The Trade Clock is a flexible risk management tool that helps traders pause their trading activity without shutting everything down. It’s designed to help you stay in control of your open trades while preventing you from adding more risk.
Unlike the Lockout feature, the Trade Clock doesn’t close your positions or cancel your working orders, giving you the flexibility to focus on and manage your active trades.
Get started with the Trade Clock feature on TopstepX:
Once you’ve entered a trade, you can set the Trade Clock inside your Risk Settings.
Choose from a preset timer or set your own custom duration.
Click "Enable Trade Clock", and you won’t be able to add to your open position until the timer expires. Once enabled, you'll see the following message, letting you know you're already locked out. "Trade Clock disabled. You are already locked out.
A countdown timer is displayed at the top of the screen near your P&L, showing how much time remains before you can place new trades.
Keep in mind, you're still responsible for managing your open trade(s). You can adjust your stop loss and profit targets as needed.
Key Differences Between Lockout and Trade Clock
Shuts everything down—it closes all open positions, cancels working orders, and stops you from placing new trades until the timer runs out.
Perfect for when you need a complete stop to trading activity.
Trade Clock:
Pauses new entries or updates to your current trades but doesn’t close your open positions.
You’re still in control—you can manage your open trades and even use "Flatten All & Cancel All" to close everything if you want.