. Example: a stop 1,000 USD away costs 1,000 USD per lot, so risking 10 USD means 0.01 lots.

Does it work for an account in euros or another currency?

Yes. Choose the account currency (USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, CAD, CHF, NZD, MXN, BRL or ZAR). When the instrument is priced in another currency, the calculator asks for the one price it needs to convert the result.

What is the pip value?

What one pip is worth on one lot. On pairs quoted in dollars it is 10 USD per lot, or 0.10 USD per 0.01 lots, and on gold it is also 10 USD per lot with a pip of 0.10. The calculator shows it for each symbol.

Does it account for spread and commission?

No. It calculates the risk between the entry and the stop. Spread, commission and slippage add a little on top, so leave some margin.

Is my data saved anywhere?

No. The lot is calculated in your browser. Only when we cannot read a signal is its text sent once to our AI reader to read it, and we do not store it.

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