Tradovate Order Presets & Auto Brackets

Where Order Presets Are Located

All presets live in this menu:

1. Open the left sidebar.
2. Click Application Settings.
3. Select Orders.

This is different from general order entry covered in Tradovate Order Entry.

Setting a Default Quantity

The simplest preset is your auto-quantity:

1. Under Orders, find Default Quantity.
2. Choose 1, 2, 3, etc.

Configure Auto Brackets

Auto brackets are automatically placed take-profit and stop-loss orders.

To enable brackets:

1. Application Settings → Orders
2. Turn on Use Default Bracket

Set your offsets:

• Target Offset (profit distance)
• Stop Offset (stop distance)

These work perfectly with your simple layout from Simple Chart Layout.

Break-Even Automation

Tradovate lets you auto-move stops to break-even:

• BreakEven Trigger — how many ticks in profit must price go
• BreakEven Offset — how many ticks above/below break-even to place the stop

Trailing Stop Rules

You can automate trailing logic:

• Trail Trigger — when the trailing behavior activates
• Trail Amount — distance price trails behind
• Trail Step — how often the stop updates

Saving Multiple Presets

You can create multiple bracket configurations:

1. Go to Orders → Saved Presets.
2. Click Create New.
3. Name them logically:
   • scalp-bracket
   • runner-bracket
   • big-stop-setup

Apply Presets to DOM or Chart

You can force a specific preset to always load for a specific interface:

• Chart Trading
• DOM
• Order Ticket

Combine this with your DOM understanding from Tradovate DOM Settings.

Common Problems

• Preset applies on chart but not DOM → fix in individual DOM settings
• Preset doesn’t load → “Use Default Bracket” not turned on
• Stops/targets don’t show → using SIM with incorrect offsets
• Not enough margin → preset target/stop too large